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HDBDK Attorneys Successfully Defend Honda in Credit Defamation, Breach of Contract and Fraud Case

HOUSTON, Nov. 2, 2007 - Attorneys Jeffrey Patterson and Isaac Leventon of Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern, L.L.P. obtained a defense verdict on behalf of American Honda Finance Corp. and American Honda Motor Co., Inc., in a credit defamation, breach of contract, and fraud case in Houston.

HDBDK Obtains Unanimous Defense Verdict for American Honda

FORT WORTH, Nov. 20, 2007 - Attorneys Jeffrey Patterson and Giovanna Tarantino obtained a unanimous defense verdict on behalf of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. in a product liability case tried in Fort Worth, Texas. The plaintiff alleged defects in the manufacture of his motorcycle, specifically that contamination and a recall condition caused the engine to unexpectedly shut off and caused his crash. The plaintiff was seeking more than $3.5 million in damages. After a ten day trial, but only twenty-two minutes of deliberation, the jury found the motorcycle was not defective and the plaintiff’s negligence was the sole cause of the crash.

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for General Motors in HDBDK Seat Belt Case

DALLAS, Dec. 5, 2007 – Firm client General Motors Corporation previously obtained summary judgment in a wrongful death suit involving alleged design defects in a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am. Kyle H. Dreyer, Wendy L. May, and Pryce G. Tucker represented GM. The plaintiff died from injuries she received in the two-vehicle crash. The case was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas – Fort Worth Division, before the Honorable John H. McBryde.

HDBDK ‘s Technical Expertise Results in Surprise Dismissal for Retailer

DALLAS, Oct. 25, 2007 - HDBDK partners Jeffrey Cox and John Dacus were recently retained by one of the world’s largest retailers to take over a three-year-old wrongful death case. As it turns out, the retailer, a new client for the firm, had fired the last two law firms on the case because they did not have expertise in electrical fires and fire cause and origin. Cox and Dacus were hired because they both regularly handle fire cases and because Dacus is an electrical engineer.

HDBDK Wins Product Liability Case for Toyota

SAN ANTONIO, June 25, 2007 - Attorneys Kurt Kern, Cary Slobin and Fred Huntsman of Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern, L.L.P. obtained a defense verdict on behalf of Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. in a product liability case in San Antonio, Texas.

HDBDK Selected by General Motors Corporation to Handle Seat Litigation Nationwide

DALLAS, May 24, 2007 - HDBDK has been selected by General Motors Corporation to handle GM’s seat litigation nationwide. Partners Kyle Dreyer and Wendy May will be in charge of this two year program, which begins June 1, 2007.

HDBDK Succesfully Defends Toyota in Product Liability Accident Case

HOUSTON, April 4, 2007 - Attorneys Kurt Kern, David Stone, and Brian Rawson of Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern, L.L.P. successfully defended Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., and McCall-T, Ltd. in a product liability case in Houston.

HDBDK Attorneys Make 2007 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars Edition

DALLAS, April 2, 2007 – Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern, L.L.P. proudly announces that Jeffrey Cox, Melissa A. Dorman, and José M. Luzarraga have been named “Rising Stars” in the 2007 Texas Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition, an honor reserved for the top 2.5 percent of Texas attorneys age 40 or younger, or in practice 10 years or less.

HDBDK Successfully Defends General Motors in Crashworthiness Case

Jury Refuses to Find Defect in General Motors Seat Back

PHILADELPHIA, January 10, 2007 – HDBDK attorneys Kyle H. Dreyer and Wendy D. May, along with William Ricci of the Philadelphia firm of Lavin, O’Neil, Ricci, Cedrone & Disipio, have successfully defended General Motors in a five week trial. A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, state court jury returned a verdict for General Motors in this seat back crashworthiness case.