Taylor | Anderson LLP secured a directed verdict for Virgin Hotels in a high-exposure case tried in the 193rd District Court of Dallas County, Texas.
Plaintiffs alleged Virgin Hotels was negligent and sought multimillion-dollar damages on premises liability and negligent security theories.
Partner Jazmine Pelayo and attorney Luis Calvo tried the case for Virgin Hotels. After a two week trial the Court granted Virgin Hotels’ motion for a directed verdict, finding Plaintiffs failed to offer evidence supporting their claims. A directed verdict is among the most decisive outcomes a defendant can achieve at trial. It requires the court to find that no legally sufficient evidentiary basis exists for a reasonable jury to rule for the plaintiff.
This result reflects the work the team put in long before trial. Taylor Anderson prepared this case to be tried, and tried it. The win capped months of work by the full defense team, including the pretrial and motion practice from Floyd Hartley and Trey Laidlaw. The firm is proud to have delivered this outcome for Virgin Hotels.
