| Andy Payne Settles a Helicopter Death Case. |
| Andy Payne sued a television company when an Army helicopter crashed into a TV tower that did not have the required flashing lights illuminated. The helicopter... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Settles a Case Against Electric Company. |
| Jim Mitchell litigated a case against an electric company regarding the largest wildfire ever in the State of Texas. The fire occurred in the Texas panhandle an... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a King Air Turboprop Crash Case Against the Pilot. |
| Andy Payne represented a mother of a small child who was a passenger on a King Air that crashed on landing. Andy Payne proved that the pilot allowed the airplan... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Settles Highway Construction Case. |
| Jim Mitchell successfully settled a case against a highway contractor resulting from the negligent operation of highway construction equipment which resulted in... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Settles Airbag Case Against Toyota. |
| Jim Mitchell successfully litigated an airbag case against Toyota Motor Corporation. The case involved the failure of a Toyota Camry to have a side airbag. The... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Trucking Case on Behalf of Two Ministers. |
| Andy Payne represented two ministers who were rear-ended by a trucker on Central Expressway. The cases settled for a significant sum prior to trial.
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| Andy Payne Settles an Electronic Stability Control Case Against General Motors. |
| Andy Payne represented a man who sustained a neck fracture and partial paralysis after his vehicle left the road. Had the vehicle been equipped with electronic... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Tire Detread and Stability Case Against General Motors and Discount Tire Company for Significant Confidential Sums. |
| Andy Payne represented an eighth grade school teacher whose wife was killed when a tire detread resulted in a loss of control and rollover of a General Motors v... more > |
| Andy Payne and Jim Mitchell Settle a Claim Against General Motors for Failure to Incorporate Electronic Stability Control. |
| Andy Payne and Jim Mitchell worked together on a case against General Motors. The case involved General Motors’ failure to incorporate electronic stability cont... more > |
| Andy Payne Successfully Obtains a Substantial Confidential Settlement in a Ford F250 Roof Crush Case. |
| Andy Payne represented a wife and three children relating to the death of their father. This individual died when his Ford F250 rolled and the roof crushed flat... more > |
| Andy Payne and Jim Mitchell Settle Case for Almost Twice Policy Limits Against a Trucking Company and Ford Motor Company. |
| Andy Payne and Jim Mitchell were contacted on a case in which there was only $1,000,000 in available insurance. Through their tenacity and hard work they were a... more > |
| Todd Ramsey and Andy Payne Settle a Case Against Lowe’s Home Improvement Center. |
| Todd Ramsey and Andy Payne represented an individual who sustained severe injuries when a display at Lowe’s Home Improvement Center fell onto him. Through Todd... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Settles Case Against Elevator Company. |
| Jim Mitchell represented an individual who was killed in an elevator accident at Texas Stadium. Jim was able to successfully obtain a confidential settlement ag... more > |
| Todd Ramsey Settles a Claim Against a Large Scaffolding Company. |
| Todd Ramsey represented an individual who fell 40 feet from defective scaffolding at a Campbell Soup plant. Todd Ramsey was able to prove that the scaffolding w... more > |
| Todd Ramsey Settles a Wrongful Death Case Against Waste Management. |
| Todd Ramsey represented a man who was killed at a Waste Management dump when he fell from a ledge that had no protective barriers or warnings. The company has n... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles an Intersection Collision that Killed Four Innocent Victims. |
| Andy Payne represented families of three individuals who were killed when another driver ran a red light at excessive speeds, crashing into and killing all of t... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Settles Case Against Highway Contractor. |
| Jim Mitchell successfully settled a case against a highway construction company for the death of a truck driver. The case involved a 50 year old truck driver wh... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Highly Publicized Elevator Case. |
| Andy Payne represented the family of a man who fell 14 stories down an open elevator shaft. The building that paid the settlement had failed to comply with elev... more > |
| Andy Payne and Todd Ramsey Obtain a Settlement for a Teenager who Fell from a Tree while at Work. |
| A young man was simply following the instructions of his boss, who did not maintain worker’s compensation insurance, when he instructed him to climb a tree with... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Plane Crash Case in Leveland, Texas. |
| Andy Payne was able to settle a case against a fixed base operator who exercised unsafe procedures, which allowed company vehicles to drive onto the active runw... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Tire Explosion Case. |
| Mr. Payne’s client worked changing agricultural tires for farmers in a small East Texas town. While changing one of the tires, the bead failed in an explosion w... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Expedition Restraint Failure Case in California. |
