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Janie L. Jordan

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Trial Attorney

Houston, TX

713.654.1122

713.739.8085

Janie L. Jordan’s Attorney Profile

Ms. Jordan has focused her practice on commercial trucking, industrial accidents, automotive products, and maritime accidents.  She has handled over 50 cases involving commercial trucking, commercial fleets, and 18 wheelers. She has represented individuals injured in industrial accidents such as plant explosions and accidents and oil field mishaps including failure of a pipe wrangler and fracking pipe.  She has represented individuals injured in maritime settings, such as an offshore crane collapse, injuries suffered while onboard vessels and injuries suffered dockside accidents such as crane and forklift accidents.

Ms. Jordan’s legal expertise has been included in several publications and professional conferences throughout her career. She has served on the State Bar of Texas Committee on Court Rules, proposing changes in rules and statutes concerning civil procedure to the Texas Supreme Court and the state legislature.

Ms. Jordan received her BA from Louisiana State University and later graduated with her JD from South Texas College of Law, where she was a member of the Order of the Lytae and served as Executive Editor of the South Texas Law Review. After graduating from law school, Janie served as a briefing attorney for the Texas Supreme Court working under The Honorable Oscar H. Mauzy. After completion of her clerkship with the Texas Supreme Court, Ms. Jordan received her Masters of Law in International Business Litigation from the University of London.

Practice areas

  • Admiralty and Maritime
  • Automotive/Trucking/Bus
  • Aviation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • General Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Product Liability
Representative experience

Product Liability & Wrongful Death

Member of team that represents a motorist who sustained serious and permanent injuries, including paraplegia, when the motorist’s Nissan Titan truck rolled over during the course of driving along a roadway that was under construction, where the roadway surface had been excavated with a drop-off into dirt and/or gravel. Plaintiff has asserted negligence claims against the roadway contractor, SMC Builders, Inc., and the Texas Department of Transportation, and has asserted design, manufacturing, marketing, stability, handling, instruction, and warning product defect claims against Nissan.

Additional significant cases

Family of Fire Fighter Killed in Bike Wreck Awarded $39 million in Wrongful Death Suit
The family of Houston fire Capt. Mark Braswell, killed three years ago in a bike wreck won a wrongful death verdict of $39 million, targeting one of the nation’s largest landscaping companies.

Professional Affiliations

Fellow, State Bar of Texas
Fellow, Committee on Court Rules, State Bar of Texas, 2007

  • Texas SuperLawyers, 2012-2019
  • Order of the Lytae

Honors & Awards

  • Texas SuperLawyers, 2012-2020
  • Order of the Lytae

Admissions

  • – Texas
  • – U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
  • – U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
  • – U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • – U.S. Supreme Court

Education

  • University of London, Queen Mary & Westfield College, LLM, Master of Laws in International Business Law
  • South Texas College of Law, JD,
    • Order of Lytae
    • Executive Editor, South Texas Law Review
  • Louisiana State University, BA

Publications

  • – Richard Warren Mithoff, Tommy Jacks, & Janie L. Jordan, Breast Implants: Opt Out? And a Look Back to Plaintiff’s First Win, TTLA 5th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference (October 6, 1994);
  • – Richard Warren Mithoff & Janie L. Jordan, At the Threshold of Trial: Navigating a Sea of Pretrial Issues from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, Santa Fe, NM (March 16-17, 1995);
  • – Richard Warren Mithoff & Janie L. Jordan, Trial Tactics in the Aftermath of Tort Reform, TTLA 7th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference (September 19-20, 1996);
  • – Richard Warren Mithoff & Janie L. Jordan, After the Handshake, Terms to Remember: Getting More Than Money For Your Client, 8th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference (September 18-19, 1997);
  • – Richard Warren Mithoff & Janie L. Jordan, Advanced Jury Selection Techniques: Plaintiff’s Perspective, Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, Santa Fe, NM (March 13-14, 1998);
  • – Richard Warren Mithoff & Janie L. Jordan, Is Bad Faith/Stowers Still Alive?, Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Course (August 20-21, August 27-28, 1998);
  • – Richard Warren Mithoff & Janie L. Jordan, Mastering Jury Selection: Use of the Juror Questionnaire, LTLA Winning With Masters Seminar (December 18-19, 1998);
  • – Richard Warren Mithoff & Janie L. Jordan, Proving the Impossible: Patient Safety and the Peer Review Privilege, Health Law News, (Vol. XII, No. 3, March 2000).;
  • – Richard Warren Mithoff & Janie L. Jordan, Bringing Down Goliath: How to Prepare and Try a Malicious Credentialing Case, 8th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, Santa Fe, NM (March 15-16, 2001).

