The potentially historic Deepwater Horizon trial is scheduled to start Monday and Donald Goldwin is right in the middle of it. “This case is unprecedented, both in terms of the size of the litigation and the amount of money at stake,” says Godwin, who is lead lawyer for Halliburton. “Damages could exceed $70 billion. I’ve never seen anything like it. Nobody has.” But don’t expect Godwin to settle: “I’m here to win.”
LINN Energy and LinnCo Acquire Berry Petroleum Company for $4.3 Billion
Several Texas attorneys are key players in this $4.3 billion transaction.
Spearmint Rhino and Monster Truck Driver Must Pay $10.5 Million
A Dallas jury has ordered the topless bar and drunken driver to pay $10.5 million to the family of a 23-year-old young woman who was crushed to death when the truck driver ran over her two years ago. It is believed to be one of the largest Texas jury verdicts in a “dram shop” case during the past two decades.
Andrews Kurth and Latham Lead Harbinger-Exco Deal — Updated
Dallas-based Exco Resources’s $725 million joint venture creating a private oil and gas partnership has closed.