• Case
    Families of victims file lawsuit over fallout from bariatric surgery

    The families of four women who suffered complications from bariatric surgery have filed suit against the doctor and two health organizations associated with the surgery, including Highland Medical Center.

    PublicationLubbock Avalanche - Journal
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Year

    August 14, 2002

  • Case
    Verdict over Bridgestone blowout

    Sears, Which Sold Tire, 35-Percent Liable

    A Texas jury this month awarded damages to the family of a man who died in a rollover accident when a tire on the SUV in which he was riding blew out.

    PublicationLawyers Weekly USA
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Year

    July 22, 2002

  • Case
    Tire trial ends with jury verdict

    A Bridgestone/Firestone product is involved, but the focus is on repairs

    A Texas jury has awarded damages to the family of a man who died in a rollover accident involving a Bridgestone/Firestone tire.

    PublicationThe National Law Journal
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Result

    $29 Million

    Year

    July 15, 2002

  • Case
    Firms negligent

    Award goes to wife, son, parents of man killed in tire case

    An Orange County jury has awarded a Bryan family damages for a family member’s death it said was caused by a defective and improperly repaired tire.

    PublicationThe Beaumont Enterprise
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Year

    July 4, 2002

  • Case
    Lawsuits over faulty hips settled

    Ohio company to pay recipients of artificial joints

    The medical manufacturer that recalled 40,000 faulty artificial hips in December 2000 — thousands of them already implanted in patients — has agreed to pay damages to settle law suits, attorneys announced.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle - Metropolitan
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    February 5, 2002

  • Case
    Legal fight over redistricting focuses on name-calling

    The state court trial over congressional redistricting opened with lawyers representing state Democrats and Republicans laying out their cases.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    September 18, 2001

  • Case
    Pump failure implicated in plane crashes

    Vacuum pumps, which power cockpit instruments in small airplanes, have contributed to at least 82 deaths in 36 crashes since 1980, including a 1998 crash in New Orleans that killed three Denton County residents, safety reports indicate.

    PublicationStar-Telegram
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    March 2, 2001