Case Results
Accomplishments and case results from JRE Injury Law’s partners and of-counsel attorneys
Ethan L. Shaw
Of Counsel · JRE Injury Law
- Partner and co-founder, Shaw Cowart, LLP (Austin, TX)
- Licensed in Texas since 1990
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- AV Preeminent rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law; B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
| CASE | RESULT | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance bad faith (workers’ comp) | $70 Million + Jury verdict, upheld on appeal | Tate v. Discover Property & Casualty Co., Bexar County. A maintenance mechanic was hurt falling from a ladder at work, and the insurer wrongly denied his benefits. The jury awarded $50M in damages plus $20M in attorneys’ fees. Ranked by Lawyers USA among the most significant litigation results of 2009. Tried with co-counsel Tom Rhodes. |
| Underinsured motorist claim* | $2 Million+ Jury verdict | Telfort & Nunez v. State Farm, Tarrant County. Won for two clients whose own insurer would not fully cover their injuries. |
| Dram shop claim* | $750,000+ Settlement | Claim against a hotel bar under Texas dram shop law. |
| Personal injury* | $400,000 Judgment | Personal injury case in South Texas. |
| Civil case* | $375,000 Verdict, upheld on appeal | The jury’s verdict was upheld on appeal. |
| Car accident, injured family* | $350,000+ Settlement (policy limits) | Multi-party crash in Tarrant County. The recovery was for a mother and her three children. |
| 18-wheeler accident* | $200,000+ Settlement | For a client injured in a crash with a commercial truck. |
| Unpaid commissions* | $200,000+ Jury verdict | Gardner & Weston v. CCR Roofing, Travis County. Two commission-paid salesmen were owed earnings. |
| Car accident, two clients* | $150,000 Judgment | Won in Austin for two clients injured in the same crash. |
| Car accident with a trucking company* | $125,000 Judgment | Babineaux & Mink v. Trammel Time Trucking, LLC. Auto collision |
| Car accident and personal injury (4 cases)* | $100,000 Each Judgments and settlements | Includes Cortez v. Vallejo and Orozco Gamez v. Rodriguez, plus two other auto injury claims. |
| Insurance bad faith (3 cases) | Confidential Jury verdicts, then settlements | Against Liberty Mutual, Hartford and Aetna in Jefferson County. The juries found for the policyholders before the cases settled. |
| Class action and consumer fraud | Confidential Class and global settlements | Lead counsel for policyholders misled about “vanishing premium” life insurance. Also lead counsel in a mass consumer fraud case against a foreign exchange company. |
| Patent infringement | Confidential Settlements and a licensing agreement | Represented an inventor in a security camera patent case, and a fishing lure maker in a patent case, both in federal court in East Texas. |
| Wrongful death and catastrophic injury | Confidential Multiple settlements | Lead counsel on cases including: 1. A four-fatality crash involving a Ryder rental truck 2. A railroad crossing death 3. An industrial accident that caused paraplegia 4. A birth injury resulting in cerebral palsy 5. Brain damage caused by a defective product |
Jorge Mares
Of Counsel · JRE Injury Law
- Trial attorney handling commercial litigation, trucking, auto and wrongful death cases
| CASE | RESULT | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| Breach of fiduciary duty | $162 Million | Commercial litigation. |
| Breach of contract | $50 Million | Commercial litigation. |
| 18-wheeler accident | $38 Million | Negligence claim arising from a commercial truck crash. |
| Car accident | $30 Million | Negligence claim arising from an auto crash. |
| Wrongful death | $21 Million | Recovery for the family of a person killed through another’s negligence. |
| Property damage and mental anguish | $10 Million | Recovery for property loss and emotional harm. |
| Car accident, father and son | $2.25 Million Settlement | A driver ran a stop sign and T-boned the clients’ vehicle, and both cars rolled into a ditch. The defense denied fault, denied the driver was working at the time, and denied the injuries. After a single deposition of the at-fault driver, liability was established and the case settled. Handled with David Fuentes. |
Edmundo Leandro, III
Of Counsel · JRE Injury Law
- Attorney, Lawler • Leandro
- Insurance defense trial lawyer with jury trial experience in Cameron County, Texas
| CASE | RESULT | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| Car accident, two plaintiffs (defense) | $115,078.81 Verdict against a $3.5 million+ demand | Cameron County jury trial. The plaintiffs sought over $3.5M based on medical bills and life care plans. After a four-day trial built on jury selection, expert testimony and trial advocacy, the jury awarded about 3% of the demand. |
| Medical malpractice / fraud (defense) | Defense Verdict On a $1 million claim | Cameron County. Defended a physician accused of unnecessary treatment and overbilling. The court threw out the punitive damages and attorneys’ fees claims before the case went to the jury (directed verdicts), and after a three-day trial the jury found no fraud. |
Karl B. Brock
Of Counsel · JRE Injury Law
Bio and case results coming soon.
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