The Lanier Law Firm Named Texas' Top Litigation Firm for 2015
HOUSTON, May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The editors of Texas Lawyer newspaper have selected The Lanier Law Firm as the 2015 Litigation Department of the Year based on the firm's successful courtroom track record during the past year among mid-sized Texas firms.
To compile the list, Texas Lawyer asked firms to highlight their notable cases during 2014, including any trial wins by Texas-based lawyers. The Lanier Law Firm, home to 34 highly skilled attorneys in Texas and almost 50 nationwide, was selected No. 1 among similarly sized firms across the state.
"This recognition is a tribute to the hard work demonstrated by every one of our trial lawyers," says firm founder Mark Lanier, who leads the firm's offices in Houston, Los Angeles and New York. "There are many fine litigation firms and attorneys in Texas, and achieving this recognition is very gratifying."
The firm's major litigation victories in 2014 included a record-breaking $9 billion jury award against Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Eli Lilly and Co. over damaging side effects caused by the prescription diabetes drug Actos. The winning trial team included Mr. Lanier, Dr. Robert Leone, Alex Brown and Lee Cirsch. Takeda offered a $2.2 billion national settlement in March to resolve approximately 8,000 similar lawsuits.
Also last year, The Lanier Law Firm's Judson "Jud" Waltman won a $1 million settlement on behalf of an El Paso truck driver who was severely injured in an electrical accident. The firm also helped negotiate a historic settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving a faulty trigger mechanism used in certain Remington Arms Co. rifles. Mr. Lanier and Mr. Brown helped negotiate the settlement requiring Remington to replace the problem triggers.
The firm will be profiled in Texas Lawyer's 2015 Litigation Departments of the Year supplement, which is scheduled for publication in June.
With offices in Houston, New York and Los Angeles, The Lanier Law Firm is committed to addressing client concerns with effective and innovative solutions in courtrooms across the country. The firm is composed of outstanding trial attorneys with decades of experience handling cases involving pharmaceutical liability, asbestos exposure, commercial litigation, product liability, maritime law, and sports and entertainment law. Visit http://www.lanierlawfirm.com.
For more information on The Lanier Law Firm and the Litigation Department of the Year honor, please contact J.D. Cargill at 713-659-5200 or [email protected].
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