Texas Lawyer, in conjunction with our sister publication VerdictSearch, is pleased to announce the law firms that we will honor at our Inaugural Verdicts Hall of Fame reception and dinner on November 12th at the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas.
- Lifetime Achiever: Frank Branson,The Law Office of Frank L. Branson, PC
- Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing, P.C. (AVA)
- Albritton Law Firm
- Baron & Budd, P.C.
- Carrillo Law Office
- Crouch & Ramey, L.L.P.
- Demond & Hassan
- Dickstein Shapiro LLP
- Fadduol, Cluff & Hardy, P.C.
- Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP
- Gardere
- Gowan Elizondo LLP
- Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody
- Guerra Mask
- Ireland Carroll & Kelley, P.C.
- Ken Bigham Jr. Law Firm
- Knickerbocker, Heredia, Jasso & Stewart P.C.
- Law Office of Charles L. Barrera
- Law Office of Francisco Ponce
- Law Office of Joe Luna
- Law Office of Patrick Zummo
- Mark Lesher and Associates
- McKool Smith
- McWhorter Cobb & Johnson, LLP
- Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C.
- Provost Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P.
- Scherr & Legate PLLC
- Sico, White, Hoelscher, Harris & Braugh L.L.P.
- Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC
- Strook & Strook & Lavan LLP
- Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
- The Herrera Law Firm
- The Kelly Law Firm, P.C.
- The Lanier Law Firm
- The Pastrana Law Firm
- Victor Guajardo Law Firm
- Watts Guerra LLP
- Wigington Rumley Dunn & Ritch, L.L.P.
- Williams, Morgan, & Amerson
- Yetter Coleman LLP
These firms were chosen based on their work on the top verdicts from 2010-2012 (as reported to VerdictSearch and published in our Top Texas Verdicts special supplements) in the following categories:
| Verdict | Case Date | Case Name |
|---|---|---|
| $625,500,000.00 | 10/1/2010 | Mirror Worlds LLC v. Apple Inc. |
| $482,000,000.00 | 1/28/2011 | Bruce N. Saffran, M.D., Ph.D. v. Johnson & Johnson and Cordis Corp. |
| $368,160,000.00 | 11/6/2012 | VirnetX Inc. v. Cisco Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Aastra USA Inc., Aastra Technologies Ltd., NEC Corporation and NEC Corporation of America |
| $345,000,000.00 | 5/13/2011 | Versata Software Inc., f/k/a Trilogy Software Inc.; Versata Development Group Inc., f/k/a Trilogy Development Group Inc.; and Versata Computer Industry Solutions Inc., f/k/a Trilogy Computer Industry Solutions Inc. v. SAP America Inc. and SAP AG |
| Verdict | Case Date | Case Name |
|---|---|---|
| $238,038,001.00 | 6/15/2010 | Dillard’s Inc. v. i2 Technology Inc. |
| $162,000,000.00 | 6/2/2012 | Longview Energy Company v. The Huff Energy Fund, L.P., Riley-Huff Energy Group, LLC, William R. “Bill” Huff, and Rick D’Angelo |
| $118,000,000.00 | 7/12/2012 | JJJJ Walker LLC, Dynafab USA LLC, Renaissance Properties of Texas LLC, Priya Properties LLC, BD Texas LLC, and KW Hospital Acquisition LLC v. First National Bank, Merensky Reef Hospital Corp., Louisiana Texas Healthcare Management LLC, Yollick Law Firm P.C., and Eric Yollick v. Kailee Wong, Greg M. Walker, Riley Hagan III, Randal A. Gomez, Robert A. Maurin, and Raja Talluri, M.D. |
| $80,800,000.00 | 2/12/2010 | HMC Hotel Properties II Ltd. Partnership v. Keystone-Texas Property Holding Corp. v. Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., f/k/a Host Marriott Corp., and Host Hotels & Resorts L.P., f/k/a Host Marriott L.P. |
