Top 50 Settlements in Texas in 2015
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $21,075,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Monte F. James, Joshua A. Romero, Jenny Smith of Jackson Walker L.L.P |
| Case: | United States Ex Rel. Parikh vs. Citizens Medical Center, et al. |
| Type: | Qui Tam; False Claims Act; Stark Statute |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel B. Goudarzi of Goudarzi & Young L.L.P. |
| Case: | Estate of Rhoades v. Lighting & Energy Control Systems Inc. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Work Accident |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $6,156,802.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeffrey M. Tillotson, John Volney of Lynn & Tillotson |
| Case: | Estate of Bentley v. Vann Energy Servs. |
| Type: | Fraud |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Valli, Jr., Sara Wyn Kane of Valli Kane & Vagnini, LLP; Christopher J. Panatier of Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC; Gabriel R. Gervey, Jay D. Ellwanger, Stefanie T. Scott, William M. Parrish of DiNovo Price Ellwanger LLP; Eric M. Albritton, Shawn A. Latchford of Albritton Law Firm |
| Case: | EEOC v. Hillshire Brands Co. |
| Type: | Class Action; Race Discrimination; Harassment |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $1,656,060.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory D. Binns, James E. Cousar, John P. Vacalis of Thompson & Knight LLP |
| Case: | Venado Oil & Gas v. Go Frac |
| Type: | Breach of Contract; Fraud |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $1,274,145.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian W. Clark, Devry W. Garrett of Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC |
| Case: | VFC Partners 30 v. Byram Asgar Aviation |
| Type: | Breach of Contract; Unjust Enrichment |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Louis Bratton of The Bratton Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Lewis v. Livingston |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | C. Kyle Pugh of C. Kyle Pugh, P.C. |
| Case: | Delao v. Chubbs Constr. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $1,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert L. Ranco, Roberto Flores of The Carlson Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Fields v. Brown |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randall E. Turner of Bailey & Galyen; Darryl J. Silvera, Jeremy A. Lunn, Phillip L. Wray II of The Silvera Firm; Darrell R. Carey of Law Office of Darrell R. Carey |
| Case: | Estate of Hooper v. National General Insurance Company |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident; Uninsured Motorist |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $851,115.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert M. Fitzgerald of Law Offices of Robert M. Fitzgerald |
| Case: | North Am. Specialty Ins. Co. v. C.D. Henderson Constr. Grp. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $775,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mike Kerensky of Williamson & Rusnak |
| Case: | Maria Rubi v. Nicolas Medina |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Failure to Warn; Premises Liability |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $760,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Keith C. Purdue of Grossman Law Offices |
| Case: | Kathleen Minneman v. John's Place |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Trip and Fall; Dram Shop Liability |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lori Watson of Law Offices of Lori Watson P.L.L.C |
| Case: | Doe, Pro Ami, v. Texas Conference Association of Seventh-Day Adventists |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Sexual Abuse; Negligent Supervision |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Scott Westlund of Ketterman Rowland & Westlund |
| Case: | Freeman v. Uribe |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $688,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jimmy Doan of The Doan Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Driver Doe vs. Truck Driver |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Truck Accident |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John S. Jose, Mike Davis of Slack & Davis, LLP; Robert E. Haslam of Haslam & Gallagher, L.L.P.; Renee Higginbotham-Brooks of Law Office Of Renee Higginbotham-Brooks |
| Case: | Estate of Brown v. Soilmec S.P.A., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Work Accident; Workplace Safety |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | L. Todd Kelly of The Carlson Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Tiffany Fletcher v. Allstate Insurance Company |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Slip and Fall; Premises Liability |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $561,765.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul R. Genender, Amanda Pennington Prugh of K&L Gates LLP |
| Case: | Vanderburg v. Muetzel |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Fraud |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $550,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Spencer P. Browne of Reyes Browne Reilley |
| Case: | Pina v. Amli Development Co. L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Work Accident; Workplace Safety |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $547,579.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark W. Long of Law Offices of Mark Long |
| Case: | Estate of Atkins v. Blazin Wings Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident; Dram Shop Liability |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $540,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bill Siegel of Cowles & Thompson |
| Case: | GPI Spectrum L.L.C. v. Transition Cos. L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas C. Hall of Thomas C. Hall, PC. |
| Case: | Sherman Mathey v. United Services Automobile Association |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 21 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Domingo A. Garcia of Law Office of Domingo Garcia, P.C.; Clay Miller of Miller Weisbrod LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Guerrero v. C.C. Zamora Construction L.L.C. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Work Accident; Workplace Safety |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $487,018.00 |
| Attorneys: | Domingo A. Garcia of Law Office of Domingo Garcia, P.C. |
| Case: | Rangel v. Romero |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $450,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Donald R. Taylor, Jennifer Tatum Lee, Natalie A. Taylor of Taylor Dunham & Rodriguez, LLP |
| Case: | American Constructors Inc. v. Allstate Servs. Ltd. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 24 | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Russell S. Briggs of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland, Briggs & Josephson |
| Case: | Nevil v. Coe |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $375,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anthony L. Vitullo of Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo, LLP; John L. Malesovas of Malesovas Law Firm |
| Case: | Express Rest. Servs. v. McGriff Seibels of Texas |
| Type: | Unfair Business Practices; Fraud |
| 26 | |
| Amount: | $374,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ira T. King of Law Office of I. T. King |
| Case: | D.L. Props. v. Brady |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $367,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Adam Loewy of Loewy Law Firm |
| Case: | Stelter v. Whorton |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $360,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Pamela J. Thompson of Law Office of Pamela J. Thompson |