| Andy Payne represented a family of a 17 year old who was killed when he was partially ejected due to a failure of the restraint system in his Ford Expedition. T... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles Numerous Vioxx Cases. |
| Andy Payne represented a number of individuals who consumed Vioxx and suffered either strokes or heart attacks. These claims were settled for confidential amoun... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles an Electronic Stability Control Case Against Honda. |
| Andy Payne represented the family of a young man who sustained serious brain damage after an automobile collision. The collision could have been avoided if Hond... more > |
| Andy Payne and Jim Mitchell Settle a Ford F150 Door Latch Case. |
| Andy Payne and Jim Mitchell represented the family of two individuals who were ejected when the door latch failed to remain closed during a vehicle rollover. Th... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Case Against a Commercial Sweeper Manufacturer and Employer. |
| Andy Payne represented the family of a man who operated a commercial street sweeper in his road construction job. As a result of inadequate safety features on t... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Belt Geometry Case Against Hyundai. |
| Andy Payne represented a child who was paralyzed in a collision. The Hyundai vehicle he was occupying contained restraints that did not fit him and a seat back... more > |
| Jim Mitchell and Andy Payne Settle Ford Explorer Roof Crush Case. |
| Jim Mitchell and Andy Payne litigated a case against Ford Motor Company on behalf of a man who suffered a catastrophic brain injury when the roof on his Ford Ex... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Brain Damage Case Against a Helmet Manufacturer. |
| Andy Payne represented a young man who sustained significant injuries in a minor fall from a dirt bike. Mr. Payne was able to prove that the Defendants’ experts... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Neurosurgery Malpractice Case. |
| Andy Payne represented an individual in a case against a neurosurgeon who caused significant brain damage during a botched pituitary tumor removal. The case set... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles an Offshore Helicopter Crash Case in Louisiana. |
| Andy Payne represented an oilfield worker who was a passenger in a helicopter that crashed after takeoff. The helicopter crashed because the maintenance company... more > |
| Andy Payne and Jim Mitchell Settle a Medical Malpractice Case Against an Orthopedic Surgeon. |
| Andy Payne and Jim Mitchell represented a client who sustained significant injuries when her bowel was perforated during a lumbar discectomy. The doctor paid hi... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Trucking Death Case. |
| Andy Payne was able to settle for a trucking company’s policy limits after the trucker failed to control his vehicle, left the roadway and killed his passenger.... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Road Construction Defect Case Against a Construction Company and Federal Express. |
| Andy Payne represented the driver of a Federal Express Ground 18 wheeler. The driver rolled his vehicle after hitting a sinkhole on I-35. The sinkhole was cause... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Obtains $900,000 Verdict Against Doctor. |
| Jim Mitchell obtained a jury verdict against a local doctor in the amount of $900,000 regarding the death of a 45 year old man who was prematurely discharged fr... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Successfully Settles Oil Field Explosion Case. |
| Jim Mitchell successfully settled an oil field explosion case resulting in the death of a 33 year old man. Jim represented the widow and minor child in a lawsui... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Plane Crash in Spain. |
| Andy Payne was able to successfully obtain a settlement from a U.S. aircraft manufacturer for a plane crash, which occurred outside of Barcelona, Spain. The set... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Plane Crash Case in Arkansas. |
| Andy Payne was hired by a family who was a passenger on an aircraft that crashed into a mountain obstructed by clouds. The case resulted in a significant confid... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Ford F-250 Roof Crush Case. |
| Andy Payne litigated a case against Ford Motor Company relating to a man who was killed when the roof on his F-250 pickup truck crushed. Andy Payne was able to... more > |
| Andy Payne Obtains a Significant Confidential Settlement in a Medical Malpractice Case. |
| Andy Payne represented the family of Debra Cason who was killed during a routine back surgery. The defendants in the case were the back surgeon, the anesthesiol... more > |
| Andy Payne Obtains a Confidential Settlement Against General Motors Relating to a Seat Back Failure. |
| Andy Payne was retained by the family of an individual who was ejected from a vehicle upon a seat back failure. Mr. Payne was able to obtain a significant confi... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Successfully Settles Medical Malpractice Case Against G.I. Doctor. |
| Jim Mitchell successfully settled a medical malpractice case against a G.I. doctor for perforating the colon of a woman during a routine colonoscopy. The perfor... more > |
| Andy Payne Obtains a Significant Confidential Settlement Against Chrysler Corporation. |
