• Case
    Chrysler sued in Berry family wreck

    Relatives of a Houston couple killed in a collision that also paralyzed two of their children filed a federal lawsuit against Chrysler, the maker of the family’s minivan, and the other driver involved in the collision.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman, Warner V. Hocker.

    Year

    May 15, 2012

  • Case
    Family of car crash orphans sue Chrysler for safety flaws: Allege design faults made Berry kids’ accident worse

    The accident in July 2011 was horrific — an SUV veered into the lane of the Berry family minivan near Fort Stockton, resulting in a front-end collision at highway speeds. The crash claimed the lives of Houstonians Robin and Josh Berry and seriously injured their three children, Peter, Aaron and Willa with Peter and Aaron being paralyzed.

    PublicationCulturemap Houston
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman, Warner V. Hocker.

    Year

    May 14, 2012

  • Case
    BP Investors Allowed to Add More Statements to Fraud Case

    BP Plc’s investors can add more claims to a multibillion-dollar lawsuit accusing the company of lying before and after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a U.S. judge ruled.

    PublicationBloomberg NEWS
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman, Warner V. Hocker.

    Year

    February 7, 2012

  • Case
    Berry children may sue

    Parents killed last summer in a had-on crash.

    A prominent Houston attorney will represent three children whose parents died in a head-on collision this summer in a possible product liability lawsuit.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman, Warner V. Hocker.

    Year

    October 27, 2011

  • 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
    Extremely Perfect: Bypass Mania

    Gastric Bypass Surgeries

    “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson lost more than 100 pounds after weight loss surgery. So did singer Carnie Wilson, weatherman Al Roker and MTV’s Sharon Osbourne. Its the kind of advertising money can’t buy. But are unskilled doctors costing some patients their lives?

    PublicationCBS News - 48 Hours
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Year

    December 5, 2007

  • Case
    Natural gas dispute settled

    More than $200 million in natural gas will not be trapped under Hutchinson County after two companies reached agreement in Austin.

    PublicationAmarillo Globe
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Year

    October 26, 2007