Cases
CASE RESULTS: Laura Kathleen Fielding, Administrator of the Estate of Charles W. Hodge v. Janniece Tullos: S
ra Clark, Michele Smith
The appeal was from summary judgment holding our client had not exerted any undue influence to obtain an inheritance. The Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of the firm's client.
Janie Wolf, et al vs. The Dow Chemical Co.: Art Almquist, S
ra Clark, Paul Heyburn, Premises Liability
The firm represented Dow Chemical Co.
obtained a defense verdict on February 1, 2008. In 1999, Alton Wolf died of lung cancer, at the age of 65. Wolf's widow
adult children sued Dow for gross negligence, alleging that Mr. Wolf's cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos in the workplace
that the workplace was unsafe. Alton Wolf held various jobs, such as a pipefitter
operator from 1952 to 1987 as an employee of The Dow Chemical Co. in Freeport. Dow Chemical contended that it operated its facility in a safe manner, that Mr. Wolf's asbestos exposure was minimal
his cancer was caused by his smoking history of at least 40 pack-years.
More Info: Janie Wolf, et al vs. The Dow Chemical Co.
Cause Number 16383*BH01, District Court of Texas, 23rd Judicial District, Brazoria County
Caryl Richardson, Individually
as Independent Executrix of the Estate of Willis N. Whisnant, Jr., Deceased, et al vs. E.I. du Pont de Nemours
Co., et al: M.C. Carrington, S
ra Clark, Premises Liability
The firm worked with Cotton Schmidt representing E. I. du Pont de Nemours
Co. in a successful jury trial. This trial focused on the claims of Willis N. Whisnat, Jr., a pipefitter employed by B.F. Shaw, a general contractor. His family alleged that Whisnant developed mesothelioma
died in 1999 at 72 years of age as a result of