Recent Representative Matters.
· Successfully represented hospital in arbitration before a former Texas Supreme Court Justice, resulting in an award of $108 million against an insurance company for breach of its contractual obligation to pay for healthcare services: Rockdale Blackhawk, LLC d/b/a Little River Healthcare v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas, Adv. No. 20-06006-RBK (Bankr. W.D. Tex. June 6, 2020).
· Obtained complete defense jury verdict on behalf of officers and owners of a hospital system in $92 million lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duty and fraudulent transfers. Studensky v. Borgfeld, Case No. 21-MC-00028-ADA (W.D. Tex. 2023).
· Successfully represented major solar company as claimant in two-week arbitration regarding theft of trade secrets in San Francisco, California, with client receiving a multi-million dollar award (2021).
· Consulted on criminal case resulting in client’s acquittal after five week jury trial concerning allegations of $1.4 billion Medicare fraud. United States v. Durall, 3:20-cr-00086-TJC-JBT (M.D. Fla. Mar. 28, 2023).
· Obtained summary judgment on behalf of seven directors and officers of national laboratory company in $150+ million lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duty and fraudulent transfers. Willow Tree Consulting Group v. Grottenthaler, et al., Cause No. DC-21-01060, 192nd Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas, October 2022.
· Successfully represented hospital in $80+ million claim payment dispute with insurer in confidential arbitration resulting in favorable settlement (2024).
· Successfully represented management executives in $36 million fraudulent transfer and fraud claim by Bankruptcy Trustee, resolving matter with favorable settlement prior to filing of litigation (2023).
· Successfully represented hospital in $20+ million claim payment dispute with insurer resulting in favorable settlement: Knox County Hospital District v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Civil Action No. 7:19-cv-00095-0 (N.D. Tex.) (2022).
· Successfully represented laboratory executives in $50+ million claim payment dispute with insurer resulting in favorable settlement: Aetna v. Southwest Laboratories, et al, Cause No. 2018-31706 (152nd District Court, Harris County, Texas) (2022).
· Obtained Fifth Circuit reversal of lower court decision on attorneys’ fees resulting in $3.3 million fee award: In re Little River Healthcare Holdings, LLC, Case No. 21-50616 (5th Cir. May 18, 2022).


“If someone tries to steal your watch, by all means fight them off. If someone sues you for your watch, hand it over and be glad you got away so lightly.”
John Mortimer