• Case
    Family of Americans killed in Air France Air Bus crash sue

    The families of two Americans killed in the crash of an Air France air bus flight off the coast of South America in June filed a lawsuit claiming the airline and the plane’s various manufacturers knew the aircraft had defective parts that could have caused the accident.

    PublicationThe Seattle Times
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Warner V. Hocker.

    Year

    September 30, 2009

  • Case
    Rita bus fire families settle for millions

    Victims’ kin hope award brings ‘closure’ and changes in safety

    Nearly four years after 23 Bellaire nursing home residents died in a fiery bus while evacuating from Hurricane Rita, their families have reached a settlement.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Result

    $80 Million

    Year

    June 5, 2009

  • Case
    Suit blames copter crash on windshield, speed

    The latest lawsuit filed after a January oilfield helicopter crash in a Terrebonne marsh killed eight people alleges that a replacement windshield and the negligence of the aircraft’s owner and manufacturer are to blame.

    PublicationHouma Today
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    May 9, 2009

  • Case
    Hats Off to the Mithoffs’ Hard Work

    Successful capital campaign for Children’s Museum of Houston

    How sweet it is to have the final dollars of a capital campaign in the bank in the middle of these rough economic times. Just ask Children’s Museum of Houston capital campaign chairs Ginni and Richard Mithoff and Melissa and Michael Mithoff.

    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    February 2, 2009

  • Case
    Victims settle in bus crash

    No criminal charges filed in Jan. 2 accident that killed 1 passenger and injured 46

    Victims in a bus crash near Victoria have agreed to a settlement with the insurance companies for the Houston owners, operators and driver of the motor carriers, lawyers said.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    December 19, 2008

  • Case
    Family: Side airbags in son’s car failed

    In December, emergency crews arrived in Simonton to find Charles Tovar’s 2005 Toyota Prius in a ditch. Family claims the airbags designed to keep their son safe failed. He was only 19 years old.

    PublicationKHOU11 NEWS
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    December 18, 2008

  • Case
    Settlement reached over Victoria bus crash

    A settlement has been reached involving personal injury claims filed over a Jan. 2 charter bus crash that killed one person and injured dozens more near Victoria.

    PublicationFort Worth Star-Telegram
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    December 18, 2008