Caddell & Chapman was co-lead counsel in the largest consumer property damage case in history, in which over $1.2 billion (total attorneys’ fees: $42,230,000; litigation expenses: $536,000) was recovered from Shell and Celanese. Beginning in the late 1970s, Shell Oil worked with Celanese and DuPont in the development and marketing of a polybutylene plumbing (PB) system. The pipes were made of polybutylene, which is a resin by-product of a Shell oil-refining process, and the fittings …
In Edinburg, Texas, Michael Caddell and John Scofield prosecuted claims against a deceased man’s employer, after the company’s grossly negligent policies and business practices had endangered the man’s health and ultimately caused his death by electrocution. The Firm obtained a favorable settlement for the worker’s family.…
In Houston, Texas, John Scofield successfully represented the family of a man who was killed in an automobile-pedestrian accident. The 165th Judicial District Court in Harris County approved the settlement, which included recoveries for the man’s surviving minor daughters.…
In Houston, Texas, a woman died after her Mitsubishi sedan was struck from behind and burst into flames. Michael Caddell and John Scofield successfully represented the mother of the decedent in a products liability lawsuit in which it was alleged that the car’s unreasonably dangerous design had caused the post‑collision fuel fed fire. The terms of the settlement are confidential.…