Top 50 Settlements in Texas in 2017
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $430,488,798.00 |
| Attorneys: | U.S. Attorney's Office of J. Mark Penley |
| Case: | United States of America v. ZTE Corp. |
| Type: | IEEPA Violation |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $298,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | U.S. Attorney's Office of James N. Boeving, Jeannette Vargas, Joseph Cordaro and Jaimie Nawaday, Jean-David Barnea, Caleb Hayes-Deats, Stephen Cha-Kim |
| Case: | USA v. Americus Mortgage Corp., et al. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Fraud |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $150,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Duston K. McFaul, Kenneth W. Irvin, David E. Kronenberg of Sidley Austin LLP |
| Case: | In Re Ultra Petroleum Corp. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $100,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lewis S. Kahn of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC; Carl E. Goldfarb of Boies, Schiller & Flexner; Jessica B. Pulliam of Baker Botts LLP |
| Case: | The Erica P. John Fund Inc., et al. v. Halliburton Company, et al. |
| Type: | Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $97,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | X. Jay Alvarez, Danielle S. Myers, Austin P. Brane, James A. Caputo of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP |
| Case: | Marcus v. J.C. Penney Company Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $62,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter B. Haskel, Barbara E Rosenberg, E. Leon Carter, James Pinson, Thomas P. Perkins, Robert Sayles, Richard A. Sayles, Thomas P. Perkins, Jr. of Texas Attorney General's Office |
| Case: | Arredondo, et al. v. The City of Dallas Texas |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $26,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | J. Brent Goudarzi of Goudarzi & Young L.L.P. |
| Case: | Rodriguez v. Troy Construction LLC |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $12,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | U.S. Attorney's Office of J. Scott Hogan, Lindsey Beran, Sean R. McKenna & Lynette Wilson |
| Case: | United States Ex Rel. Capshaw, et al. v. Bryan K. White, et al. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Fraud |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Louis Gottlieb, Thomas A. Dubbs, Ross Kamhi, Wendy Tsang of Labaton Sucharow LLP; John Rizio-Hamilton of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP |
| Case: | In Re: KBR Inc. Securities Litigation |
| Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $10,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | EEOC of James Tucker |
| Case: | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Race Discrimination, Retaliation |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $10,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian H. Crockett of Crockett Law |
| Case: | Robert and Brenda Hogan, et al. vs. John Floyd Nichols SR., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Legal Malpractice |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $6,600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Federal Trade Commission of Edward Glennon; Mamie Kresses |
| Case: | Federal Trade Commission v. Catlin Enterprises Inc., et al. |
| Type: | False Advertising, Fraud, FTC Violation |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $5,782,848.00 |
| Attorneys: | Allen R. Vaught, Melinda Arbuckle of Baron & Budd, P.C.; D. Scott Carlile, Casey Q. Carlile of Carlile Law Firm LLP |
| Case: | Williams v. Go Frac L.L.C. |
| Type: | Class Action, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
| 13 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | U.S. Attorney's Office of Jill Venezia ; Joel M. Androphy, Janis Gorton of Berg & Androphy |
| Case: | USA v. Health Services Management Inc., et al. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Fraud |
| 13 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael J. Avenatti, Ahmed I. Ibrahim, Jason M. Frank of Eagan Avenatti LLP; R. Jack Ayres, Jr., Christopher S. Ayres of Ayres Law Office, PC |
| Case: | Greco, et al. v. National Football League, et al. |
| Type: | Fraudulent Concealment, Negligent Misrepresentation |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $3,663,516.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Rogge Dunn of Rogge Dunn Group, PC |
| Case: | Representation of C-Level Executive against a Fortune 200 Oil & Gas company |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $3,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John D. Bell of Wood Boykin & Wolter P.C. |
| Case: | Hanover Insurance Co. v. Robstown Independent School District |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $3,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeff Edwards of Edwards Law |
| Case: | Ketty Sully v. City of Austin |
| Type: | Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $2,642,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Rogge Dunn of Rogge Dunn Group, PC |
| Case: | C-Level executive against Fortune 400 Oil & Gas company |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Baldemar F. Gutierrez of The Gutierrez Law Firm; Erin J. Oglesby, Tom Rhodes, Samuel W. Royston of Tom Rhodes Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Benavides v. Estate of Martinez, et a l. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of Jeffrey H. Wood, Nicole Veilleux, Asia A. Womack, Robert Klepp |
