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Kent Adams' Sample Trial Results:
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I. Sample Toxic Tort Cases:
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Silicosis/mixed dust pneumoconiosis case: Court: CCL #2, Tyler, Smith County, Texas. Plaintiff’s demanded $49,600,000.00 from the jury. The jury found no liability against all four plaintiffs; zero defense verdict. Note: The National Law Journalnamed this verdict one of the Top Ten Defense Verdicts in the United States in 2002.
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Toxic Tort (mesothelioma death) case: Court: 239th Judicial District, Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas. Alleged household exposure case. Plaintiff attorney asked jury to award $20,000,000.00 to widow and six grown children of decedent. Jury awarded nothing to children, awarded $130,000.00 to husband of decedent, apportioned 2% liability on our client, resulting in a $2,600.00 holding against client. After application of settlement credits paid by other defendants of $1,200,000.00, our client owed zero. Featured as “Case of Note” in Verdict Search, January 2004.
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Toxic Tort case (asbestos/silicosis): Court: 224th Judicial District, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Alleged asbestosis and other diseases by 6,000+ Plaintiffs. Summary judgments of no liability granted against all Plaintiffs for client, major international engineering, design, and construction firm. Dismissal affirmed by San Antonio Court of Appeals. This case was named “Case of the Week” by The Texas Lawyer, January 27, 2004.
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II. Sample Death Cases:
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Jones Act Death case: U.S.D.C.-E.D. Texas-Beaumont. Peruvian sailor killed aboard ship in Port Arthur, Texas. Minimal verdict at trial, plaintiff zeroed out at Fifth Circuit on grounds of no jurisdiction.
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Premises Death case: Court: 60th Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Plaintiff’s attorney demand in excess of $1,000,000.00 from the jury. The jury returned a defense verdict of no liability.
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Auto accident Death case: Court: 60th Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Jury award was significantly less than pre-trial offer.
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Auto accident/death case: Court: 10th District, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas. Plaintiffs were seeking in excess of $1,000,000.00 from our defendant. The trial court granted our summary judgment motion based on no liability. Houston Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment of no liability.
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III. Sample Products Liability Cases:
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Liquor liability case: Court: 58th Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Major plaintiff's firm brought multi-million dollar case against the liquor industry. Trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment of no liability. The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s ruling.
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Product's liability, amputated foot: U.S.D.C.-S.D. Texas-Galveston. Directed verdict granted by trial judge finding no liability for our defendant.
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Food poisoning: Court: 88th Judicial District Court, Kountze, Hardin County, Texas. Verdict of no liability, no damages.
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IV. Sample Premises Liability Cases:
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Premises major injury case: Court: 136th Judicial District, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Plaintiff demanded >$500,000.00 from the jury. The jury awarded a minimal verdict, less than $8,000, which was well below pre-trial offer.
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Premises personal injury case: Court: 1st Judicial District, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. Minor plaintiff claimed serious injury suffered at Kenny Chesney concert at Wal-Mart. The Jasper County jury returned a defense verdict of no liability.
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Premises major injury case: Court: 172nd Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Jury awarded minimal verdict, less than 1/3rd of pre-trial offer.
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Premises liability/false imprisonment: Court: 10th District, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas. The trial court granted our motion striking plaintiff’s experts, during trial, and plaintiff took a non-suit. Case was never re-filed.
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V. Sample Personal Injury Cases:
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Auto accident: Court: 58th District, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Jury defense verdict of no liability.
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Personal injury case: Court: U.S.D.C.-E.D. Texas-Beaumont. Jury defense verdict of no liability.
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Personal injury case: Court: 260th Orange, Orange County, Texas. Plaintiff demanded more than $1,000,000.00 from the jury. The jury answered with a verdict of approximately ten percent of jury demand and 50% less than defendant’s pretrial offer.
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Personal injury case: Court: 163rd Orange, Orange County, Texas. Jury defense verdict of no liability.
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Auto accident: Court: 60th Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Defendant re-ended plaintiff’s vehicle. Plaintiff claimed extensive injuries. The Jury returned a defense verdict of no liability.
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Auto accident/vehicle rollover: Court: 172nd Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Plaintiff alleged a broken neck. Jury defense verdict of no liability.
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VI. Sample Civil Rights Cases:
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Civil rights/alleged wrongful arrest and excessive force. U.S.D.C. E.D. Texas-Beaumont; Jury verdict of no liability for the defense.
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Civil rights/excessive force. U.S.D.C. E.D. Texas-Beaumont; Jury verdict of no liability for the defense.
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VII. Sample Insurance Coverage Cases:
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Auto Death/insurance coverage case: Court: U.S.D.C. N.D. Texas-Dallas. Plaintiff obtained $8,500,000.00 verdict at underlying trial vs. insured represented by other defense counsel; plaintiff sued carrier to collect, we defended carrier, plaintiff was zeroed out at trial and at Fifth Circuit.
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Insurance coverage case. Court: 239th District, Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas. Trial court denied client insurer’s motion for summary judgment. 14th Court of Appeals, Houston, reversed and rendered finding no duty to defend business owner for accident occurring in vehicle not owned by the business, but owned individually and specifically excluded under the policy.
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