We need all the facts. It is our duty to look after the expenditures of money that comes from the people of Texas.

Such a bonus is nothing other than a waste of money and that runs against their fiduciary duty.

Such a bonus is nothing other than a waste of money and that runs against their fiduciary duty. There was no incentive to management as a result of the payments.

It didn't succeed very well. It wasn't making any money.

We had a duty to look at the best interests of the team going forward.

I do not think the duty to cooperate necessarily includes the duty to include the state in the loop in the settlement process. These settlement negotiations sometimes extend over months and years. To have the state at the plaintiff 's side would be a logistical problem.