Litigation and Trial Practice Representative Matters

PLAINTIFF:

• Multimillion dollar patent infringement and business tort verdict.
• $53 million judgment in favor of major telecommunications company in a dispute involving sale of billion dollar business.
• $30 million actual and punitive damage verdict against Fortune 100 company in oil and gas business tort and antitrust case.
• $7.2 million verdict for a major water utility in claim for fraud, breach of contract and business tort claims resulting from sale and installation of failed computer systems. 
• Obtained a $2.5 million trial verdict for former owner of a NASCAR race track in litigation arising out of the sale of the track to a new ownership group.
• Represent defrauded boat and RV dealer and obtained a $6 million jury verdict for Plaintiffs defrauded in purchase of boat and RV business.
• Multi-million dollar antitrust jury verdict on price discrimination, price fixing and restraint of trade claims.
• Obtained a $1,036,000 jury trial verdict for a Fortune 100 company against a local electrical contractor who negligently wired a high voltage power conditioner which caused substantial damage to computer hardware and which shut down the company’s computer system, resulting in lost revenue (upheld on appeal).
• $2.7 million verdict in securities and bank fraud litigation involving sale of banks.
• Obtained a $981,000 trial verdict (including punitive damages) on behalf of two of the state’s largest contractors in an action against the manufacturers and suppliers of defective concrete materials (settled on appeal).

DEFENSE:

• Defense verdict for national insurance carrier in $90 million bad faith litigation.
• Obtained a defense jury verdict for a nationally prominent software designer against claims of breach of contract and intentional computer sabotage.
• Obtained a defense verdict against a multimillion dollar claim brought by a minority shareholder and also obtained a $500,000 jury verdict in favor of majority shareholder in a corporate dissolution lawsuit.
• Successful defense of one of the world’s most renowned engineers in a qui tam action filed by local taxpayers on behalf of a local municipality for alleged deficiencies in the design of  a wastewater treatment plant.
• Defense verdict on behalf of major law firm in professional liability action.
• Representation of corporate officer in grand jury proceedings and civil litigation arising out of the sudden failure of a financial service company valued in excess of a billion dollars.
• Defense verdict on behalf of regional brokerage firm against securities fraud claims.
• Defense verdict in multimillion dollar business tort/employment litigation involving medical professionals and obtain actual and punitive damage counterclaim.
• Representation of manufacturer of the ammonium nitrate used to bomb the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.  The attempted class action of all persons killed or injured in the bombing was defeated by summary judgment.  The damage claims, prior to judgment for the defendant, totaled $1 billion.
• Defense verdict in multimillion dollar telecommunications action on behalf of Fortune 100 telecommunications company.