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 …
Caddell & Chapman participated as co‑counsel with associate general counsel for SEIU (Service Employees International Union) in representing numerous janitors in Texas and Illinois in class action litigation against their employer. Plaintiffs’ claims arose out of the defendant’s wrongful classification of the janitors as independent contractors and underpayment of wages, including failure to pay overtime and wrongful deductions for insurance. A settlement with defendants was reached and preliminarily approved by the court on May 16, …
Michael Caddell and Cynthia Chapman represented 26 workers who received significant injuries in the deadly explosion at the British Petroleum plant in Texas City, Texas on March 23, 2005. All 26 clients of Caddell & Chapman agreed to favorable settlement terms. The details of the settlement are confidential.…
Michael Caddell, Cynthia Chapman, and George Nino of Caddell & Chapman represented Tetco Stores, L.P. and Spot Services, L.P. in a business dispute against Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation. After a five‑week trial in San Antonio, Texas, the jury rendered a $33.6 million verdict against Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation and in favor of Tetco Stores and Spot Services. According to Verdict Search, the $33.6 million verdict was the 10th largest verdict in Texas in 2006 and …