| Andy Payne represented the family of an individual who was killed after being partially ejected from a Jeep Cherokee. The Jeep contained defects in the seat and... more > |
| Andy Payne Obtains a Significant Settlement Against a Drug Manufacturer. |
| Andy Payne was hired by the family of a client who was diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension after taking a dangerous and defective drug. Andy Payne was... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Settles Product Liability Case Regarding Motorcycle Rim. |
| Jim Mitchell filed a lawsuit against Cyclegear regarding a defective tire and rim sold to one of his clients resulting in a tire failure. The accident resulted... more > |
| Andy Payne and Jim Mitchell Obtain a Significant Confidential Settlement Against Ford for Defects with the Ford Explorer. |
| Jim Mitchell and Andy Payne were retained to represent a family who lost a father in a Ford Explorer rollover accident. The Explorer contained dangerous defects... more > |
| Andy Payne Obtains a Significant Confidential Settlement in a Helicopter Crash. |
| Andy Payne was retained to represent a family whose son was killed when a helicopter in which he was riding crashed into an unlit TV tower. A lawsuit was filed... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Settles Product Liability Case Against Honda. |
| Jim Mitchell successfully settled a case against Honda regarding defective seat belts and inadequate side structure in a Honda Accord. Mr. Mitchell’s client was... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Products Liability Case Against General Motors Concerning a Defective Seat Belt. |
| Megan James was rendered a paraplegic when she sustained low back injuries due to a defect in a General Motors seat belt. After a year in litigation, Andy Payne... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Products Liability Case Against COSCO Concerning a Defective Car Seat. |
| Dillon Bright was rendered a paraplegic due to defects in his COSCO car seat. As the lead attorney on Dillon’s case, Andy Payne organized an expert engineering... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Settles Case Against Toyota Dealership for Improper Tire Maintenance. |
| Jim Mitchell sued a Toyota dealership in Houston, TX for failing to detect a worn tire, which ultimately failed, causing a roll over collision. The accident res... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Products Liability Case Against Ford Motor Company Concerning a Defective Seat Back. |
| Andy Payne served as the lead attorney in a products liability case against Ford Motor Company concerning a defective seat back. In a rear-end collision, the ve... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Products Liability Case Against Specialized Bicycles. |
| Jim McIntosh was riding his bicycle on Dallas’s White Rock Trail when the carbon fiber forks supporting his front wheel sheered and broke away from the bicycle’... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles With JPMorgan Chase Concerning Improper Financial Investments. |
| Andy Payne filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase for its mishandling of a trust account benefiting Roderick Matthews. Mr. Matthews had suffered permanent injur... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Settles Class Action Lawsuit Against Allstate. |
| Jim Mitchell was co-lead counsel in a class action lawsuit filed against Allstate Insurance regarding its improper use of credit history in calculating automobi... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Settles Motor Vehicle Collision Case. |
| Jim Mitchell represented a 14 yr. old girl who was involved in a motor vehicle accident resulting in the amputation of her leg. Jim sued the driver of the vehic... more > |
| Jim Settles Product Liability Law Suit Against General Motors for Defective Seatbelts. |
| Jim Mitchell filed a lawsuit on behalf of a family involved in a roll over accident against General Motors in which seat belt buckles unlatched in the rollover... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Products Liability Case Against General Motors for Failing to Use Electronic Stability Control. |
| Summer McAdoo was rendered a quadriplegic after her vehicle left the road and rolled over. Andy Payne reached a confidential settlement with General Motors afte... more > |
| Andy Payne Successfully Settles an Aviation Products Liability Case Concerning a Defective Fuel System. |
| Andy Payne filed a products liability case against a major aviation manufacturer due to a defect in its fuel system. Subsequent to the lawsuit, the aviation man... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles an Aviation Products Liability Case Concerning a Crash in Barcelona, Spain. |
| The pilot and passenger of an Air Tractor AT-802 airplane hired Andy Payne to pursue an aviation products liability case. Mr. Payne filed a products liability a... more > |
| Andy Payne Successfully Settles a Beach Craft 1900 Air Plane Crash. |
| Andy Payne represented a passenger on a Beach 1900 that crashed into the side of a mountain under low visibility conditions. Mr. Payne litigated this hard thoug... more > |
| Andy Payne Obtains a Successful Jury Verdict on Insurance Coverage Issues. |
| Jodi Gordon was killed when a drunk driver crossed the center line of a major interstate. Andy Payne tried the issue of insurance coverage for Ms. Gordon’s dama... more > |
| Andy Payne Obtained a Verdict For Over $1,000,000 in a Commercial Vehical Collision. |
| Andy Payne & Steve Aldous tried a commercial vehicle collision in Dallas County. The jury restored a $1,000,000+ verdict after a four day trial.
