REPRESENTATIVE JURY TRIALS
– Won verdict of $3,750,000, with a $276,000 offset, for local auto shop in federal court for paint supplier’s breach of implied warranty and fraud; settled confidentially before retrial on punitive damages
– Successfully defended publicly-traded company against $20,000,000 claim; jury awarded fees in our client’s favor
– Represented plaintiff in international contract dispute case against the second largest telephone company in Mexico and achieved a $35,600,000 judgment after federal jury trial
– Represented severely-burned plaintiff in premises liability jury trial; after verdict, judgment entered in the amount of $9,005,206.72 for his injuries
– Tried federal securities case on behalf of two plaintiffs; jury awarded $4,600,000 and court entered judgment on that amount
– Won jury trial for defendant and preserved it on appeal; plaintiff sought seven-figure lost profit recovery in cargo case
– Won defense verdict for commercial property owner after jury trial on breach of contract
– Tried case against fiduciary for breach and failure to disclose; settled midway through jury trial
– Represented surgeons in fiduciary litigation; confidential settlement reached after Ms. Burgess’ opening statement
– Tried commercial real estate dispute between publicly-traded technology company and developer; confidential settlement reached midway through jury trial
– Represented plaintiff in case of tortious interference with patients; after jury verdict, court entered judgment in favor of our client in the amount of $1,491,593.35
– Defended insurance company in action by former agent; confidential settlement reached after one week of jury trial
– Defended software company in breach of contract action by distributor; settled favorably during jury trial
– Defended semiconductor design firm in sex discrimination federal jury trial; defense verdict and take-nothing judgment entered
REPRESENTATIVE JURY TRIALS
– Successfully defended publicly-traded company against multi-million dollar claim from contract manufacture in arbitration and won counter-claim plus fees
– Won money damages as well as a declaration of defamation in international arbitration on behalf of the CEO of a company publicly traded in New Zealand
– Won AAA arbitration over insurance coverage of $4,600,000 jury verdict in securities case in Denver, Colorado
– Represented biomedical engineer in partnership dispute regarding medical device patents and royalties; confidential settlement reached at arbitration final hearing
– Represented management buyout group in contract and fraud case; following hearing on the merits, arbitration panel awarded our client $2,484,184.22
– Defended elevator service company in a $1,200,000 breach of warranty/DTPA claim; achieved a judgment for the defense after arbitration
OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CASES
– Argued and won appeal granting defendants the right to trial by jury when a co-defendant attempted to force them to arbitration
– Defeated summary judgment by insurance carrier in Milwaukee, Wisconsin court and achieved permanent injunction in Texas court, which allowed for confidential settlement of multi-state litigation between sports broadcasting company and competitor
– Represented angel investor and won a temporary injunction and motions to compel forensic inspection, for contempt, for summary judgment and for advancement of fees in case against Delaware LLC and co-managers after multiple days of evidentiary hearings
– Won evidentiary hearing on application for forensic inspection and temporary injunction based on Trade Secrets Act
– Secured temporary injunction under the Fraudulent Transfer Act against developer on behalf of a condominium regime after evidentiary hearing; funds went to escrow upon closings
– Represented venture-capital firm and benefits company as plaintiffs in suit against bank and promoter; settled Friday before jury trial after many hearings
– Represented high net worth family against financial and tax advisors who exposed them to significant tax liability and reached settlement with the last defendant two weeks before trial after nationwide depositions and monthly hearings
– Represented global, Austin-based software company in trade secret litigation against its primary competitor; confidential settlement reached two-weeks prior to trial after nationwide depositions and monthly hearings
– Settled software trade secret misappropriation dispute during week-long temporary injunction hearing
Class counsel for 60,000 policyholders; trial court certified the class
– Represented class of 5,000 software purchasers; trial court certified class; certification order affirmed on appeal, see Henry Schein, Inc. v. Stromboe, 28 S.W.3d 196 (Tex. App.—Austin, pet. granted); reversed by the Texas Supreme Court in Schein v. Stromboe, 102 S.W.3d 675, 46 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 103 (Tex. Oct 31, 2002)