Be reasonable.

In the first opinion by Justice Osborne discussed by this blog, Porter complained that he should have been awarded attorneys’ fees in a successful DTPA claim, noting that his attorney’s invoice was admitted without objection. Unfortunately, though: “Porter bore the burden of proving reasonableness. Consequently, on appeal, the question is not  whether A-1 objected to Porter’s failure to offer evidence of reasonableness, but whether the evidence in the record is sufficient to support the trial court’s implied finding that Porter did not meet his burden of proof.” As Porter did not offer evidence on this point besides the invoice itself, the trial court’s ruling was affirmed. Porter v. A-1 Parts, No. 05-17-01468-CV (Jan. 14, 2019) (mem. op.)