Abutahoun v. The Dow Chemical Co., 463 S.W.3d. 42 (Tex. 2015).
Jan 01, 2015OUTCOME: win
On appeal, Herrick obtained a reverse and render of a $9 million asbestos plaintiff's verdict on Chapter 95 grounds.
Dallas, TX
Appeals Lawyer at Dallas, TX
Practice Areas: Appeals, Litigation, Mesothelioma & Asbestos
OUTCOME: win
On appeal, Herrick obtained a reverse and render of a $9 million asbestos plaintiff's verdict on Chapter 95 grounds.
OUTCOME: win
Class action relating to oil refinery emissions and property damage. Herrick successfully excluded on Daubert grounds the plaintiffs' property damage expert, resulting in an opinion denying class cert ... ification.
OUTCOME: win
On appeal, Herrick successfully defended a defense verdict in California state court in which the plaintiff attributed his lung cancer to asbestos exposure.
OUTCOME: win
On appeal, Herrick successfully defended a summary judgment in Arizona state court applying the New Mexico statute of repose to find that plaintiffs' asbestos claims were barred.
OUTCOME: win
Obtained directed verdict in breach of fiduciary duty case in which 41 fen/phen plaintiffs sued their attorneys; successfully defended result on appeal.
OUTCOME: win
On appeal, Herrick successfully defended a summary judgment in California state court based upon hearsay objections to asbestos product identification testimony.
OUTCOME: win
The first appellate decision in the asbestos litigation in which judgment was rendered for an asbestos defendant on Daubert grounds.
OUTCOME: win
Obtained final summary judgment by successfully excluding on Daubert grounds plaintiff's causation experts in personal injury case in which the plaintiff alleged low platelet count from petrochemical e ... xposure.
OUTCOME: win
Obtained summary judgment for Choicepoint, Inc. after successfully urging the exclusion of the plaintiffs' damages experts on Daubert grounds in contract dispute in which plaintiffs alleged $17 million ... in lost profits; successfully defended Daubert result on appeal.
OUTCOME: win
affirming take nothing judgment for breast implant manufacturer on Frye grounds where methodology of plaintiff's causation expert not generally accepted