| Case: | Jarecki v. Cox |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Horseback Riding; Premises Liability |
| 28 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $360,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | E. Michael Grossman, Keith C. Purdue of The Grossman Law Firm, LLC |
| Case: | Estate of Moran and King v. Breadwinners Cafe & Bakery Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Toxic Exposure; Negligent Supervision |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $355,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marissa Garcia of Law Office of Marissa Garcia |
| Case: | Montes De Oca v. Lean Properties Ltd. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Dangerous Condition; Premises Liability |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy R. Reilley of Reyes Browne Reilley |
| Case: | Sanchez v. Rosenthal |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 30 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Fred D. Wilshusen, Todd R. Nectoux of Thomas, Feldman & Wilshusen, LLP |
| Case: | LVI Facility Servs. Inc. v. Watson Road Holding Corp. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $343,518.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael A. Wren of McGinnis Lochridge |
| Case: | PlainsCapital Bank v. Wattinger Kemnitz Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $341,155.00 |
| Attorneys: | V. Charles Serafino, R. Scott Wolfrom of Vincent Lopez Serafino Jenevein, P.C. |
| Case: | Comerica Bank v. Kaswish Kreations |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $325,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig W. Carlson, Nathan P. Roberts of The Carlson Law Firm PC |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Smith |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident; Negligent Supervision |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brent M. Cordell of Cordell Law |
| Case: | Estate of Benigno Orta-Sanchez v. Joshua Smolik and Aprex Remington Inc. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident |
| 34 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marshall S. May of Law Office of Marshall May L.L.C |
| Case: | Delarios v. D'Unger |
| Type: | Legal Malpractice |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $291,170.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig A. Albert of Cherry Petersen Landry Albert LLP |
| Case: | Cherry Petersen Landry Albert L.L.P. v. TOKA Gen. Contractors |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 36 | |
| Amount: | $285,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Harry S. Bates of The Bates Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Edwards v. Piper |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $283,222.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig M. Sico, Roger S. Braugh, Jr. of Sico Hoelscher Harris & Braugh LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Jaimez v. M.J. Sheridan of Texas Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Work Accident; Product Liability |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $280,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Scott H. Richard of Law Office of Scott H. Richard |
| Case: | Estate of Valdez v. Bailon., et al |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karly D. Rodine, Tamara D. Baggett of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP |
| Case: | FM Tech. Grp. v. MCRS Enters. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $270,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Anne Shuttee of Law Office of Anne Shuttee; Bruce Anton of Sorrels, Udashen & Anton |
| Case: | Heller v. City of Dallas |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation; First Amendment |
| 41 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert A Canino, Jr., Toby W. Costas, Devika Seth of Equal Employment Opportunity Comission |
| Case: | EEOC v. Benny Boyd Lubbock And Boyd-Lamesa Management L.C |
| Type: | Disability Discrimination |
| 41 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael S. Alfred, C. Christian Frederiksen of Hallett & Perrin PC |
| Case: | Hicken v. Craighead |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 41 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Howard E. Davis of Law Office of Howard E. Davis P.C |
| Case: | Geary v. Farmers Texas Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident; Underinsured Motorist |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $225,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael R. Mitchell of Rad Law Firm, PC |
| Case: | Estate of Martinez v. J. Reynolds & Co. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Work Accident |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $215,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory L. Griffith of The Griffith Law Firm |
| Case: | Enriquez v. City of Dallas |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Work Accident; Workplace Safety |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $208,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Shalimar S. Wallis, Francisco Guerra, IV. of Watts Guerra LLP; Thomas A. Crosley of Crosley Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Robert Lazcano., et al. v. James Kemp., et al. |
| Type: | Wrongful Death; Car Accident |
| 45 | |
| Amount: | $204,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mike Davis of Slack & Davis, LLP |
| Case: | Villa v. Seres II |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Carsey of Minton, Burton, Bassett & Collins, P.C |
| Case: | Milam v. Camp Longhorn Ltd. |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Premises Liability |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | William L. Shirer of McGilberry & Shirer LLP |
| Case: | Holloway v. Owens |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jordan M. Parker, Philip A. Vickers of Cantey Hanger LLP |
| Case: | Smith v. Cravens |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Alex Conant of Amini & Conant L.L.P |
| Case: | C.C., Pro Ami, Chandler v. Grasso |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Dog Bite; Premises Liability |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kent C. Krause, Jessica I. Hardy of Craddock Davis & Krause LLP |
| Case: | Ihde Inv. v. CoVentures |
| Type: | Property Damage; Breach of Contract; Negligent Supervision |
| 46 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jay J. Murray of Law Office of Jay J. Murray P.C; Sean R. Cox of Law Offices of Sean R. Cox L.L.C |
| Case: | Glenn v. Officer Te., et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation; Excessive Force; Gender Discrimination; Negligent Supervision |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $191,998.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jennifer L. Owen, Thomas W. Kniest II of Higier Allen & Lautin, PC |
| Case: | Henderson Shops Dallas L.L.C. v. HOH L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 48 | |
| Amount: | $173,119.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kristina W. Silcocks, Mark A. Mayfield of Gardere Wynne Sewell |
| Case: | Pinnergy Ltd. v. AIX Energy |
| Type: | Breach of Contract; Quantum Meruit. |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $170,860.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jacob B. Kring of Hedrick Kring, PLLC |
| Case: | Delta Locum Tenens v. Alamo Healthcare Sys. of Texas |
| Type: | Breach of Contract; Fraud |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $165,179.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul A. Batrice of Batrice Law Firm |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Brewer |
| Type: | Personal Injury; Car Accident; Underinsured Motorist |