A federal court jury in Lufkin, Texas unanimously found there was no defect in either the roof or driver’s side window of the 1997 Honda Accord. Plaintiff Ashley Cartwright was driving alone in rural east Texas when she was involved [...]
Prichard Hawkins McFarland & Young proudly announces Daniela Gonáles Aldape as the firm’s newest partner. Daniela has been with PHMY since 2004. She successfully oversees the team working on the firm’s largest docket. Daniela has tried cases across the state, [...]
PHMY’s Managing Partner, Kevin Young, is recognized as one of San Antonio’s Outstanding Lawyers by the San Antonio Business Journal. Kevin was nominated by his colleagues and clients to be recognized as among the city’s most outstanding litigation attorneys. Read the whole article here. [...]
PHMY attorneys were successful in obtaining a summary judgment on behalf of Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. in a multi-party product liability suit filed in the 215th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas. The case involved serious and permanent injuries to [...]
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. was dismissed from a product liability lawsuit where it was alleged that a 2008 KFX-450 ATV was defective and caused serious injuries to the Plaintiff, Shannon Parmer. Parmer was operating the ATV at an off-road park [...]
New Mexico State Judge Sheri Raphaelson granted summary judgment in favor of American Honda Motor Company (“AHM”) and Honda of America Mfg., Inc. (“HAM”) and denied the plaintiffs’ request for class certification in a lawsuit filed in 2002 – Lohman [...]
Prichard Hawkins McFarland & Young proudly announces that David R. Montpas has become a member of the firm. David has been with PHMY since November 2004, and he is currently in charge of the firm’s appellate section. David has successfully [...]
District Judge Strauss granted summary judgment in favor of Security Service Federal Credit Union on all claims brought by a Houston-area plaintiff. The plaintiff, a former account holder with the credit union, sued it for breach of contract, breach of [...]
State District Judge Lorraine Raggio granted summary judgment in favor of Hyundai Motor America in a product liability action in Dallas County. The plaintiff alleged she was injured as a result of a defective steering mechanism in a 2008 Hyundai [...]
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the defense verdict obtained by PHMY in favor of Honda. In the 2009 lawsuit, the Plaintiff alleged she was ejected from her Honda Civic due to a defect in the seatbelt buckle that [...]