Denfer Boutte vs. Anschutz Gulf Coast Corporation, Anschutz Exploration Corporation, and Grey Wolf Drilling Company, L.P., District Court, Fort Bend County, Texas; We represented Denfer Boutte in a lawsuit against Grey Wolf Drilling Company. Grey Wolf employees failed to appropriately clean a catwalk where Denfer Boutte was performing his work on behalf of Halliburton Corporation. The catwalk had become caked with oil-based drilling mud which caused Denfer Boutte to fall and injure his knee and back. Boutte was not able to return to oil field work due to these significant injuries. This case was tried to a jury verdict which resulted in a judgment of approximately $600,000.  

Henry Bowman and Susan Bowman, Individually and as heirs at law of the Estate of Jackson E. Bowman, a deceased minor vs. Silver Valley Ministries a/k/a Steps of Faith Ranch; District Court of Bexar County Texas; Our firm was retained to assist a family in recovering for the damages they sustained when their young son was killed by falling more than 28 feet into an unattended bomb shelter that had partially filled with water that was buried beneath a children's camp in rural Texas. Discovery in the case revealed that the camp was aware of the dangers posed by the abandoned shelter, but that it had done little more than place a sheet of corrugated metal over the opening. The case was settled for a confidential amount.

Kenneth Broussard and Sandy Broussard vs. Canrig Drilling Technology LTD; District Court of Harris County Texas; We represented Mr. Kenneth Broussard who was a derrick man/floor hand employed by Nabors Drilling USA. During drilling operations, the guard on a top drive on the drilling rig fell and hit Mr. Broussard in the head, shattering his hard hat and causing serious injuries. The top drive was designed and manufactured by CANRIG. The case settled for a confidential amount.

Michael Bruns vs. Brian Coyle, et al; District Court, Harris County, Texas; Our firm represented the family of a Houston area banker who died when he was struck by another driver. This case resulted in a confidential settlement.

Fontenot vs. Torch Operating Co. and others; District Court, Harris County, Texas; In this personal injury case, we represented Mr. Fontenot who lost his leg during an oilfield explosion. The case resulted in a settlement.

Gunn vs. Wyman Gordon Company; District Court, Harris County, Texas; This was a wrongful death case arising out of an explosion at a plant. We represented the family of one of the employees killed in the blast. The case resulted in a confidential settlement.

Guerra and others vs. Phillips Petroleum Co. and Phillips 66; District Court, Harris County, Texas; We represented more than 200 injured employees and their families in this case that arose out of an explosion at the Phillips Petroleum plant in Pasadena, Texas. Each case was settled during the first trial for confidential amounts.

Hiles vs. Aeriform Corporation, Austin Industrial, Equistar Chemical Company and Greenwade Services; District Court, Harris County, Texas; Our firm represented a minor child for the wrongful death of his father who was killed while working at Equistar Chemical plant. The decedent, Bryan Turner, was sandblasting in a boiler at the Equistar plant while wearing an oxygen mask. The oxygen tank supplied to Mr. Turner contained only 2% oxygen, instead of the 19-23% oxygen that should have been in it. The lack of oxygen caused M. Turner’s death by asphyxiation. The case was settled for a confidential amount shortly before jury selection began.

Kathy Martin, et al vs. Asuncion Perez Gutierrez, R. Hassell and Company, Inc.; District Court Harris County, Texas; Kathy Martin was catastrophically injured when the convertible Ford Mustang she was driving collided with an R. Hassell and Company Construction vehicle. We represented Kathy and her family in a lawsuit which resulted in a confidential settlement on the one year anniversary of the accident.

Prince vs. Yemen Hunt Oil Co.; District Court, Harris County, Texas; We represented Mr. Prince who suffered a heart attack while working in Yemen. The case resulted in a confidential settlement.

Drexel Stewart vs. Crown Central Petroleum, et al; We represented Mr. Stewart for his claims against Crown Central Petroleum. Mr. Stewart was a tanker truck driver. While delivering gasoline, there was a spill at a loading terminal that resulted in Stewart being burned over 67 percent of his body. The case was settled for $30.9 million.