Texas High Court: Meat Suppliers Can’t Obtain Attorney Fees Under Quantum Meruit

( July 2, 2026, 3:36 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court found that meat suppliers could not be awarded damages from a commercial distributor under quantum meruit because the parties had a valid contract and “[t]he right to recover in quantum meruit does not arise from a contract.”  The court further held that because the meat suppliers did not succeed on their quantum meruit claim, they could not be awarded attorney fees....