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| Andy Payne Successfully Settles an Agricultural Products Liability Case Involving a New Holland Hay Baler. |
| Andy Payne settled a case involving a New Holland hay baler. The hay baler did not have guards to prevent the operator from being pulled into the intake area of... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Settles Nursing Home Case. |
| Jim Mitchell sued a nursing home regarding improper care rendered to one of its residents resulting in malnutrition, dehydration and ultimate death. Jim not onl... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Successfully Settles Product Liability Lawsuit Regarding Metal Grinding Machine. |
| Jim Mitchell filed a lawsuit regarding a metal grinding machine used by his client, which malfunctioned, resulting in serious internal injuries and lacerations.... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Settles Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Regarding Birth Trauma. |
| Jim Mitchell filed a lawsuit in Oklahoma regarding the birth injury and ultimate death of a baby delivered in Idabel, Oklahoma. The lawsuit alleged that the doc... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Products Liability Case Against Overhead Door Corporation. |
| Bailey Gilliland was injured when a manual commercial garage door came loose from the securing mechanism falling and seriously injuring his neck. The case was s... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Commercial Truck Collision for Significant Confidential Sum. |
| Andy Payne represented three families whose loved ones were killed or injured when an 18-wheeler rear ended a vehicle near Padre Island, Texas. The defendants o... more > |
| Jim Mitchell Obtains 38 Million Dollar Verdict Against General Motors. |
| Jim Mitchell obtained a jury verdict against General Motors in the amount of 38 million dollars for the failure of the side airbags in a suburban to deploy in a... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Construction Accident Case for Significant Confidential Sum. |
| Andy Payne represented the widow and daughter of a man who was killed after a fall from a forklift at a construction site. Multiple defendants were brought in t... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Case Against Prospect Airport Services and American Airlines. |
| Andy Payne represented a nine-year-old girl who was traveling alone on an international flight. The individual assigned to escort the minor between flights sexu... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Commercial Truck Wreck Case Pending in Hidalgo County. |
| Andy Payne represented a family whose young baby was killed in a truck wreck. Despite a police report that indicated no liability on the truck driver, Andy Payn... more > |
| Andy Payne Obtains a Significant Settlement for a Family Whose Daughter was Killed in a Vehicle Collision. |
| Andy Payne represented the family of a woman who was killed when a teenager driving a company truck caused a multiple vehicle collision on Interstate 10. The la... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Case Against Lowes Home Improvement Center. |
| James Massey was seriously injured when a refrigerator fell from a Lowes' delivery truck in transit on I-35. Mr. Massey who was driving his Harley Davidson sust... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles an Electrocution Death Case for Multiple Millions. |
| Brian Hale was survived by a wife and young child when he was killed while working on overhead power lines. Mr. Hale was electrocuted when the line was re-energ... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Hotel Fire Case. |
| Andy Payne represented the family of an elderly woman who was killed when a fire started at an Arlington motel. The motel did not maintain the required door clo... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Tire Detread Case Against Bridgestone/Firestone. |
| Truly v. Bridgestone/Firestone involves a detread of a Bridgestone/Firestone tire resulting in a loss of control and contact with a bridge pillar. Ms. Truly sus... more > |
| Andy Payne Obtained an Award of $730,000 for a 9-11 Victim. |
| Mr. Payne working for free, obtained a $730,000 award from the Victim's Compensation Fund for disc herniation sustained by Mr. Hardeo in the attack on the World... more > |
