Texas Supreme Court Reverses Lower Court Judgment Against Sterling Trust
June 17 2005 - 2:47PM
PR Newswire (US)
Texas Supreme Court Reverses Lower Court Judgment Against Sterling
Trust DENVER, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Matrix Bancorp,
Inc. (NASDAQ:MTXC) (the "Company") announced today that the Texas
Supreme Court published its opinion regarding the petition for
review of Sterling Trust Company in the case styled Sterling Trust
Company v. Roderick Adderley, et. al. (No. 03-1001) which was on
appeal from the decision rendered by the Court of Appeals for the
Second District of Texas (Ft. Worth). The Supreme Court reversed
the Court of Appeals' judgment and remanded the case to the trial
court for further proceedings consistent with its opinion. Sterling
Trust Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The
Tarrant County, Texas district court had originally entered a
judgment of approximately $6.4 million, plus post-judgment interest
and conditional attorneys' fees, against Sterling Trust. Sterling
Trust then appealed the judgment to the Court of Appeals for the
Second District of Texas (Fort Worth), which in 2003 affirmed the
award for actual damages of approximately $6.2 million, plus
post-judgment interest and conditional attorneys' fees for the
appeals (currently estimated to be approximately $3.6 million).
Sterling Trust's appeal to the Texas Supreme Court followed,
resulting in today's reversal and remand for further proceedings.
The Company had previously determined that an ultimate loss in the
Adderley case was not probable and therefore did not make an
accrual for loss with respect to the litigation in its consolidated
financial statements. Notwithstanding the reversal and remand for
further proceedings, however, the ultimate legal and financial
liability of the Company, if any, in this matter remains uncertain
at this time. Mr. Richard V. Schmitz, Chairman of the Board and
Co-CEO of Matrix Bancorp, Inc., commented: "We are very pleased
that the Texas Supreme Court has reversed the lower court rulings
against Sterling Trust and remanded the case to the trial court for
further proceedings. We remain optimistic that Sterling Trust will
prevail on the merits before the trial court." Forward-Looking
Statements Certain statements contained in this press release that
are not historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements
that can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology
such as "may," "expect," "anticipate," "predict," "believe,"
"plan," "estimate" or "continue" "remain optimistic" or the
negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable
terminology, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. The actual results of the future
events described in such forward-looking statements in this press
release could differ materially from those stated in such
forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially are: third party claims or
actions in relation to ongoing or future litigation or bankruptcy
matters; level of delinquencies; defaults and prepayments;
government regulation; unanticipated developments in connection
with the bankruptcy actions or litigation mentioned above,
including judicial variation from existing legal precedent and the
decision by one or more parties to appeal decisions rendered; the
risks and uncertainties discussed set forth from time to time in
the Company's periodic reports, filings and other public
statements. Matrix Bancorp is a unitary thrift holding company
headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Its subsidiaries' operations are
conducted primarily in Colorado, Texas and Tennessee. DATASOURCE:
Matrix Bancorp, Inc. CONTACT: David W. Kloos, Chief Financial
Officer of Matrix Bancorp, Inc., +1-303-595-9898
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