Top 10 Settlements in Texas in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 settlements obtained in Texas in the year 2019. The list is comprised of cases filed either in a state or federal court, and those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Settlements in Texas in 2019) you have also made the list of Top 20 Settlements in Texas in 2019.
Important: While we strive to achieve maximum accuracy and completeness of our lists, we cannot guarantee either at 100%. If you believe another settlement should be on this list, please contact us today.
| 1 | |
| Amount: | $235,900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ken Paxton of Texas Attorney General's Office |
| Case: | Paxton v. Xerox Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $52,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael L. Slack, John R. Davis of Slack Davis Sanger LLP; Roger N. Heller, Jonathan D. Selbin of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein; Joe K. Longley of Law Offices of Joe K. Longley |
| Case: | Grigson v. Farmers Group Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Insurance Bad Faith, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort, Insurance Fraud |
| 3 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $50,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Erin Gaines, Enrique Valdivia, Amy R. Johnson of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA); David Frederick of Frederick, Perales, Allmon & Rockwell, PC; David T. Bright of Sico Hoelscher Harris LLP |
| Case: | Wilson v. Formosa Plastics Corp. |
| Type: | Pollution, Environmental Protection, Clean Water Act , Negligent Tort |
| 3 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $50,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ken Paxton of Texas Attorney General's Office |
| Case: | State of Texas, et al. v. Career Education Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Unfair Business Practices, Failure to Disclose |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $23,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ryan H. Zehl, Matthew L. Martin, Eric J. Allen of Zehl & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Burley v. Johnson Supply and Equipment Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Head-on Collision, Catastrophic Injury |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jonathan Gardner of Labaton Sucharow LLP |
| Case: | Hall, et al. v. Rent-A-Center Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraud, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort, Failure to Disclose |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $8,881,481.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ken Paxton of Texas Attorney General's Office |
| Case: | Paxton v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability, Failure to Disclose |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $8,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ken Paxton of Texas Attorney General's Office |
| Case: | AG Paxton v. DePuy, et al. |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, False Advertising, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $6,087,629.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hank Stout, Graham E. Sutliff of Sutliff & Stout, Injury & Accident Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Mild v. Detmar Logistics, LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ladd C. Sanger, Michael L. Slack of Slack Davis Sanger LLP; Kevin R. Boyle, Matthew J. Stumpf of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP; Joseph A. Bosco of LaRose & Bosco, Ltd. |
| Case: | Kos v. Superior Air Parts Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Aviation Accident, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Failure to Maintain, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Design Defect |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Paul “Chip” Ferguson, Jr., Tim M. Ferguson of The Ferguson Law Firm, LLP |
| Case: | Wagner v. Vance, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Entrustment, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability |