Otis Elevator Company and United Technologies Corporation, Petitioners v. Maurine B. Parmelee

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed and remanded the trial court’s judgment, holding that the sanctions imposed—effectively a default judgment—were not justified under TransAmerican because there was no flagrant bad faith, and that unliquidated damages cannot be awarded without evidentiary support. The Court also noted that the appellate court erred in presuming factual findings from a sanctions hearing.