Case Results

In 2020, John finalized a substantial confidential settlement on behalf of the family of an asphalt worker who was killed when the fuel tank he was working on exploded. 2016CCV-62211-1; Cantu v. HAC Materials, County Court at Law No. 1, Nueces County, Texas.

In 2019, John reached a confidential settlement for his 13-year-old client who was severely burned in a propane tank explosion. 17-08-57496-CV; On behalf of **, A Minor v. Avila, 79^th Judicial District Court of Jim Wells County, Texas.

In 2018, John completed his work for the mother of an 8-year-old little boy who was needlessly killed by a rusted steel light pole that fell on him in a restaurant parking lot. Digging through years of evidence, John discovered the pole’s maintenance was negligent. C-6184-15-G, Adams v. AC-DC Sign Group, LLC, et al., 370^th Judicial District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas.

On September 5, 2017, John and his co-counsel David Bright won a $50,642,242 product liability federal court judgment against Italian motorcycle helmet manufacturer Suomy due to the tragic and avoidable death of Brian Barrera in Acosta v. Suomy, et al., CA No. 2:14-CV-00455; in the Southern District of Texas.

His $6,000,000 jury verdict in Browning v. Colonial Freight Lines was considered one of the largest in Waco federal court history. 6:06-cv-00181-WSS, Browning v. Colonial Freight Systems, Inc., United State District Court, Western District of Texas.

In 2017, John finalized a settlement worth $13,063,526 in Davis, et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al. John’s clients were owners of lots at a Texas coastal development who filed state wrongful foreclosure, fraud, and unjust enrichment laws against Wachovia Bank and its successor, Wells Fargo. 6:11-cv-00047, Davis, et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., United States District Court, Southern District of Texas.

In 2015 John represented the Arredondo family whose beautiful baby boy was killed when a 100-pound television fell from a flimsy AV cart. His groundbreaking work led to a confidential resolution of the case shortly before a jury trial. 2014-61223-1, Arredondo v. ACCO Brands Corp., County Court at Law No. 1, Nueces County, Texas.

In 2015 John represented an oilfield worker whose arm was traumatically amputated while working on the deck of a South Texas drilling rig. Again, after preparing the case for a jury in Maverick County he was able to reach a resolution to take care of his client. 11-08-26783, Lopez v. Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc., 365^th Judicial District Court, Maverick County, Texas.

When a tractor-trailer driver in North Texas reached down to pick up a cell phone while driving, he crashed into a pedestrian, killing her and traumatizing her cousin who witnessed the carnage. John’s work in 2014 on behalf of the witnessing cousin led to a pretrial resolution – the truck driver’s only option to avoid a devastating jury verdict. 13-cv-00070, Steinhilber v. Drive Logistics, Ltd., United States District Court, Texarkana Division.

In 2014, John tried to a jury verdict Kingsley Properties v. San Jacinto, a case where his opponent sought nearly $20,000,000 in damages against his client. After a two-week jury trial, not only did his opponent lose, John won a $525,000 judgment for his client.10-60276-2; Kingsley Properties v. San Jacinto, County Court at Law No. 2, Nueces County, Texas.

Record-setting Top 100 Jury Verdict in 2010 in Umma Resources v. Key Energy Services, of $13,299,410. M-05-006-CV-A, Umma Resources, LLC, v. Key Energy Services, Inc., McMullen County, Texas.