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Appellate/General Liability

Shinogle v. Whitlock

Thompson Coe Obtains Texas Supreme Court Victory in Shooting Accident Suit

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Insurance Litigation

RSUI v. New Horizon Kids Quest

Thompson Coe Succeeds in 8th Circuit Reversing $6M Day Care Abuse Coverage Suit

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Labor & Employment

Sara Rios, et. al. v. Archer Luxury Travel, LLC

Thompson Coe Saves Client $100Ks in Damages After 3-Day Trial

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Cyber Liability Coverage

Landry’s Inc. v. The Ins. Co. of the State of Pa.

Thompson Coe Prevails in $28M Cyber Suit Arising From National Retailer Data Breach

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Product Liability

McCarthy v. Metropolitan Life

Defense Verdict After 3 Week, $10M Products Liability Trial

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Catastrophic Injury

Givens, et al. v. Anderson Columbia, et al.

Thompson Coe And Team Successfully Defends $200 Million Wrongful Death Claim

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COVID-19 Response Team - Resources and Updates

Thompson Coe’s COVID-19 Response Team is here to guide businesses and carriers through understanding their obligations and strategies during this uncertain time, as well as keeping them informed of the most recent developments. We are also providing constantly updated information regarding state responses in Texas, California, Louisiana and Minnesota, and federal measures implemented to fight the spread of coronavirus.

Thompson Coe Obtains Texas Supreme Court Victory in Shooting Accident Suit

Dallas Partners Rick Harmon, Heather Phelps, and Cassie Dallas, and Austin Partner Wade Crosnoe obtained a significant appellate victory in the Texas Supreme Court for shooting range Alpine Industries, Inc. and its employee Lane Thomas Shinogle. The Texas Supreme Court held that the docket control order, which set the date for serving expert reports for testifying experts, did not extend the deadline for serving a 90-day statutory expert report because it did not explicitly reference the statutory deadline.

Thompson Coe Succeeds in 8th Circuit Reversing $6M Day Care Abuse Coverage Suit

Dallas partners, Rick Harmon and Jody Stasney, recently secured a reversal from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in RSUI Indemnity Company v. New Horizon Kids Quest, Inc., on behalf of their client, an excess liability insurer. The opinion provides guidance in an area of unsettled law concerning an excess insurer’s rights and obligations when jury verdicts are not allocated between covered and uncovered damages.

Thompson Coe Prevails in $28M Cyber Suit Arising From National Retailer Data Breach

Ellen Van Meir, Mariah Quiroz and Nicholas Low successfully obtained judgment on behalf of their client, prevailing on cross motions for summary judgment, in a lawsuit seeking insurance coverage for $28 million in damages arising from a nationwide data breach. A national retailer sought coverage under multiple commercial general liability policies issued by Thompson Coe’s client for significant monetary damages assessed by issuing banks against the retailer’s payment card processor after consumer payment information was stolen during a data breach.

Thompson Coe And Team Successfully Defends $200 Million Wrongful Death Claim

After over two weeks of trial, Thompson Coe’s Partner and lead counsel, Jennifer Aufricht, with co-counsel Eddie Morales of Langley & Banack and Darrell Barger of Hartline, Dacus, received a defense verdict in a $200 million wrongful death lawsuit against highway construction client Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. Two of the three surviving families argued traffic control warning signs required by TXDOT were removed by workers. The jury found no liability on Anderson Columbia and found it in full compliance with TXDOT’s Traffic Control Plan.

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COVID-19 Response Team - Resources and Updates

Supreme Court Reaffirms and Clarifies Ministerial Exception to Employment Discrimination Laws Under First Amendment’s Religion Clause

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Zandra Foley Speaking at IADC Malpractice Event

Thompson Coe Obtains Texas Supreme Court Victory in Shooting Accident Suit

Thompson Coe Saves Client $100Ks in Damages After 3-Day Trial

Nineteen Thompson Coe Lawyers Recognized in 2021 Editions of Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Louisiana Tort Reform Lite: How Personal Injury Litigation Will Change in 2021

Minnesota Supreme Court Holds Hospital Liable For Negligence of Independent Contractor Physicians

Thompson Coe Elects Ten New Partners

COVID-19 Response Team - Resources and Updates

Thompson Coe Obtains Texas Supreme Court Victory in Shooting Accident Suit

Thompson Coe Succeeds in 8th Circuit Reversing $6M Day Care Abuse Coverage Suit

Thompson Coe Saves Client $100Ks in Damages After 3-Day Trial

Thompson Coe Prevails in $28M Cyber Suit Arising From National Retailer Data Breach

Defense Verdict After 3 Week, $10M Products Liability Trial

Thompson Coe And Team Successfully Defends $200 Million Wrongful Death Claim