R. Tate Young
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Houston, Texas
Practice Areas:
Business Litigation,
Consumer Law
Education Qualification:
Tulane University Law School
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Consumer law
5005 Woodway Drive, Suite 201Houston, Texas, 77056
First Admitted: 1981, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.tateyounglawfirm.com/about/
Bar / Professional Activity:
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- Houston Bar Association - Labor & Employment Section Member
- Louisiana Bar Association
- Texas Bar Association
- United States Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit (Trademark & Patent)
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States Supreme Court
- States of Texas
- Louisiana
Verdicts / Settlements:
- Deborah S. Sheppard v. Alliance Residential Management, Cause No. 2000-51446, 165th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas
- Mr. Young represented one of the executive producers of the Academy Award winning film "Dallas Buyers Club" in a dispute with his co-executive producer over the latter's unauthorized spending of partnership funds from their movie production and marketing business entity. The matter went to private arbitration and settled., 2016
- David Soliz v. J and B Hicks., et al, Cause No. 2022-66023 in the 80th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas. Mr. Young was co-counsel on a case filed against their clients, a vehicle repair business and the individual owners, by a former employee asserting numerous torts ranging from breach of fiduciary duty to fraud. The Plaintiff claimed damages of six million dollars. The trial court granted the clients' motions for summary judgment and dismissed the case., 2023
- Texienne Hosp. Sys. L.P. v. KKU Surgical Mgmt., LLC, No. 14-21-00006-CV, 2022 Tex. App. LEXIS 2904 (Tex. App. Houston 14th Dist. May 3, 2022, pet. denied) Mr. Young represented a group of physician-hospitalists who sued a hospital for breach of contract for failure to pay them. Mr. Young won at trial and his client was awarded the full amount of their contract damages as well as interest. The verdict was affirmed on appeal by the Fourteenth Court of Appeals and the Texas Supreme Court denied the Petition for Review., 2019
- Additive Controls & Measurement Systems, Inc., et. al v. Flowdata, Inc. 154 F.3d 1345 (Fed. Cir. 1998)
- Mapes Motorcycle Company v. Brown, Cause No. 200424559 in the 11th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas
- Greg Washington v. Alliance Residential Management, Civil Action No. H-02-4123, In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division
- MM Steel L.P. v. JSW Steel (USA) Incorporated and Nucor Corporation 806 F.3d 835 (5th Cir. 2015)
- Scherer v. Angell, 253 S.W.3d 777 (Tex. App.-Amarillo 2007, no pet.)
- John Worldpeace, et al v. Donaldson, et al, (No. 12-99-00094-CV, App.-Tyler, 2000)
- Frank v. Harris County, 118 Fed. Appx. 799 (5th Cir. 2004), cert. denied 544 U.S. 1062, 125 S.Ct. 2530, 161 L.Ed. 2d 1112 (2005)
- Hou-Tex, Inc. v. Landmark Graphics, 26 S.W.3d 103, 148 Oil & Gas Rep. 268 (Tex. App.- Houston [14th Dist.] 2000, no writ)
- Holeman, et al v. Landmark Chevrolet, 989 S.W.2d 395 (Tex. App.-[14th Dist.] 1999, writ denied)
- Williams v. Jennings, 755 S.W.2d 874 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1988, writ denied)
- Martini v. Tatum, 776 S.W.2d 666 (Tex. App.-Amarillo 1989, writ denied)
- In Re Marine Construction Litigation, M.D.L. 417, United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
Honors:
- AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell
Educational Background:
- Wake Forest University, Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA)
Industry Groups:
- Construction
- Energy
- Medical
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