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.

INDEX

Bad Faith/Extra Contractual
Construction Cases
Coverage Cases
Defamation Cases
Environmental/Mold Cases
Negligence Cases

Oilfield Industry Cases
General Liability/Casualty Cases
Motor Vehicles Cases
Premises Liability Cases
Product Liability Cases
Trucking/Transportation Cases

Bad Faith/Extra Contractual Cases

CASE NAME	CASE TYPE	RESULT
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

CASE NAME	CASE TYPE	RESULT
Hemmingson v. Western Suppliers	Products liability (pipeline clamp)	Directed verdict for defendant
Aguillar v. Spokane Meachines	Wrongful death	Challenge to personal jurisdiction granted- resulting in dismissal
Jacques v. Unnamed BBQ	Food poisoning - resulting kidney failure	Causation contested and rejected by jury
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
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

CASE NAME	CASE TYPE	RESULT
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
Iglesias v. White	Fall from wet roof	Plaintiff found 70% at fault despite being told to return to roof
Murphy v. James Ray Construction	EIFS	No negligence on defendant
Richmond v. Skipworth Plumbing	Fire destroyed multi-million dollar condominium complex.	No liability on defendant
Swiercinsky v. Nationwide	Homeowners/mold	Defense verdict - no damages

Coverage Cases

CASE NAME	CASE TYPE	RESULT
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

CASE NAME	CASE TYPE	RESULT
Grossel v. Norton	Property damage/ personal injury	Defense verdict
Roth v Nationwide	Homeowners/ property	Defense verdict
Carney/Anderson v. Scottsdale	Attorney lien dispute	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
Caddell v. Bolen	Motor vehicle accident - bodily injury	Defense verdict
Coburn v. Harris	Motor vehicle accident - bodily injury	Defense verdict
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
Dickson v. ACS Enterprise Solutions	Motor vehicle accident	Defense verdict
Gillum v. Peck	Motor vehicle accident - death	Defense verdict
Hanlon v. Weaver	Motor vehicle accident	Plaintiff demanded $100,000 - jury awarded $5,285
Muhammad v. Perez	Motor vehicle accident - bodily injury	Plaintiff verdict -award was below last offer
Phillips v. Davidson	Motor vehicle accident	No damages awarded
Pope v. Palmer	Motor vehicle accident	Defense verdict
Wallace v. Webb	Motor vehicle accident - bodily injury	Issue was pre-existing condition versus new injury on damages. Jury placed 100% negligence on plaintiff
Zerpas v. Bowers	Motor vehicle accident - bodily injury	Plaintiff verdict -award was below last offer
Hoffman v. Fordham	Soft tissue injuries	Jury award to plaintiff 15% of special damages (medical expenses, lost wages, property damage)
Johnson v. McNeill	Soft tissue injury	No negligence on defendant no damages awarded to Plaintiff
Ramos v. Morrow	Motor vechicle accident - rearend accident	No negligence on defendant
Naser v. Walker Motor	Motor vechicle accident	Defense verdict
Poynter v. Rohde	Motor vechicle accident	Plaintiff sought in excess of $1 million - defense verdict
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

CASE NAME	CASE TYPE	RESULT
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

CASE NAME	CASE TYPE	RESULT
Brown v. Wal-Mart	Security	Defense verdict
Herman Hollowell v. Green Forest Landscaping	Premises liability - apartment complex	Defense verdict - no negligence
Jacques v. Bakers Ribs	Restaurant - food poisoning	Plaintiff verdict - jury awarded half of original offer
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
Brown v. Walmart	Security	Defense verdict
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
Adams v. Wal-Mart	Slip and fall	Plaintiff found contributorily negligent award - significantly less than settlement offer
Minor child v. Adult man	Molestation	Settled favorably due to motion for summary judgment
Cook v. Cinemark	Trip and fall	Pretrial demand $23 million, case settled after mistrial and juror interviews for $45,000

Environmental/Mold Cases

CASE NAME	CASE TYPE	RESULT
Swiercinsky v. Nationwide	Homeowners/mold	Defense verdict - no damages

General Liability /Casualty Cases

CASE NAME	CASE TYPE	RESULT
Grossel v. Norton	Property damage/personal injury	Defense verdict
Roth v. Nationwide	Homeowners/property	Defense verdict
Carney/Anderson v. Scottsdale	Attorney lien dispute	Summary judgment

Trucking/Transportation Cases

CASE NAME	CASE TYPE	RESULT
Hopkins v. Motor Cargo	Trucking litigation - bodily injury	Plaintiff verdict - award was approximately 30% of claimed medical
Sim v. Sharpless	Trucking accident - two fatalities	No liability finding against our client
Thompson v. McDonald Machine & Tool	Bus accident	Plaintiff verdict - awarded $12,000
Hernandez v. Discovery Tours	Fatal bus accident	Summary judgment granted to client
Hinojosa v. Licht	Trucking accident - after tire blowout	No negligence on defendant

Motor Vehicles Cases

CASE NAME	CASE TYPE	RESULT
Balar v. Carvill	Motor vehicle accident - bodily injury	Plaintiff verdict -award was 50% less than last offer
Billings v. Cogburn	Motor vehicle accident - bodily injury	Jury placed 60% responsibility on defendant and 40% on plaintiff. Plaintiff awarded $8,160
Caddell v. Bolen	Motor vehicle accident - bodily injury	Defense verdict
Coburn v. Harris	Motor vehicle accident - bodily injury	Defense verdict
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
Dickson v. ACS Enterprise Solutions	Motor vehicle accident	Defense verdict
Gillum v. Peck	Motor vehicle accident - death	Defense verdict
Hanlon v. Weaver	Motor vehicle accident	Plaintiff demanded $100,000 - jury awarded $5,285
Muhammad v. Perez	Motor vehicle accident - bodily injury	Plaintiff verdict -award was below last offer
Phillips v. Davidson	Motor vehicle accident	No damages awarded
Pope v. Palmer	Motor vehicle accident	Defense verdict
Wallace v. Webb	Motor vehicle accident - bodily injury	Issue was pre-existing condition versus new injury on damages. Jury placed 100% negligence on plaintiff
Zerpas v. Bowers	Motor vehicle accident - bodily injury	Plaintiff verdict -award was below last offer
Hoffman v. Fordham	Soft tissue injuries	Jury award to plaintiff 15% of special damages (medical expenses, lost wages, property damage)
Johnson v. McNeill	Soft tissue injury	No negligence on defendant no damages awarded to Plaintiff
Ramos v. Morrow	Motor vechicle accident - rearend accident	No negligence on defendant
Naser v. Walker Motor	Motor vechicle accident	Defense verdict
Poynter v. Rohde	Motor vechicle accident	Plaintiff sought in excess of $1 million - defense verdict
Rosenthal v. McCarty	Auto/pedestrian accident	Mecial expenses in excess of $100,000 - defense verdict

Defamation Cases

CASE NAME	CASE TYPE	RESULT
Rhodes v. Aroma Coffee	Slander - Security guard accused of theft	No liability on defendant
Mabry v. Wal-Mart	Alleged slander and defamation	Judgment in favor of the defendant

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