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Lincoln Elec. Co. v. Gaither
Publication Date: 2007-07-27
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Ruffin, John H.
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For plaintiff: Randall J. Butterfield King & Spalding, Jennifer G. Cooper Gambrell & Stolz LLP, Anthony L. Cochran Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, Atlanta, C. Wilson DuBose Winkler & DuBose, Madison, and Mary Parsons Fulkerson, Feder & Wollam LLP, Houston,Texas, for appellant.
For defendant: . John D. Steel Matthews & Steel, Atlanta, Brian H. Barr Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner & Proctor PA, Pensacola, Fla., Grant Kaiser The Kaiser Firm, John E. Williams Jr. Williams Baily Law Firm, Houston, Texas, and Walter Umphrey Provost Umphrey Law Firm, Beaumont, Texas, for appellees. Other party representation: James L. Hollis Balch & Bingham LLP, Charles B. Marsh, Kenneth M. Barre Swift, Currie, McGhee & Heirs, John M. Hawkins Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, Robert B. Hocutt Nall & Miller, Robert C. Buck Childers, Buck & Schlueter LLP, Stevan A. Miller Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP, Charles J. Cole Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney LLP, Andrew M. Gibson Alston & Bird, Atlanta, C. Ronald Ellington, Athens, and Mikal Watts The Watts Law Firm LLP, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Case number: A07A0177

The claims of over 350 plaintiffs in ten law suits against defendant electric companies' for their alleged injures as the result of exposure to welding fumes were improperly joined under O.C.G.A. §

Lincoln Elec. Co. v. Gaither
Publication Date: 2007-07-27
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Ruffin, John H.
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Randall J. Butterfield King & Spalding, Jennifer G. Cooper Gambrell & Stolz LLP, Anthony L. Cochran Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, Atlanta, C. Wilson DuBose Winkler & DuBose, Madison, and Mary Parsons Fulkerson, Feder & Wollam LLP, Houston, Texas, for appellant.
For defendant: . John D. Steel Matthews & Steel, Atlanta, Brian H. Barr Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner & Proctor PA, Pensacola, Fla., Grant Kaiser The Kaiser Firm, John E. Williams Jr. Williams Baily Law Firm, Houston, Texas, and Walter Umphrey Provost Umphrey Law Firm, Beaumont, Texas, for appellees. Other party representation: James L. Hollis Balch & Bingham LLP, Charles B. Marsh, Kenneth M. Barre Swift, Currie, McGhee & Heirs, John M. Hawkins Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, Robert B. Hocutt Nall & Miller, Robert C. Buck Childers, Buck & Schlueter LLP, Stevan A. Miller Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP, Charles J. Cole Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney LLP, Andrew M. Gibson Alston & Bird, Atlanta, C. Ronald Ellington, Athens, and Mikal Watts The Watts Law Firm LLP, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Case number: A07A0177

The claims of over 350 plaintiffs in ten law suits against defendant electric companies' for their alleged injures as the result of exposure to welding fumes were improperly joined under O.C.G.A. §

In re Dole Food Company, Inc.
Publication Date: 2008-06-13
Practice Area: Civil Practice
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Court: Tex. App. Dist. 9
Judge: Per curiam.
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Case number: 09-08-056 CV

Original ProceedingSubmitted on April 10, 2008OPINIONIn this mandamus proceeding, Dole Food Company, Inc. and James Teater challenge the overruling of their motion to transfer venue in a suit

July 12, 2002 |

A Firm Unfolds

Renowned plaintiffs lawyer Walter Umphrey could be resting on his laurels, relaxing at his ranch, or simply spending some of the millions he`s made from the Texas tobacco litigation and a wealth of other personal-injury suits. Instead, Umphrey has focused on growth at Provost H Umphrey Law Firm, expanding the firm he founded 33 years ago into seven new markets in Texas and elsewhere over the last 18 months.
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September 30, 2002 |

Provost Umphrey Pulls Appeal After Harsh 5th Circuit Memo

Provost Umphrey has dismissed its own appeal of a case after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a rare and stinging memorandum concerning some of the Beaumont, Texas, firm's lawyers for allegedly submitting appellate briefs containing a "substantial number of outright falsehoods, determinative omissions, ... and specious arguments." The case involved a consent decree in an employment discrimination action.
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January 09, 2008 |

Plaintiffs lawyers tangle over billions in tobacco fees

Texas settled a suit against tobacco companies 10 years ago for $17.3 billion, but a fight over attorney fees stemming from the settlement is going on in two courts. Brent Coon, a principal in Brent Coon & Associates, alleges he was a partner in Provost Umphrey when the state reached a settlement agreement with the companies, and he is entitled to part of the $3.3 billion that will be split among lawyers who represented the state. But some of the defendants named in Coon's suit have fired back, suing Coon.
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January 14, 2008 |

Ten Years Later, Attorneys Still Fighting Over Tobacco Fees

A decade after the state settled its suit against tobacco companies for $17.3 billion, plaintiffs attorneys are wrangling over attorneys' fees being paid as part of the settlement.
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October 01, 2002 |

Provost & Umphrey Pulls Appeal After Harsh 5th Circuit Memo

Provost & Umphrey has dismissed its own appeal of a case after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a rare and stinging memorandum concerning some of the Beaumont, Texas, firm's lawyers for allegedly submitting appellate briefs containing a "substantial number of outright falsehoods, determinative omissions, ... and specious arguments." The case involved a consent decree in an employment discrimination action.
7 minute read
June 28, 2010 |

The 25 Greatest: Walter Umphrey

Beaumont plaintiffs lawyer Walter Umphrey has had huge success, obtaining billions of dollars of verdicts and settlements in asbestos litigation over 40 years and helping negotiate a historic $17.3 billion settlement for Texas with tobacco companies.
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January 04, 2008 |

Plaintiffs Lawyers Tangle in Fight Over Tobacco Fees

The state settled its suit against Big Tobacco 10 years ago for $17.3 billion, but a fight over attorneys� fees stemming from that settlement is going on in two separate courts.
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