Results
Jury Verdicts
July 2021 : Jury Verdict
February 2018 : Jury Verdict
Local funeral home chain lost a body entrusted to it for funeral services. After a three-week trial, the jury rejected the funeral home’s claim that her body had been stolen and returned a verdict in favor of our clients (parents of the deceased).
March 2012 : Jury Verdict
Clients position eliminated in a reorganization three years after reprimanding a V.P. for sexual harassment. After a two-week trial, the jury unanimously found employer SAWS had retaliated. The jury awarded over $1,500,000 to our client, which was unanimously affirmed by the San Antonio court of appeals. The Texas Supreme Court, however, decided that our client could not have held a reasonable belief that she opposed sexual harassment by telling a married VP to stop asking out female employees, despite SAWS general counsel telling client to investigate the female employees’ multiple
complaints about the VP, and one female employee said she would file a formal sexual harassment complaint if the VP continued his conduct. The Texas Supreme Court reversed the judgment.
January 2010 : Jury Verdict
Successful defense of real estate broker sued for allegedly failing to disclose a sinkhole on an adjoining property. In a three-week trial, client was cleared of all liability and awarded his attorney’s fees of over $100,000.
March 2009 : Jury Verdict
53 year-old man held liable for initiating an inappropriate relationship with a 16 year-old girl,
and transmitting two STD’s to her. The jury awarded $100,000 in compensatory damages and an additional $15,000 in punitive damages.
August 2008 : Jury Verdict
A local utility found liable to a 26 year employee for gender discrimination.
September 2007 : Settlement
Municipal water company (SAWS) suspended its internal auditor (client) after he lodged a race discrimination complaint against the CEO. After unsuccessfully seeking to dismiss the case, SAWS paid $635,000 to settle.
September 2005 : Jury Verdict
A local utility found liable to its employee for sexual harassment and retaliation for reporting the harassment.
April 2004 : Jury Verdict
Majority shareholders looted the corporation and denied dividends to the minority shareholder (client).
September 2000 : Jury Verdict
Employer found liable for firing an eight-year employee after she told her supervisor she was pregnant.
August 1999 : Jury Verdict
Hospital found liable, violating the disability discrimination statute, for firing an administrator after she suffered a minor stroke on the job.
March 1999 : Jury Verdict
Landlord found liable to a tenant gang-raped at an apartment complex due to inadequate security. The jury awarded $2,500,000 in damages. Prior to the start of the punitive damages phase, the case settled for $1,500,000 payable within ten days.
