Fryar Law Firm Achieves Settlement in Messer v. Hartman

On January 26, 2011, Fryar Law Firm achieved a settlement of all claims of behalf of its client in Messer v. Hartman Income REIT, No. DC-09-15724-B, in the 44th District Court, Dallas County, Texas. This was a breach of contract commercial dispute in which Fryar Law Firm represented the defendant. The case arose out of a real estate development project, which had to be shut down because of a massive fraud perpetrated by the promoter. The plaintiff was the general contractor on the project, which sued for over $500,000 on the terminated contract and additional claims totalling almost $1 million. Fryar Law Firm defended the action and filed a counterclaim based on the plaintiff's apparent complicity in the fraud. Ultimately, Fryar Law Firm was able to obtain a complete settlement of the action for $150,000.