AUSTIN – The Texas Supreme Court recently affirmed an appellate court’s decision to overturn an order sealing eight exhibits that HouseCanary argues protect its trade secrets.
The complex litigation between HouseCanary and Amrock, formerly Title Source, has been occupying Texas appellate courts for several years.
Court records show Amrock had contracted HouseCanary, a real estate analytics firm, to develop an automated valuation model mobile app for appraisers to use on iPads in the field.
However, after HouseCanary failed to produce the app, Amrock sued for breach of contract and developed its own mobile AVM application.
In response, HouseCanary countersued, alleging Amrock misappropriated their purported trade secrets and committed fraud.
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Texas Attys Hit With $27M Malpractice Suit Over Ranch Deals
Law360 (March 5, 2021, 7:28 PM EST) The daughter of the past owner of a southwest Texas ranch has accused attorneys from San Antonio law firm Langley & Banack of leading her father astray for years and costing him more than $27 million by manipulating real estate deals for their own personal gain.
Lawrence G. Hancock s daughter Catherine H. McMahan sued Langley & Banack Inc., three of its current attorneys and one attorney who has since left the firm in Texas state court on Wednesday. One of the attorneys, J. Patrick Rouse, removed the suit to federal court less than a day later. McMahan alleges that when she became.