Cases
Experience: Automotive
Jacobs v. MCI - represented bus manufacturer in rollover case involving multiple deaths
over 100 plaintiffs.
Poynor v. BMW - obtained summary judgment on behalf of BMW in case involving multi-million dollar claims arising from test drive accident, First Chair. Currently defending summary judgment on appeal.
Bonura v. ABC Bus Co. - represented bus manufacturer in rollover case involving multiple deaths.
Naranjo v. Toyota - defense verdict in wrongful death SUV rollover ( 15 million risk plus punitives), San Antonio, 2005, Second Chair.
Guajardo v. Toyota - defense verdict in wrongful death SUV rollover ( 8-10 million risk plus punitives), Houston, 2005, Second Chair.
Dornberg v. Toyota - obtained summary judgment on plaintiffs' wrongful death SUV rollover claim. Successfully defended summary judgment on appeal
conducted oral argument.
Ch
ler v. Ford - obtained summary judgment in airbag case involving alleged brain injuries to a child.
Ramos v. Ford - part of the trial team in first airbag trial for Ford involving catastrophic injuries to a child (18-month old ventilator dependent quadriplegic).
Molina v. Ford - defense verdict in alleged brake failure, Dallas, 1998, First Chair.
Energy/Chemical
Represented fracking company in litigation related to equipment failure in the field.
Arbitration involving allocation of damages arising from a 15 million claim following a fire in a catalyst reprocessing facility, First Chair.
Paladin Resources, Inc. v. Repsol - represented plaintiff in a contract dispute regarding right of first refusal to participate in Indonesian oil exploration rights.
Main Street v. Shell - Represented defendant Shell. Plaintiff verdict in breach of contract
fraud suit involving alleged joint venture agreement to build a chain of gas stations with food courts, Dallas, 1999, (trial team).
Conducted dozens of plaintiff depositions in mass-claim royalty owner litigation concerning alleged improper royalty payments.
Represented major chemical company in breach of contract action concerning distribution of funds allocated for potential environmental remediation at chemical plants.
Commercial Litigation
Represented a law firm in legal malpractice action.
Represented tenant in multi-million dollar reconciliation dispute with l
lord, First Chair, arbitration.
Successfully obtained summary judgment in a multi-million dollar insurance coverage case involving scam conducted by a NATO imposter. Successfully defended the summary judgment on appeal after oral argument. (Federal Insurance Co. v. ACE Property & Casualty Co., 429 F.3d 120 (5th Cir. 2005)), First Chair.
Represented real estate franchisor in breach of contract, fraud
breach of fiduciary duty suit with franchisee.
Represented former company president in litigation over ownership of trademark.
Represented real estate appraiser in mortgage fraud cases involving lenders, title companies, mortgage brokers, borrowers
others.
Johnson v. American Airlines - defense verdict in breach of contract, Austin, 2001, First Chair.
Represented trademark owner in case against former employee regarding misappropriation of the mark
sale of confusingly similar goods.
Represented patent owner in infringement litigation concerning technology related to Ethernet cards.
Represented l
lords
property owners in contract disputes.
Represented FSLIC in fidelity bond litigation involving directors
officers of failed Dallas based savings
loan.
Represented life insurance company in arbitration concerning suitability of investment advice.
Toxic Torts
Represented a manufacturer of commercial air conditioning units in claimed lung cancer death case resulting from asbestos exposure filed in Harris County, Texas.
Participated in an asbestos trial readiness project for a manufacturer of electrical equipment
building materials to update
revise their trial defense presentations
strategies.
Represented manufacturer of consumer products in trace benzene litigation in Texas, Pennsylvania
New Jersey.
Represented automotive manufacturers in asbestos cases arising from friction products (Toyota).
Conducted more than 100 asbestos plaintiff depositions.
Represented manufacturer of asbestos insulation products (Owens-Illinois).
