• Case
    EPA Finds Damage at Superfund Site from Hurricane Harvey

    The EPA confirmed the fears of citizens that Hurricane Harvey flooding spawned a leak in one of the most dangerous and vulnerable of Houston’s Superfund sites — the San Jacinto Waste Pits.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Year

    September 29, 2017

  • Case
    EPA statement

    Statement of EPA concerning Superfund site at San Jacinto waste pits

    PublicationSan Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site Data
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Year

    September 28, 2017

  • 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

  • Case
    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

  • Case
    Fishermen, Landowners Allege Harm from Waste Pits in Suit Against Owners of San Jacinto River Superfund Site Locals With Cancer Blame Sludge Fouling San Jacinto River

    More than 600 people are part of the ongoing legal dispute in Harris County. Filed in 2012, the case has grown into one of the largest environmental class action lawsuits in Texas history, according to attorney Richard Mithoff.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Year

    February 13, 2017

  • Case
    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

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff.

    Year

    August 7, 2016

  • Case
    Harris County Warns Some Near San Jacinto Waste Pits Not to Drink the Water

    Health officials told residents near the San Jacinto waste pits to drink only bottled water for now.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Year

    July 7, 2016