Representative Experience

Family settle lawsuit

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$32 Million

Jury favors 6 Texans in suit over 1-10 crash

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Lubbock Hospital Will Police Doctors For Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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$265 Million

BP Sued by Vantage for $265 Million Jump in Costs

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“Demonstable Effect” on Parents: Settlement in Teen-ager’s Death

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EPA Finds Dioxin Exposed at Superfund Site after Storm, Orders Tests

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MultiMillion Dollar Suit Filed in Fatal New York Crash

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With Billions at stake in VW case, state and counties at odds

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Family of Americans killed in Air France Air Bus crash sue

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Plant blast preventable, probers say Wyman-Gordon fined $1.8 million

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Lubbock Hospital Settles Suit Following Anesthesiologist’s Mistake

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Mithoff Tapped to Lead Steering Committee in Volkswagen Emissions Litigation

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Local couple file suit after bus accident

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Endowment Fund for Veterans Honors Memory of legendary Lawyer, Marine

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Man hurt on job gets settlement

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Suit Looms on Willie Nelson Festival

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Inside Houston: Hall of Fame

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In the News

$39 million

Family of Firefighter Killed in Bike Crash Awarded $39 million in Wrongful Death Suit

May 4, 2017

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Texas SuperLawyers Selects Three Mithoff Law attorneys for 2015

September 28, 2015

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Richard Mithoff Appointed to Executive Team of Lawyers for Texas Cases Against GM in Ignition Switch Litigation

October 27, 2014

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Mithoff Law Attorneys included in Texas SuperLawyers 2014

September 15, 2014

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Texas Gas violated safety rules in fatal gas leak, report says

July 13, 2012

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Local couple file suit after bus accident

April 6, 2010

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$80 Million

Rita bus fire families settle for millions

June 5, 2009

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$80 Million

Settlement Reached for Families of Hurricane Rita Bus Fire

June 5, 2009

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Suit blames copter crash on windshield, speed

May 9, 2009

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Victims settle in bus crash

December 19, 2008

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Practice Areas
  • Birth Injury
  • Product Liability
  • Securities Fraud
  • Oil & Gas
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Fraud & Misrepresentation
  • Contract
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Wrongful Death
  • Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
  • Oil Rig Accidents
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Admiralty & Maritime
  • Chemical Plant Accidents
  • Refinery Accidents
  • Defective Products
Disclaimer
Reported verdicts and settlements may not be reflective of results in other cases. Reported amounts do not reflect attorneys’ fees (typically up to a 40% contingent fee), or case expenses. Jury verdicts may have been settled pending appeals for lesser amounts.

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      • Vehicle Accidents
        • 18 Wheeler Accidents
        • Bicycle Accidents
        • Bus Accidents
        • Boat Accidents
        • Car Accidents
      • Catastrophic Injury
        • Amputation
        • Burn Injury
        • Neurological Injuries (Brain Injuries)
        • Birth Injury
        • Paralysis
        • Spinal Cord Injuries
      • Aviation Accidents
        • Airplane Crashes
        • Helicopter Crashes
      • Industrial Accidents & Explosions
        • Construction Accidents
        • Heavy Machinery Accidents
      • Offshore Injuries
        • Jones Act Claims
        • Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation
      • Oilfield Accidents
        • Drilling Rig Accidents
        • Gas Truck Accidents
      • Product Liability
        • Auto Product Liability
        • Defective Products
      • Refinery Accidents
        • Chemical Plant Accidents
      • Admiralty & Maritime
      • Medical Malpractice
      • Oil Rig Accidents
      • Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
      • Wrongful Death
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      • Fraud & Misrepresentation
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      • Oil & Gas
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