• Case
    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.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle
    Attorneys

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

    Year

    September 25, 2007

  • Case
    NLJ Verdicts 100

    Largest Verdicts of the Year

    A Texas jury awarded damages to the family of a man who died in a rollover accident when his Chevrolet Blazer went out of control after the tread separated on a Bridgestone/Firestone tire.

    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman.

    Year

    February 3, 2003

  • 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
    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.

    PublicationDetroit Free Press
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    November 7, 2000

  • Case
    Files on tires’ recall must be disclosed in suit, judge rules

    Data between Ford, Firestone included

    Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. has to publicly disclose documents related to its recall of some tires that have been blamed for vehicle crashes, a judge in Houston ruled.

    PublicationHouston Chronicle Metropolitan
    Attorneys

    Richard Warren Mithoff, Janie L. Jordan.

    Year

    October 3, 2000