Deceptive Trade Practices Jury Trial
M.C. Carrington, Commercial Litigation, Deceptive Trade Practices
M.C. Carrington concluded a 4 ½ month trial in which he led a team that obtained a unanimous verdict in favor of a private equity firm involved in a leveraged buyout. The jury deliberated 8 days before finding that the Defendant, another private equity firm acting as a lender, failed to act in good faith and that its actions in an attempt to take control of the company made the subject of the leveraged buyout were invalid, violated Texas corporate law and did not comply with Texas corporate governance. As a result, the attempted corporate takeover by the Defendant private equity firm was invalid and Carrington’s client still is the legal owner of the company. In addition, the jury unanimously found in favor of Carrington’s client on each of the counterclaims filed by the Defendant which sought damages in excess of $157,000,000 dollars.
More Info: The case was tried in the 60th District Court of Jefferson County, Beaumont Texas
G. Cordts, Jr. v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
M.C. Carrington, Sandra Clark
M.C. Carrington and Sandra Clark working with attorneys from Damond Mace, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey obtained a successful defense of a landmark $173 million deepwell case for Fortune 500 client. Case was reported in many national publications, including the DRI “For the Defense” and the National Law Journal.
More Info: NO. 1:99 CV 0085; for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; Beaumont Division
Bolling vs. Altec
M.C. Carrington, Products Liability
M.C. Carrington successfully obtained a defense verdict in a products liability case where the plaintiff argued for $2.5 million in damages. After a two week trial in federal court, the jury returned a verdict finding no negligence on our client and also finding that there was no defect in the design or marketing of their products.
Caryl Richardson, Individually and as Independent Executrix of the Estate of Willis N. Whisnant, Jr., Deceased, et al vs. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., et al
M.C. Carrington, Sandra Clark, Premises Liability
The firm worked with Cotton Schmidt representing E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. in a successful jury trial. This trial focused on the claims of Willis N. Whisnat, Jr., a pipefitter employed by B.F. Shaw, a general contractor. His family alleged that Whisnant developed mesothelioma and died in 1999 at 72 years of age as a result of exposure to asbestos while working for B.F. Shaw at DuPont’s Sabine River Works from 1966 to 1975. DuPont alleged that it was not negligent and not a proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injury. The jury found that DuPont was not negligent.
More Info: Caryl Richardson, Individually and as Independent Executrix of the Estate of Willis N. Whisnant, Jr., Deceased, et al vs. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., et al; Cause No. E-159,183-Q; District Court of Texas, 172nd Judicial District, Jefferson County
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, et al
M.C. Carrington, Sandra Clark, Premises Liability
MehaffyWeber successfully represented its client in cases involving the cost of asbestos damages in personal injury cases.
More Info: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, et al., Cause No. B-176,143, in the 60th Judicial District Court of Jefferson County, Texas.
Luther Fregia vs. H.E. Butt Grocery Company
M.C. Carrington, Premises Liability
M.C. Carrington won a unanimous verdict in favor of HEB in a slip and fall claim.
More Info: Luther Fregia vs. H.E. Butt Grocery Company, No. CV68509, in the 253rd District Court of Liberty County
