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A look back at allegations of trial lawyer fraud leading up to Mikal Watts’ trial
Story CopyA look back at allegations of trial lawyer fraud leading up to Mikal Watts’ trial
Cracken, Hilliard accused of ‘shamefully’ stealing IDs of Deepwater victims; plaintiff seeks $100M in exemplary damages
HOUSTON – A recently filed lawsuit seeks an award of $100 million in
exemplary damages against Texas attorneys John Cracken and Bob Hilliard for allegedly using case runners to steal the identities of
Vietnamese-Americans damaged by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Mikal Watts indicted for fraud in BP oil spill litigation
Texas mega donor and prominent plaintiff’s attorney Mikal Watts has been indicated on allegations that he committed fraud when purportedly signing up tens of thousands of clients following the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
La. U.S. Senate race: Cassidy criticizes Landrieu for aiding keg stand
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu
Provost Umprhey gets $17M jury verdict for benzene plaintiff in Lake Charles
Brown LAKE CHARLES - A plaintiff represented in part by Provost Umphrey attorney Darren Brown recently reaped a $17.5 million verdict in his benzene suit against several oil giants.
Lanier says plaintiff's bar faces royal battle over oil spill suits, fears BP bankruptcy
Lanier HOUSTON-For at least one trial lawyer, the biggest possible disaster arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill isn't environmental, but rather BP declaring bankruptcy in the face of an endless stream of lawsuits.