Companies are facing more litigation over governmental regulatory investigations and proceedings, but fewer class action lawsuits and fewer labor and employment disputes, according to the Annual Litigation Trends Survey.
As BP Oil Spill Trial Begins, Don Godwin Takes Center Stage
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.”
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.
Amy Stewart PC Adds Two Of Counsel
Dallas-based Amy Stewart PC has added Shelbi Barnhouse and Amy Kincaid Berry as of counsel. Barnhouse, who was previously a partner at Carrington Coleman in Dallas, focuses her practice on
Five Tips for Fifth Circuit Business Cases in 2013
Pleading requirements, relationships that create personal jurisdiction, insurance coverage and the limited availability of mandamus relief greatly influences how a case develops, and the Court’s restrictive attitude about mandamus may mean finality for district court decisions about them.