| Andy Payne Obtains a Significant Settlement Against Bridgestone/Firestone. |
| Andy Payne was able to obtain a significant settlement with Bridgestone/Firestone related to the detread of a Bridgestone Dualer tire on a Honda SUV. The detrea... more > |
| Andy Payne Obtained a Significant Commercial Vehicle Collision Settlement |
| Our client was seriously injured and underwent two substantial surgeries as a result of an intersection with a commercial motor vehicle. Mr. Payne was able to o... more > |
| Andy Payne Obtains a Confidential Settlement with Yamaha Motor Corporation Regarding a Defective Throttle Mechanism. |
| In Lux v. Yamaha Motor Corporation, Andy Payne was able to obtain a significant settlement for his client who was injured when the throttle on his YZ 250 motorc... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a Portion of a Commercial Motor Vehicle Collision that Occurred on I-35 Near Austin. |
| Mr. Payne has obtained a successful settlement of a commercial vehicle accident in which a young baby was killed when the vehicle she was a passenger in was rea... more > |
| Andy Payne Reaches a Confidential Settlement with General Motors Regarding a Seat-Back Failure. |
| Wendy Bean v. General Motors involved a seat-back which failed resulting in Wendy Bean being ejected from her vehicle and breaking her neck. Andy Payne obtained... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles with General Motors Regarding a Seat Belt Failure. |
| Howie & Sweeney successfully settles a product liability case involving a back seat passenger in a Chevrolet Suburban who was critically injured with disabl... more > |
| Andy Payne Obtains Settlements in an Aviation Disaster. |
| In the winter of 2004, Mr. Payne was able to obtain a settlement relating to a aircraft crash occurring in East Texas. The crash occurred due to an engine failu... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles a 18-Wheeler Death Case for a Confidential Amount. |
| The wreck involved 18-wheeler that jack-knifed in rainy conditions striking our client who was pulled over on the side of the road.
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| Andy Payne Settles a Product Liability Case Involving a Crane Truck for a Confidential Sum. |
| Our client was injured when 4 bolts holding a 1200-pound jib failed allowing the jib to fall. The thread on the bolts had on 20% thread penetration when ANSI st... more > |
| Andy Payne Settles Seatbelt Case with Ford Motor Company. |
| In Penrod v. Ford Motor Company, Andy Payne settled a wrongful death case involving a seat buckle failure resulting in the ejection and death of the Plaintiff.
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| Andy Payne Settles Ford Bronco II Rollover. |
| In Davis v. Ford Motor Company, Andy Payne successfully settled a case with Ford Motor Company in which a Bronco II rolled over ejecting and seriously injuring... more > |
| Drunk Driving and Death Case Settled by Andy Payne. |
| Andy Payne was successful in obtaining a substantial settlement for the family of Jessica Bufkin who was killed in a drunk driving collision.
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| Andy Payne Settles a Multiple Death Case Against Ben E. Keith. |
| In Rebensdorf v. Ben E. Keith, a Ben E. Keith driver rear-ended and killed two individuals. Andy Payne successfully settles.
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| Andy Payne Settles a Case Against Miller of Dallas. |
| Andy Payne reached a confidential settlement with Miller of Dallas regarding an intersection collision resulting in serious injuries to his clients.
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| Case Against Toyota Motor Company Successfully Settled by Andy Payne. |
| Andy Payne successfully obtained a significant confidential settlement for his client who was rendered quadriplegic due to a seatbelt defect.
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| Andy Payne Successfully Settles a Rock Hauler Case. |
| In Ybarra v. Chaney Trucking, Inc., Andy Payne obtained a significant confidential settlement for a family whose husband/father was killed by a semi-tractor and... more > |
| Child Restraint Case Successfully Settled by Andy Payne. |
| In Stowell v. Evenflo, Andy Payne was successful in obtaining a significant confidential settlement for his client who was ejected from a car seat and sustained... more > |