| Case: | USA, et al. v. Vopak Termianl Deer Park Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Pollution, Environmental Protection, Clean Air Act |
| 18 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | U.S. Department of Justice of Kenneth Magidson |
| Case: | Somarriba Ex Rel. v. Advanced Containment Systems Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, False Claims Act, Fraud |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gavin H. McInnis, P. Ryan Toomey, Paula A. Wyatt, James F. Perrin of Wyatt Law Firm, Ltd. |
| Case: | Madrid v. Keystone Petroleum NM L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Falling Object, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Federal Trade Commission of Heide L. Herrmann |
| Case: | USA v. Commercial Recovery Systems Inc., et al. |
| Type: | FTC Violation, FDCPA Violation |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $1,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dicky Grigg, Rick Leeper of Spivey & Grigg, LLP |
| Case: | Garcia v. Layne Christensen Co. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 21 | |
| Amount: | $1,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Phillip Kim, Yu Shi of The Rosen Law Firm P.A. |
| Case: | Lyons V. Bluenergy Group Limited |
| Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
| 22 | |
| Amount: | $1,400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daryl L. Derryberry, Tab E. Lawhorn of Derryberry Zips Wade, PLLC; Jason Searcy of Searcy & Searcy |
| Case: | Huddleston v. DAT Truck Lines Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 23 | |
| Amount: | $1,299,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Rogge Dunn of Rogge Dunn Group, PC |
| Case: | SVP vs. Fortune 400 Oil & Gas Company |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lance N. Walters, Sean P. Tracey, Scott Greenlee of Tracey & Fox |
| Case: | Rolando Morado v. Vico MFG., Inc. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | U.S. Department of Justice of Brian W. Stoltz |
| Case: | USA v. Sistemas Globales S.A., et al. |
| Type: | False Claims Act |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Tad E. Allen of Harrell, Stoebner & Russell, P.C. |
| Case: | Harrison v. Amigon Trucking |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident |
| 24 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $1,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Travis Patterson, Tennessee W. Walker of Patterson Law Group |
| Case: | Marshall, et al. v. Landart America, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Supervision, Negligent Training |
| 25 | |
| Amount: | $905,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cody A. Dishon, Paul F. Ferguson, Jr. of The Ferguson Law Firm, LLP |
| Case: | Foxworth v. Lopez, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $875,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Jeck of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Mccurdy v. Tabuena, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Diagnosis, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death |
| 26 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $875,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leonard B. Gabbay of Leonard B. Gabbay, PC |
| Case: | Minor 1, Pro Ami v. Main Event Entertainment L.P., et al. |
| Type: | Business Liability, Dangerous Condition, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Fall |
| 27 | |
| Amount: | $850,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Heiskell of Johnson, Vaughn & Heiskell |
| Case: | Estate of Taylor v. City of Arlington |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot |
| 28 | |
| Amount: | $800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jeremy P. Levine of The Levine Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Mcwilliams v. Raymond, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 29 | |
| Amount: | $750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Greg M. Dykeman of Strong Pipkin Bissel & Ledyard, L.L.P. |
| Case: | Beaumont Independent School District v. Botley |
| Type: | Professional Negligence |
| 30 | |
| Amount: | $742,270.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Ely, Nicholas Reed of Ely & Reed PLLC |
| Case: | Mondragon, et al. v. Kelinske, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Quantum Meruit |
| 31 | |
| Amount: | $708,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Fred L. Streck III of Streck Davis |
| Case: | Echeveste, et al. v. Taft, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death |
| 32 | |
| Amount: | $700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Federal Trade Commission of Michael White, Gregory A. Ashe ; William C. MacLeod, Sharon K. Schiavetti of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP |
| Case: | USA v. GC Services Limited Partnership |
| Type: | FDCPA Violation |
| 33 | |
| Amount: | $650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rebecca A. Hicks, Kevin S. Wiley, Jr. of Hicks Law Group |
| Case: | Kirby-Smith Mach. v. Kodiak Trenching & Boring, et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Quantum Meruit |
| 34 | |
