Oncor loses lawsuit over far east Fort Worth development

Fort Worth Star-Telegram:

Oncor loses lawsuit over far east Fort Worth development

A Tarrant County jury has ruled against Oncor Electric Delivery in a civil lawsuit, awarding Arlington-based developer Giovanni Homes Corp. more than $1.1 million in damages and $578,340 in attorney's fees.

The jury in the 48th State District Court of Judge David Evans concluded that Oncor failed to honor an Oct. 23, 2007, agreement to relocate an underground power line and provide electricity to a new Giovanni residential and commercial development in the Academy at Waterchase addition in far east Fort Worth, north of Interstate 30.

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Dallas attorney Charla Aldous, who represented the developer, said in a statement Tuesday that "Giovanni Homes is a quality developer that just wanted to improve a neighborhood in Fort Worth, but Oncor kept delaying those efforts for seemingly no good reason.

"If there were ever a David and Goliath story, this was it, and we're glad David won," said Aldous, who argued the case. The jury reached its decision Thursday. Oncor is the chief electric transmission and distribution company serving North Texas and also serves substantial portions of West, East and Central Texas.

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The Giovanni properties that the jury took into account were five "residential lots" at 9004, 9012, 9020, 9028 and 9036 Creek Run Road and three "town home lots" at 8955, 8957 and 8959 Creek Run, all in the Academy at Waterchase addition, and a nearly half-acre commercial lot at Lot 1, Block, all in the Academy at Waterchase addition, according to court papers.

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