Jeff Avery

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• In July 2019, as lead trial counsel, Jeff obtained a $1.73 million verdict in the case Ball v. Alleyton Resources Company LLC, in Fort Bend County District Court. This verdict was approximately 850 times the final offer at mediation. As part of that case, the jury found that Alleyton retaliated and wrongfully terminated Plaintiff Joseph Ball for instituting proceedings under the Texas Worker’s Compensation Act. The Jury then awarded Mr. Ball $1,706,187 in damages, including $164,168, in past lost wages, $675,519 in future lost wages, $100,000 in past mental anguish, $16,500 in future mental anguish, and $750,000 in punitive damages. On June 3, 2021, the 14th Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed this verdict. Alleyton Res. Co. v. Ball, No. 14-19-00816-CV2021, Tex. App. LEXIS 4324 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] June 3, 2021, pet pending)., 2019