Mr. Stephen M. Fernelius

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Member

  Firm Name

  Fernelius Simon PLLC
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Transactions

  Represented a multi-national chemical, pharmaceutical, and crop science company in US regulatory matters arising out of a process plant explosion; Represented an international oil and gas company in three separate trials in connection with a catastrophic explosion and fire at its Texas City, Texas refinery, resulting in favorable settlements of several hundred personal injury claims (2005 - 2009); Represented two other international oil and gas companies in connection with three catastrophic process plant explosions (1989, 1997, and 2000) involving numerous fatalities and multi-million dollar property damage; Represented a major oil and gas company in connection with two fatalities from a flash fire at a chemical unit (1999); trial verdict led to an advantageous settlement for the client; Steve's other mass tort and high profile litigation experience includes the following: Served as national discovery counsel for a U.S. tire manufacturer in its products liability litigation and successfully transformed the way in which the client handles pre-trial discovery matters; Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a domestic oil company sued for failing to provide adequate security to four of its employees who were attacked and killed while on assignment for the company in south Asia; Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a major automobile manufacturer in a wrongful death lawsuit in which claimant alleged that the deployment of an air bag caused his wife's death; Successfully represented a major international oil and gas company in environmental litigation concerning oil fields in the state of Louisiana; Successfully represented a national amusement park chain obtaining several defense jury verdicts in cases where plaintiffs alleged ride-related personal injuries.