| Amount: | $639,947.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kimberly A. Guest, Kenneth R. Guest, Mark C. Snyder, Melissa D. Fain of Guest and Associates, PC |
| Case: | Fleetmatics USA, L.L.C. v. GoFrac L.L.C. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 35 | |
| Amount: | $625,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Walter Philmore "Chip" Evans of The Evans Law Firm |
| Case: | Cummins v. Irby-Gibson, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Chris Wilmoth, Jennifer G. Snow of Farrow-Gillespie & Heath LLP |
| Case: | Laster, et al. v. Humphreys |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Defamation, Fraud, Medical Malpractice, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Civil Theft |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | George A. Boll, Michael D. Stacy of Juneau, Boll, Stacy & Ucherek, PLLC |
| Case: | Estate of Just v. Grounds |
| Type: | Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Fall |
| 36 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $600,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Randall O. Sorrels of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz |
| Case: | Estate of McDavid v. Powers, et al. |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat |
| 37 | |
| Amount: | $585,653.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard D. Villa, Kemper Powell of Streusand, Landon & Ozburn, LLP |
| Case: | Dell Fin. Servs. v. Zoyto |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Quantum Meruit |
| 38 | |
| Amount: | $566,250.00 |
| Attorneys: | Loren G. Klitsas, Jared W. Capps of Klitsas, Vercher, & Capps, PC |
| Case: | Akers, et al. v. Tackett, et al. |
| Type: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Motorcycle Accident, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Negligent Hiring |
| 39 | |
| Amount: | $563,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | U.S. Department of Justice of James D. Freeman |
| Case: | USA v. Tauber Oil Company D.J |
| Type: | Pollution, Environmental Protection, Clean Water Act |
| 40 | |
| Amount: | $510,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Federal Trade Commission of Eric N. Roberson |
| Case: | FTC v. United Debt Consultants LLC, et al. |
| Type: | False Advertising, Consumer Protection, TSR Violation |
| 41 | |
| Amount: | $500,055.00 |
| Attorneys: | E. Todd Tracy of The Tracy Law Firm |
| Case: | Fraser v. Progressive County Mutual Insurance Company |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 42 | |
| Amount: | $475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Muhammad S. Aziz, Kelly M. Woods of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz |
| Case: | F.H., Pro Ami v. Morrill, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Underinsured Motorist |
| 43 | |
| Amount: | $440,560.00 |
| Attorneys: | John G. George Jr., Darin L. Brooks, Kent Harkness of Gray Reed & McGraw LLP |
| Case: | Wilcoxon v. Swisher |
| Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Theft |
| 44 | |
| Amount: | $437,267.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lance H. Beshara, Grant M. Gaines of Patel Gaines P.L.L.C.; Brandon L. Grubbs of Pulman, Cappuccio, Pullen, Benson & Jones LLP |
| Case: | Shipman v. Double Rocking S. Servs. L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Fraud, Fraud in the Inducement, Conversion |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter A. Schmit of Robins Kaplan LLP |
| Case: | E.D., et al. v. Medical Center et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence |
| 45 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $400,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | U.S. Department of Justice of Joshua Russ |
| Case: | USA v. Trinity Pharmacy, et al. |
| Type: | CSA Violation |
| 46 | |
| Amount: | $391,328.00 |
| Attorneys: | Craig A. Albert, Britaney R. Garrett of Cherry Petersen Landry Albert LLP |
| Case: | Victory Retail I, L.P. v. Naga Hospitality Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty |
| 47 | |
| Amount: | $385,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | E. A. Trey Apffel, III of Apffel Law Firm ; Michael J. Guarino of Law Office of Mike Guarino |
| Case: | Corder v. Jimmy Changas Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Fall, Failure to Maintain |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Leonard B. Gabbay of Leonard B. Gabbay, PC |
| Case: | Davis v. Kluck |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury |
| 48 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Federal Trade Commission of Luis Gallegos; Aaron Haberman |
| Case: | FTC v. American Municipal Services Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Fraud, FTC Violation, FDCPA Violation |
| 49 | |
| Amount: | $345,617.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter B. Sloss of Murphy, Rogers, Sloss, Gambel & Tompkins |
| Case: | Wrist-Kooyman Ship Supply v. Cardinal Culinary Servs. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract |
| 50 | |
| Amount: | $325,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | W. Travis Patterson, Tennessee W. Walker, Gregory J. McCarthy of Patterson Law Group |
| Case: | Maldonado v. KinderCare Learning Ctrs. L.L.C., et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Business Liability, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury |