• Case
    Wrongful Death Suit Against Three Transportation Companies

    The family of a Bryan woman killed in an April 1994 truck crash settled a wrongful death lawsuit against three transportation-related companies.

    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    September 12, 1995

  • Case
    Accutane Maker Agrees to Pay Mother, Son to Settle Lawsuit

    The manufacturer of the acne drug Accutane has agreed to pay a 9-year-old boy and his mother an unspecified amount to settle a lawsuit that alleged the drug caused the child to be born with several deformities.

    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    August 25, 1993

  • Case
    Award in hospital death for patient with hypernatremia

    In a decision that may change a hospital’s post-surgery practices, a jury awarded damages to the family of a woman who died in 1990 after allegedly negligent hospital care following back surgery.

    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    June 8, 1993

  • Case
    A Clouded Victory

    Woman’s 1977 Lawsuit Over Failed Breast Implants Foreshadowed Current Furor

    Norma Corley has been following the gathering storm of controversy surrounding silicone gel implants with more than passing interest. Fifteen years ago Corley fought her own battle with the manufacturer of her silicone gel implants, one of which she said leaked and caused severe medical problems.

    The first case against silicon gel breast implants, won by Richard Mithoff in 1977.

    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    February 25, 1992

  • Case
    East Texan Knew About the Breast Implant Perils Years Ago

    A Liberty County woman says she knew 15 years ago what the American public learned Monday — that the manufacturer of a silicone gel breast implants had extensive knowledge of problems with the product.

    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    February 11, 1992

  • Case
    Family Settles Its Suit on Man’s Brain Damage

    The family of a former Harris County assistant district attorney reached a settlement with the hospital whose treatment reportedly left the man severely brain damaged.

    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    August 10, 1991

  • Case
    Families Sue Over Deaths After Surgery

    The families of two elderly Houston women who developed infections and died after minor surgery have sued the Delaware-based manufacturer of anesthetic drug Diprovan as well as a local hospital and physician.

    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    October 17, 1990