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Trial Results
We
try lawsuits on behalf of our clients in a variety of industries
and multiple practice areas. Below is a representative sample
of our lawyer's trial successes.
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March 2003 - January 2006
INDEX
Bad Faith/Extra Contractual Cases
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CASE NAME |
CASE TYPE |
RESULT |
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Brainard v. Premier |
Underinsured motorist/bad
faith case wherein plaintiff sought $6 million
in damages |
Jury's award within
credit paid by tortfeasor - bad faith claims
dismissed - case appealed to Texas Supreme Court
by plaintiff |
| Cain v. Safeco |
Bad faith suit under Texas
(Stowers) doctrine following verdict
of $4 million against defendant (defendant represented
by different law firm at trial) |
Court granted summary judgment
against plaintiff |
Product Liability Cases
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CASE NAME |
CASE TYPE |
RESULT |
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Hemmingson
v. Western Suppliers |
Products liability
(pipeline clamp) |
Directed verdict for
defendant |
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Aguillar
v. Spokane Meachines |
Wrongful death |
Challenge to personal
jurisdiction granted- resulting in dismissal |
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Jacques
v. unnamed BBQ |
Food poisoning - resulting
kidney failure |
Causation contested
and rejected by jury |
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Vaughn
v. Fedders Corp. v. Fire Ins. Exchange |
Spoliation case |
Complete federal court
dismissal of client upon motion to dismiss for
failure to state claim upon which relief can
be granted |
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Drew
v. Speck |
Liquid nitrogen in unsafe
container caused loss of eye |
Plaintiff
sought $1.5 million; jury awarded less than
pre-trial settlement offer. |
Construction Cases
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CASE NAME |
CASE TYPE |
RESULT |
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O’Neill v. Windham McDonald |
Plaintiff injured and
crushed from fall from forklift |
Settled for nuisance
value on behalf of general contractor on third
day of trial |
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Iglesias v. White |
Fall from wet roof |
Plaintiff found 70%
at fault despite being told to return to roof |
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Murphy v. James Ray Construction |
EIFS |
No negligence on defendant |
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Richmond v. Skipworth Plumbing |
Fire
destroyed multi-million dollar condominium
complex. |
No liability on defendant |
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Swiercinsky v. Nationwide |
Homeowners/mold |
Defense verdict - no damages |
Coverage Cases
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CASE NAME |
CASE TYPE |
RESULT |
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Scottsdale
v. United States Fire |
Coverage dispute between
primary and excess carriers |
Summary judgment awarded
client (excess carrier) More than $1.6 million
in defense, indemnity payments and future indemnity,
expenses and attorneys' fees |
Negligence Cases
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CASE NAME |
CASE TYPE |
RESULT |
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Grossel v. Norton |
Property damage/ personal
injury |
Defense verdict |
| Roth v Nationwide |
Homeowners/ property |
Defense verdict |
| Carney/Anderson v. Scottsdale |
Attorney lien dispute
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Summary judgment |
| Balar v. Carvill |
Motor vechicle accident
- bodily injury |
Plaintiff verdict- award
was 50% less than last offer |
| Billings v. Cogburn |
Motor vechicle accident
- bodily injury |
Jury placed 60% responsibility
on defendant and 40% on plantiff. Plaintiff awared
$8,160 |
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Caddell v. Bolen |
Motor vehicle accident - bodily
injury |
Defense verdict |
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Coburn v. Harris |
Motor vehicle accident - bodily
injury |
Defense verdict |
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Derrick v. Fuller |
Motor vehicle accident - bodily
injury |
Medical bills $29,600; lost wages
$30,000; future surgery of $40,000 - jury awarded
$4,826.31 |
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Dickson v. ACS Enterprise Solutions |
Motor vehicle accident |
Defense verdict |
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Gillum v. Peck |
Motor vehicle accident - death |
Defense verdict |
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Hanlon v. Weaver |
Motor vehicle accident |
Plaintiff demanded $100,000 -
jury awarded $5,285 |
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Muhammad v. Perez |
Motor vehicle accident - bodily
injury |
Plaintiff verdict -award was below
last offer |
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Phillips v. Davidson |
Motor vehicle accident |
No damages awarded |
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Pope v. Palmer |
Motor vehicle accident |
Defense verdict |
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Wallace v. Webb |
Motor vehicle accident - bodily
injury |
Issue was pre-existing condition
versus new injury on damages. Jury placed
100% negligence on plaintiff |
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Zerpas v. Bowers |
Motor vehicle accident - bodily
injury |
Plaintiff verdict -award was below
last offer |
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Hoffman v. Fordham |
Soft tissue injuries |
Jury award to plaintiff 15% of
special damages (medical expenses, lost wages,
property damage) |
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Johnson v. McNeill |
Soft tissue injury |
No negligence on defendant no
damages awarded to Plaintiff |
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Ramos v. Morrow |
Motor vechicle accident - rearend
accident |
No negligence on defendant |
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Naser v. Walker Motor |
Motor vechicle accident |
Defense verdict |
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Poynter v. Rohde |
Motor vechicle accident |
Plaintiff sought in excess of
$1 million - defense verdict |
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Rosenthal v. McCarty |
Auto/pedestrian accident |
Medical lien excess of $100,000
- defense verdict |
| Rhodes v. McCarty |
Slander |
Security gaurd accused
of theft - no liability on defendent |
Oilfield Industry Cases
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CASE NAME |
CASE TYPE |
RESULT |
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Gillespie and G&C Hoil Oil v. Energy
Service Co. |
Natural gas explosion
at a well site |
Jury placed 80% negligence
