• Case
    Verdict over Bridgestone blowout

    Sears, Which Sold Tire, 35-Percent Liable

    A Texas jury this month awarded damages to the family of a man who died in a rollover accident when a tire on the SUV in which he was riding blew out.

    PublicationLawyers Weekly USA
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Year

    July 22, 2002

  • Case
    Tire trial ends with jury verdict

    A Bridgestone/Firestone product is involved, but the focus is on repairs

    A Texas jury has awarded damages to the family of a man who died in a rollover accident involving a Bridgestone/Firestone tire.

    PublicationThe National Law Journal
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Result

    $29 Million

    Year

    July 15, 2002

  • Case
    Firms negligent

    Award goes to wife, son, parents of man killed in tire case

    An Orange County jury has awarded a Bryan family damages for a family member’s death it said was caused by a defective and improperly repaired tire.

    PublicationThe Beaumont Enterprise
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Year

    July 4, 2002

  • Case
    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.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle - Metropolitan
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    February 5, 2002

  • Case
    Legal fight over redistricting focuses on name-calling

    The state court trial over congressional redistricting opened with lawyers representing state Democrats and Republicans laying out their cases.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    September 18, 2001

  • Case
    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.

    PublicationStar-Telegram
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    March 2, 2001

  • Case
    TMC News

    Prominent Couple Honored with Hospital District Foundation’s First Humanitarian Award

    About 300 friends and supporters of the Harris County Hospital District celebrated a Jubilee of Caring Gala Dinner on Nov. 8.

    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    November 15, 2000