Texas Law Firms Secure Fertilizer Plant Explosion Settlement
Lawyers from Harrison Davis Steakley Morrison Jones P.C. and Grotefeld, Hoffmann, Schleiter, Gordon, Ochoa & Evinger, LLP settled a lawsuit on behalf of the City of West in Texas against various chemical companies following a 2013 explosion that killed 15 and...
Younker Wins Malpractice Suit on Behalf of Client With M.S.
In November, the Utah law firm of Younker Hyde Macfarlane, obtained a $1.83 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice case against North Canyon Care Center on behalf of the family of a client who had multiple sclerosis. The lawyers of Younker Hyde Macfarlane,...
Lewis Brisbois Successfully Defends Office Services Company in Asbestos Suit
A team of Lewis Brisbois attorneys were able to prove that Dexter Hysol Aerospace LLC, a staffing services company, was not at fault for the death of a former employee. Managing partner Scott Masterson, partner Florence McClain, and associate Ashley Waller convinced a Los Angeles County jury that Velma Searcy, an electrical technician from 1982 to 1987, did not contract malignant mesothelioma as the result of occupational asbestos exposure.
The plaintiffs, the four children of Velma Searcy, filed suit against Dexter Hysol and numerous others for wrongful death, negligence, strict products liability, and punitive damages. Dexter Hysol was the only defendant remaining at the time of trial.
