Aug 7
A Sense of Empathy: Noted Personal Injury Attorney is Representing Harris County in its Case Against Volkswagen
Richard Mithoff Has Championed the Causes of Consumers, Workers
Sep 30
Family of Americans killed in Air France Air Bus crash sue
The families of two Americans killed in the crash of an Air France air bus flight off the coast of South America in June filed a lawsuit claiming the airline and the plane’s various manufacturers knew the aircraft had defective parts that could have caused the accident.
Jun 5
Rita bus fire families settle for millions
Victims’ kin hope award brings ‘closure’ and changes in safety
Nearly four years after 23 Bellaire nursing home residents died in a fiery bus while evacuating from Hurricane Rita, their families have reached a settlement.
May 9
Suit blames copter crash on windshield, speed
The latest lawsuit filed after a January oilfield helicopter crash in a Terrebonne marsh killed eight people alleges that a replacement windshield and the negligence of the aircraft’s owner and manufacturer are to blame.
Dec 18
Family: Side airbags in son’s car failed
In December, emergency crews arrived in Simonton to find Charles Tovar’s 2005 Toyota Prius in a ditch. Family claims the airbags designed to keep their son safe failed. He was only 19 years old.
Sep 25
Families, nursing home reach settlement in 2005 bus fire
The families of 23 elderly residents of a Bellaire nursing home who died in a bus fire near Dallas while evacuating from Hurricane Rita two years ago have reached a settlement with the owners of the nursing home, attorneys in Houston confirmed.
Feb 5
Lawsuits over faulty hips settled
Ohio company to pay recipients of artificial joints
The medical manufacturer that recalled 40,000 faulty artificial hips in December 2000 — thousands of them already implanted in patients — has agreed to pay damages to settle law suits, attorneys announced.
Mar 2
Pump failure implicated in plane crashes
Vacuum pumps, which power cockpit instruments in small airplanes, have contributed to at least 82 deaths in 36 crashes since 1980, including a 1998 crash in New Orleans that killed three Denton County residents, safety reports indicate.
Nov 7
Liability of Silence
A Houston attorney leading the charge against Ford and Firestone knew there was a problem, but couldn’t talk
Beating big corporations with big verdicts made Richard Mithoff one of the country’s best known product liability attorneys.