Cases
Experience: Representative Matters: Trial counsel
Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of North Dakota against U.S. regarding claims related to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline with trial witnesses that included Governor Doug Burgum, former Governor Jack Dalrymple, Brig. Gen. Scott Spellmon Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
former Secretary of the Department of the Interior Sally Jewell
obtained judgment for North Dakota in the amount of $27,854,867.30.
First chair trial counsel for manufacturing facility in arbitration regarding claims in excess of $13 million for workplace related personal injuries, including second
third degree burns that required multiple skin grafts
resulted in a favorable defense outcome.
First chair jury trial that resulted in unanimous verdict for commercial property owner client for the termination of 20-year lease
a deficiency finding.
Representation of product manufacturers
service providers in a variety of claims involving personal injuries
wrongful death that allegedly resulted from various accidents at refineries
chemical plants in the Texas Gulf Coast area.
Representation of manufacturers of medical devices in national multi-district litigation involving thous
s of claims regarding inferior vena cava filters.
Representation of manufacturers of medical devices in national multi-district litigation involving thous
s of claims regarding polypropylene mesh implants for pelvic organ prolapse
stress urinary incontinence.
Representation of manufactures of inferior vena cava filters in national multi-district litigation involving thous
s of claims regarding alleged defects that resulted in migration of the devices
allegedly resulted in personal injuries.
Representation of industrial gas supplier
distributor in Texas multi-district litigation in connection with the January 24, 2020, explosion in Houston, Texas.
Representation of employers
businesses in misappropriation of trade secrets
covenant not to compete
non-solicitation cases, including forensic review of devices
data.
Representation of a field services company in disputes with refineries
chemical plants regarding breach of master service agreements including claims against a foreign national oil company.
Representation of national bank defending lending liability claims
prosecuting deficiency actions throughout Texas in federal
state Representative cases included defense of holder of notes for wrongful foreclosure
breach of fiduciary duty claims by loan servicer
of Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq., claims premised on erroneous reporting by mortgage servicer with potential exposure to over 900,000 mortgages.
Representation of investment consortium for breach of purchase agreement for collateralized mortgage obligations with a face value of $500,000,000.
Served as trial counsel for Fortune 200 chemical company in a multitude of personal injury lawsuits pending in state
federal multidistrict litigation courts in which product, premises,
employer claims for exposure to asbestos are Paul has successfully resolved, for less than 1 percent of the settlement dem
s, hundreds of cases in which plaintiffs' aggregate dem
s exceeded $100 million. Lead counsel for national bank defending lending liability claims
prosecuting deficiency actions throughout Texas in federal
state court.
Representation of construction contractor in Dallas County for claims that plaintiff's multiple back surgeries, including 360 degree spinal fusion
intrathecal morphine pump, were necessary
were caused by a traumatic injury at Plaintiff dem
ed $3.4 million to settle his claims
the case was successfully resolved two weeks before trial for a confidential sum of less than 10 percent of plaintiff's original dem
.
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led hundreds of claims for indemnity in product liability personal injury lawsuits filed in Arkansas for Canadian rubber Successfully obtained dismissals for client based on lack of personal jurisdiction.
Trial
appellate counsel for major chemical company that prevailed on summary judgment based on limitations for case in which plaintiff asserted lung cancer Plaintiff's appeal based on the trial court's application
scope of the discovery rule currently pending in the Houston Court of Appeals.
Trial
appellate counsel defending petrochemical process engineering firm in a lawsuit filed in Harris County
appealed to the Houston Court of Appeals in which the appellate court reversed
rendered a take-nothing judgment in favor of client on the application
scope of the certificate of merit statute for design professionals.
Trial
appellate counsel defending a Fortune 500 retailer in a lawsuit in Bexar County
in the San Antonio Court of Appeals in which a 10-year-old default judgment in excess of $3.5 million has been challenged by bill of Oral arguments in the Supreme Court of Texas (No.10-1028) were held Jan. 11, 2012
the intermediate court of appeals opinion was reversed August 31, 2012. Represented client in parallel federal appeal which involved same claimant that was decided by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. (Holding dismissals under Rule 56 are 'with prejudice to refiling'). Petition for Certiorari denied.
Representation of numerous clients in business disparagement
defamation claims including those based on false statements made on websites, blogs
Google Maps Obtained injunctive relief ordering defendants to cease making false statements
search engines removed from their search indices.
Trial
appellate counsel in commercial dispute in which case was dismissed for client based on lack of personal jurisdiction
affirmed on appeal.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Kerlin prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