on plaintiff and 20% on defendant |
Premises Liability Cases
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CASE NAME |
CASE TYPE |
RESULT |
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Brown v. Wal-Mart |
Security |
Defense verdict |
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Herman Hollowell v. Green Forest Landscapting |
Premises liability -
apartment complex |
Defense verdict - no
negligence |
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Jaques v. Bakers Ribs |
Restaurant - food poisoning |
Plaintiff verdict -
jury awarded half of original offer |
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Riedner v. Gotcher |
Premises liability -
dog frightened cable contractor |
Offered $125,000; jury
found damages of $2,500. Judge granted
new trial and case settled |
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Brown v. Walmart |
Security |
Defense verdict |
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Cardwell v. SMF Franciscan |
Premises liability/resulting
death of plaintiff |
Partial summary judgment
granted in defendant’s favor on contractual
control, full summary judgment granted later |
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Adams v. Wal-Mart |
Slip and fall |
Plaintiff found contributorily
negligent award - significantly less than settlement
offer |
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Minor child v. Adult man |
Molestation |
Settled favorably due
to motion for summary judgment |
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Cook v. Cinemark |
Trip and fall |
Pretrial demand $23
million, case settled after mistrial and juror
interviews for $45,000 |
Environmental/Mold Cases
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CASE NAME |
CASE TYPE |
RESULT |
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Swiercinsky v. Nationwide |
Homeowners/mold |
Defense verdict - no
damages |
General Liability /Casualty Cases
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CASE NAME |
CASE TYPE |
RESULT |
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Grossel
v. Norton |
Property damage/personal
injury |
Defense verdict |
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Roth
v. Nationwide |
Homeowners/
property |
Defense verdict |
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Carney/Anderson
v. Scottsdale |
Attorney lien dispute |
Summary judgment |
Trucking/Transportation Cases
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CASE NAME |
CASE TYPE |
RESULT |
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Hopkins v. Motor Cargo |
Trucking litigation
- bodily injury |
Plaintiff verdict -
award was approximately 30% of claimed medical |
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Sim v. Sharpless |
Trucking accident -
two fatalities |
No liability finding
against our client |
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Thompson v. McDonald Machine
& Tool |
Bus accident |
Plaintiff verdict -
awarded $12,000 |
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Hernandez v. Discovery Tours |
Fatal bus accident |
Summary judgment granted
to client |
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Hinojosa v. Licht |
Trucking accident -
after tire blowout |
No negligence on defendant |
Motor Vehicles Cases
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CASE NAME |
CASE TYPE |
RESULT |
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Balar v. Carvill |
Motor vehicle accident
- bodily injury |
Plaintiff verdict -award
was 50% less than last offer |
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Billings v. Cogburn |
Motor vehicle accident
- bodily injury |
Jury placed 60% responsibility
on defendant and 40% on plaintiff. Plaintiff
awarded $8,160 |
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Caddell v. Bolen |
Motor vehicle accident
- bodily injury |
Defense verdict |
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Coburn v. Harris |
Motor vehicle accident
- bodily injury |
Defense verdict |
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Derrick v. Fuller |
Motor vehicle accident
- bodily injury |
Medical bills $29,600;
lost wages $30,000; future surgery of $40,000
- jury awarded $4,826.31 |
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Dickson v. ACS Enterprise
Solutions |
Motor vehicle accident |
Defense verdict |
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Gillum v. Peck |
Motor vehicle accident
- death |
Defense verdict |
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Hanlon v. Weaver |
Motor vehicle accident |
Plaintiff demanded $100,000
- jury awarded $5,285 |
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Muhammad v. Perez |
Motor vehicle accident
- bodily injury |
Plaintiff verdict -award
was below last offer |
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Phillips v. Davidson |
Motor vehicle accident |
No damages awarded |
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Pope v. Palmer |
Motor vehicle accident |
Defense verdict |
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Wallace v. Webb |
Motor vehicle accident
- bodily injury |
Issue was pre-existing
condition versus new injury on damages.
Jury placed 100% negligence on plaintiff |
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Zerpas v. Bowers |
Motor vehicle accident
- bodily injury |
Plaintiff verdict -award
was below last offer |
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Hoffman v. Fordham |
Soft tissue injuries |
Jury award to plaintiff
15% of special damages (medical expenses, lost
wages, property damage) |
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Johnson v. McNeill |
Soft tissue injury |
No negligence on defendant
no damages awarded to Plaintiff |
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Ramos v. Morrow |
Motor vechicle accident
- rearend accident |
No negligence on defendant |
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Naser v. Walker Motor
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Motor vechicle accident |
Defense verdict |
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Poynter v. Rohde |
Motor vechicle
accident |
Plaintiff sought in
excess of $1 million - defense verdict |
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Rosenthal v. McCarty |
Auto/pedestrian accident |
Mecial expenses
in excess of $100,000 - defense
verdict |
Defamation Cases
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CASE NAME |
CASE TYPE |
RESULT |
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Rhodes v. Aroma
Coffee |
Slander - Security guard
accused of theft |
No liability on defendant |
| Mabry v. Wal-Mart |
Alleged slander and defamation
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Judgment in favor of the
defendant |
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Balido & Crain, L.L.P.
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(214) 749-4805 |
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