| Verdict | Case Date | Case Name |
|---|---|---|
| $124,546,737.89 | 12/8/2010 | Pacheco v. Chavira |
| $41,816,001.31 | 12/8/2010 | Adam Rocha and Marisela Rocha, each individually and as next friends of Rubi Ann Rocha and Rubi Ann Rocha, individually v. Michelin North America Inc. |
| $33,313,573.96 | 4/18/2012 | James Edgar Roberts and Yolanda Ann Roberts v. Bick’s Construction Inc., and Joseph Charles Drennan |
| $27,500,000.00 | 11/15/2012 | JoAnn Flores, individually and as representative of the estate of Justin M. Flores, deceased, and for and on behalf of all those entitled to recover for the death of Justin M. Flores under the Texas Wrongful Death and Survival Statutes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores Texas L.P.; Wal-Mart Stores Texas LLC; Arnold Cantu Enterprises LLC, d/b/a Cantu Chevrolet; and Lorena Esparza |
| Verdict | Case Date | Case Name |
|---|---|---|
| $150,370,000,000.00 | 12/20/2011 | Colleen Middleton and Bobby Ray Middleton, individually and as representatives of the Estate of Robert Middleton, for and on behalf of all those entitled to recover for his death under the Texas Wrongful Death and Survival acts v. Don Wilburn Collins, a/k/a Donald Wilburn Collins |
| $25,450,592.03 | 11/5/2010 | Texas Disposal Systems Landfill Inc. v. Waste Management of Texas Inc. |
| $16,900,000.00 | 3/9/2012 | Marta Cruz, as next friend of Marta Liza Grimaldo v. Gabriel Baraka Mwancha, Virginia Onuorah, Chinwendu Judith Onuorah, Vickie Armstrong, St. Jude’s Home Inc., and St. Jude’s Day Services |
| $12,046,000.00 | 4/20/2012 | Mark Lesher and Rhonda Lesher v. Charlie Doescher, Pat Doescher, Apache Iron Metal & Auto Salvage Inc., d/b/a Apache Truck & Van Parts, Gerald Coyel (a/k/a Jerry Coyel), individually and d/b/a Apache Truck & Van Parts, James Coyel, d/b/a Apache Truck & Van Parts, and Shannon Coyel |
| Verdict | Case Date | Case Name |
|---|---|---|
| $56,360,368.00 | 1/28/2010 | Alfonzo Lopez and Maria Elena Lopez v. Caterpillar Inc. and Holt Texas Ltd., d/b/a Holt Cat |
| $27,505,937.69 | 9/23/2010 | Joan Johnston, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Jerry Johnston, deceased, Fred Johnston and Judy Courts v. Afton Pumps, Inc., Allis Chalmers Corporation Liability Trust, BW/IP International, Inc., CBS Corporation f/k/a Viacom, Inc., Crane Co., The Dow Chemical Company, Elliott Turbomachinary Company a/k/a Elliot Company, Flowserve Corporation, FMC Corporation, Garlock Sealing Technologies, Inc., General Electric Company, Goulds Pumps Inc., Guard-Line, Inc., Ingersoll Rand Company, John Crane, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Standco Industries, Inc., Sterling Fluid Systems, Inc., Viking Pump Company, and The William Powell Company |
| $11,314,180.72 | 10/22/2012 | Eliazar Trevino, Jr. v. M & M Elevator Company, LTD; M & M Fishing Tool Rental, Inc.; Sidney Ingram; David Moore & Associates, Inc.; Oilfield Fishing and Rental, LLC; Pro-Petro Services, Inc.; Shane Sprinkle; and XTO Energy, Inc. |
| $9,000,000.00 | 3/16/2011 | Tanya Elaine Henderson, Magdalena Adrienna Abutahoun individually and as Trustee of the Estate of Robert Henderson and Za’Qoia Zanice Henderson v. The Dow Chemical Co. |
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