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EPA statement
Statement of EPA concerning Superfund site at San Jacinto waste pits
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With Billions at stake in VW case, state and counties at odds
Volkswagen faces billions of dollars in fine in Texas for its admitted cheating on emissions tests, but the potential payday is being held up as the state Attorney General and county officials fight in court over which government agencies will get to claim a share of the proceeds from the German auto giant.
AttorneysRichard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman, Warner V. Hocker.
YearJuly 7, 2017
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Texas Justices Say Noble Can’t ditch $63M Cleanup Indemnity
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday held Noble Energy Inc. must indemnify ConocoPhillips for $63 million in environmental cleanup costs under an indemnity agreement that wasn’t disclosed when Noble’s predecessor bought oil and gas assets during a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Richard Mithoff was lead attorney for ConocoPhillips
AttorneysRichard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman, Warner V. Hocker.
YearJune 26, 2017
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Endowment Fund for Veterans Honors Memory of legendary Lawyer, Marine
A legal aid endowment fund for Texas veterans has been established to honor the legacy of Texas trial lawyer Joe Jamail. The Joe Jamail Endowment for Veterans Legal Services was established by Jamail’s longtime friend and one-time employee Richard Mithoff.
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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.
AttorneysRichard Warren Mithoff.
YearMay 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.
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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.