We have successfully represented individuals and businesses as plaintiffs in cases involving claims for breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, legal and accounting malpractice, trust administration and investment mismanagement, trade secret misappropriation, and partnership and employment disputes. We handle cases for plaintiffs under contingent fee arrangements when appropriate, as well as traditional hourly fee and hybrid fee arrangements.
Fraudulent Inducement/Breach of Contract/Defamation:
$34,200,000 jury verdict against NYSE company in favor of equity investors and subsidiary company president in action for breach of contract for the sale of the subsidiary, wrongful termination and defamation of company president. Listed in the National Law Journal’s Top 100 Verdicts of 2004.
Fiduciary Duty/Self Dealing/Fraud:
Recovery of ownership of a $25,000,000 closely held corporation for executor of the estates of the majority shareholders who had agreed to sell the business to senior corporate officers for $165,000 upon their deaths.
Fiduciary Duty/Self Dealing/Negligence:
$17,300,000 judgment for trust beneficiary against national bank for breach of trust in connection with agreement to sell stock of a closely held corporation.
Securities Fraud/Accounting Malpractice:
$11,300,000 class action recovery for investors against national accounting firm for securities fraud.
Fiduciary Duty/Investment Mismanagement:
$9,200,000 arbitration award, including $2,900,000 punitive damages, for individual against national investment management company for breach of fiduciary duty and mismanagement of investments.
Fraud/Accounting Malpractice:
$6,000,000 recovery for seller of business against national accounting firm arising out of purchaser’s default under purchase agreement.
Products Liability/Negligence:
$4,000,000 recovery for minor child in products liability suit against manufacturer and dealer for negligence and products liability resulting in catastrophic injuries.
Fiduciary Duty/Legal Malpractice:
$2,600,000 recovery for successor estate administrator against national law firm and attorneys who had dissipated estate with excessive fees during predecessor’s administration.
Securities Fraud/Accounting Malpractice:
$2,500,000 recovery for individual securities investors against national accounting firm for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, negligence, and conspiracy.
Legal Malpractice:
$2,500,000 recovery for executor of estate against national law firm for malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty.
Contract/Tortious Interference:
$2,500,000 recovery for inventor in case against investors for breach of contract, tortious interference, and conspiracy.
Contract/Fraud:
Confidential settlement reached for investment banking firm in suit for breach of contract and fraud for fee earned by clients based on valuation of farm-in agreement obtained by clients for development of oil and gas properties.
$2,500,000 jury verdict for bond issuer against national brokerage firm for breach of contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and deceptive trade practices.
$2,400,000 jury verdict for advertising agency against former client for breach of contract and fraud.
Fiduciary Duty/Fraud:
$1,500,000 recovery for estate beneficiary on counterclaim against executor for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud.
Deceptive Trace Practices/Negligence:
$1,400,000 recovery for oil and gas exploration company against pipe manufacturer and inspection company for failure of casing in well.
Oil & Gas:
Confidential settlement for Oklahoma property owners in gas balancing case in which gas unit operator failed to account to clients for over 40 years of gas production attributable to their interest in the unit.
Partnership/Fiduciary Duty:
Confidential settlement of client’s claims of breach of partnership agreement and breach of fiduciary duties arising out of defendant-partner’s undisclosed acquisition of additional interest in equity investment target company.
Confidential settlement for two partners/shareholders in start-up business in case alleging usurpation of business opportunities and breaches of fiduciary duties by third partner/shareholder.
Probate/Will Contest:
Settlement of will contest for client who had been substantially written out of her husband's will in favor of husband’s closely held company's management and lawyer.
Accounting Malpractice:
Confidential settlement of clients’ accounting malpractice claims against Big Four accounting firm alleging negligence in provision of tax consulting advice given in connection with clients’ sale of oil and gas properties.
Fiduciary Duty/Shareholder Oppression:
Confidential settlement and buyout at fair value for client, minority shareholder, in claims against majority shareholder and company directors for shareholder oppression and breach of fiduciary duty.
Contract/Breach of Warranty:
Arbitration award on breach of warranty claim in favor of client, drilling company, requiring original equipment manufacturer to replace defective frac pumper, purchased by client for $1.35 million, with new frac pumper and reimburse client for part of its costs of arbitration. Case was arbitrated and award obtained within 60 days after initiation of arbitration.
Representative results involving partners at the Firm. Every case is different. Similar results may not be obtained in your case.
