Case Results
Accomplishments, accolades, case results from JRE Injury Law partner 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* | $400,000Judgment | Personal injury case in South Texas. |
| Civil case* | $375,000Verdict, 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* | $150,000Judgment | Won in Austin for two clients injured in the same crash. |
| Car accident with a trucking company* | $125,000Judgment | Babineaux & Mink v. Trammel Time Trucking, LLC. Auto collision. |
| Car accident and personal injury (4 cases)* | $100,000 EachJudgments and settlements | Includes Cortez v. Vallejo and Orozco Gamez v. Rodriguez, plus two other auto injury claims. |
| 18-wheeler accident (defense) | $0 AwardedDefeated a $265,000 claim | Deleon v. Merrick, federal court in Austin. Defended a truck operator against a neck and back injury claim, and the jury awarded the plaintiff nothing. Tried with Matt Riley. |
| Insurance bad faith (3 cases) | ConfidentialJury 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 | ConfidentialClass 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 | ConfidentialSettlements 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 | ConfidentialMultiple settlements | Lead counsel on cases including:
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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 MillionSettlement | 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) | $115,078.81Verdict 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 VerdictOn 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.
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different and depends on its own facts and the law. Results listed were obtained by these attorneys, including while practicing with other firms or with co-counsel.
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