• Case
    Litigator of the Week: Powerful Story Wins $27.7 million Judgment for Family of Man Killed in Bicycle Accident

    Houston lawyer Richard Mithoff was named “Litigator of the Week” for a successful jury trial verdict: Topping the list of what Richard Mithoff has learned in 46 years as a trial lawyer is this useful gem, “I always believe the plaintiff is Exhibit A.” And that’s how Mithoff, 71, won a $27.7 million judgment Friday for the family of a man killed while riding his bicycle — without any eye witnesses or hard evidence to prove how it happened.

    PublicationTexas Lawyer
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    May 22, 2017

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

    The family of a fallen firefighter killed in a bicycle accident has been awarded $39.95 million in a wrongful death suit against a landscaping company.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Result

    $39 million

    Year

    May 4, 2017

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    Entergy Sued Over Allegations of Negligence Leading to Electrician’s Death

    A father and mother from Idaho are suing three energy production companies over claims of negligence resulting in their son’s death.

    PublicationSoutheast Texas Record
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Warner V. Hocker.

    Year

    September 11, 2015

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

    The Texas Gas Service violated safety rules in handling a gas leak reported in November at a North Austin house where a gas explosion killed a man in January, according to a report released by the Texas Railroad Commission.

    PublicationAustin American-Statesman
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    July 13, 2012

  • Case
    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.

    PublicationThe Seattle Times
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Warner V. Hocker.

    Year

    September 30, 2009

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    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.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Result

    $80 Million

    Year

    June 5, 2009

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    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.

    PublicationHouma Today
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    May 9, 2009