• Case
    Texas City Refinery To Pay Millions To Families In Blast

    Settlements of claims come as allegations of mismanagement dog the oil giant

    Oil giant has agreed to pay several families of those killed in the deadly Texas City refinery explosions to settle wrongful death claims, sources familiar with the cases said.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    June 23, 2005

  • Case
    Inadmissible: Verdict a First

    A jury returned a verdict finding Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co., Enterprise Leasing Co. of Houston and a customer were liable for an automobile accident in November 2000 in Houston that killed a 56-year-old Seabrook woman.

    PublicationTexas Lawyer
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    August 23, 2004

  • Case
    Kin of DWI victim awarded jury verdict

    Driver, rental car firm and insurance company must pay

    A Harris County jury awarded damages to the family of a woman killed by a drunken driver who had rented a car despite having multiple citations and a suspended license.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Result

    $24.7 Million

    Year

    August 12, 2004

  • Case
    Doctor ends hospital privileges, shuts practice

    Ramesh Srungaram, a weight-loss surgeon for whom hospitals have settled 10 separate medical malpractice suits, has resigned his privileges at a local hospital and is closing his Houston practice.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Year

    March 26, 2004

  • Case
    Bus Company Settles Over Tragic Wreck

    The company that operated a Metropolitan Transit Authority bus involved in a 2001 wreck that caused a 9-year-old girl to burn to death in front of her family has agreed to a settlement, the parents’ attorney said.

    PublicationTyler Morning Telegraph
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    April 5, 2003

  • 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

  • Case
    Supreme Court Backs Release of OSHA Files

    A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a Texas lawsuit has opened the door lawyers of workers injured in industrial accidents to gain access to once-confidential federal investigation documents.

    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    January 20, 1999