HOUSTON — A couple claims a Houston event venue breached their contract by not allowing them to reschedule their wedding date due to COVID-19 pandemic capacity limits.
Jamie Rovira and Justin Jacquez filed a complaint April 16 in Harris County District Court against The Springs Events LLC alleging breach of contract and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
According to their complaint, the plaintiffs entered into a contract with The Springs Events on Nov. 1, 2019, to use the defendant's venue for their wedding scheduled for Nov. 7, 2020, for a price of $8,450. They claim that due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions placed on the defendant's venue, they wanted to reschedule their wedding.
The plaintiffs allege they notified the defendant in writing on Oct. 9, 2020, of their desire to reschedule the event and that The Springs Events current capacity of 50% "was insufficient" for their needs. The plaintiffs claim the defendant refused to honor their request to reschedule their wedding despite only being able to offer limited capacity of the venue and has also refused to return the $5,000 they already paid the defendant.
The plaintiffs seek monetary relief of not more than $250,000, interest and all other just relief. They are represented by Cameron Klement of Crim & Villalpando PC in Houston.
Harris County District Court case number 2021-22736