Bank One vs. Intervest. Our firm represented Bank One in its claims against the property management company for its lease of numerous floors in a downtown Tulsa highrise. This case resulted in a business solution.

Bradley Bartlett and Joni Bartlett vs. Tom Cox Homes, et al, District Court of Harris County Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett sued their custom home builder/general contractor and a number of subcontractors to recover for damages to their home and personal property as a result of improper construction and improper repairs. The case was settled for a confidential amount.

CarrierCom vs. Lucent Technologies, Hidalgo County, District Court; CarrierCom, a provider of international telecommunications, retained our firm to bring its claims against Lucent Technologies for Lucent’s failure to deliver operational telecommunications equipment. CarrierCom sued for lost profits that resulted from the poor performance of the Lucent product. The case resulted in a settlement.

Coneway vs. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company; In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston, Division; We represented Mr. Coneway in a dispute against Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Company over benefits due under a policy of disability insurance. Massachusetts Mutual claimed that the policy had lapsed for non-payment. This case was settled for a confidential amount.

Cooper Manufacturing vs. Babcock & Wilcox and U.S. Steel; District Court, Harris County, Texas; We represented the Trustee for Cooper Manufacturing in this breach of warranty case involving defective steel tubing. The case resulted in a settlement in excess of $18,000,000.

Kimble vs. Tenneco; District Court of Wharton County, Texas; Floyd Kimble sued Tenneco over an oil and gas contractual dispute. The jury returned a $642,000,000 verdict. The case subsequently settled for a confidential amount.

Montgomery vs. John M. O’Quinn (see Employment-Related Disputes)

PIPSA vs. Johnson Controls, Bexar County District Court; PIPSA SA de CV, a supplier of raw materials for batteries in Monterrey, Mexico, retained us to pursue its claims against Johnson Controls because of Johnson Controls’ failure to honor its agreement with PIPSA. The jury returned a $21.8 million dollar verdict. The case was settled during the appeal for a confidential amount.

Valores Corporativos, S.A. de C.V. vs. McLane Company Inc. and WalMart Stores, Inc.; District Court of Bexar County, Texas; Wal-Mart was in breach of a verbal partnership/joint venture agreement between Valores Corporativos and McLane Company, a subsidiary of Wal-Mart. This case also involved issues of Wal-Mart's tortious interference. The jury returned a $624,000,000 verdict of actual damages. The case settled prior to beginning the punitive damage phase for a confidential amount.