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Honda Wins Trial Over Allegedly Defective Seatbelt
Price v. American Honda Motor Company, et al. An Amarillo, Texas jury found in favor of Honda in a lawsuit alleging defectively designed seatbelts in Honda automobiles. Tracy Price suffered paralyzing injuries when she was ejected from her Honda Civic [...]
Court Finds in Favor of GM in Seatbelt Case
Jason Roberts v. General Motors Corporation After several years of discovery, a Texas district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against General Motors brought by the injured driver of a UPS delivery van. In November 2000, Roberts lost control of [...]
Southwest Business Corporation Secures Multi-Million Dollar Settlement from American Home Shield
Southwest Business Corporation (“SWBC”) has settled a commercial dispute over the payment of commissions it alleges it was owed by American Home Shield. SWBC sued AHS after the latter terminated a brokerage contract under which SWBC had marketed AHS’s home [...]
Investment Adviser Triumphs in Fee Dispute
A Texas-based developer of multi-family investment properties has agreed to voluntarily dismiss claims it brought against a California investment adviser seeking to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars in referral fees it paid to the adviser. Internacional Reality, Inc. (“IRI”), [...]
Grant McFarland joins Greater Chamber Leadership Class 34
Prichard Hawkins McFarland & Young LLP (PHMY) proudly announces that Grant T. McFarland, Partner, has been accepted into the Leadership San Antonio Class 34 of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. “This year the competition for the class was [...]
PHMY Proudly Announces the Appointment of Marialyn Barnard to the 4th Court of Appeeals
Marialyn is a former school teacher, social worker, Assistant United States Attorney, briefing attorney to judges at the state, federal, trial and appellate levels, corporate counsel, most recently an attorney with Prichard Hawkins McFarland & Young. The Fourth Court of [...]