McDowell Hetherington LLPHouston, TX (November 2, 2023) In its latest edition of Litigators of the Week, Law.com / The AmLaw Litigation Daily has recognized the Texas team representing Sandy Hook Families against Alex Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, in the bankruptcy court. The team representing Sandy Hook Families included McDowell Hetherington’s Avi Moshenberg, Stuart Lombardi […]
Houston, TX (October 10, 2023) McDowell Hetherington is proud to announce that the firm has achieved Mansfield Certification! Mansfield Certification, awarded by Diversity Labs, measures the structural changes and steps we have taken over the past year to ensure our paths to leadership – including lateral hiring, client pitch teams, promotions, appointments, and more – […]
Houston, TX (September 19, 2023) – MH partners David T. McDowell and Matt Matthews were named by Thomson Reuters as 2023 Texas Super Lawyers in the category of business litigation. Thomson Reuters recognizes outstanding attorneys in more than 70 areas of practice using a rigorous, multiphase selection process that includes peer nominations, evaluation of attorneys […]
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, the Supreme Court decided Mallory v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co., which expands general jurisdiction and reaffirms old Supreme Court caselaw that creates an additional avenue for an entity to be sued in the state and for courts there to find general jurisdiction over the entity. Mallory v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co., No. […]
Brooklyn, NY – On May 31, 2023, just weeks before the 6-year anniversary of the commencement of litigation, MH obtained a summary judgment in favor of the firm’s life insurance client in a case asserting breach of contract claims based on a 2011 cost of insurance (COI) rate increase by a plaintiff that opted out […]
Houston, TX (May 26, 2023) – McDowell Hetherington is excited to announce Hope M. Young as its new Director of Recruiting & Professional Development. Hope will oversee and implement the firm’s law school recruitment program and lateral associate hiring initiatives. She will also be in charge of the firm’s attorney training program, in addition to […]
On Friday, May 12, 2023, the Texas Senate passed H.B. 19 that will affect how some commercial litigation cases are handled by creating a new specialized business trial court. The bill’s stated purpose is to streamline resolutions of business disputes and ensure the court is staffed by qualified and skilled judges, ideally giving businesses confidence […]
Oakland, CA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court recently issued a unanimous decision affirming the trial court’s dismissal, with prejudice, of claims brought against an MH insurer client and its agent by a plaintiff for Unfair Competition, Financial Elder Abuse, and violation of the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act (“CLRA”). […]
Houston, TX (September 30, 2021) – MH partner Matt Matthews was named by Thomson Reuters as a Texas Super Lawyer in the category of business litigation for a fifth consecutive year. Some of Matt’s 2021 highlights are defeating a high-stakes class action motion that asked a Texas federal court to certify a class in which […]
Oakland, CA – In August 2021 and after a nearly two-year court battle, MH obtained a summary judgment in favor of the firm’s life insurance client in a case seeking accidental death benefits under a group policy governed by ERISA. This protracted litigation commenced in Kentucky state court, was removed to federal court in Kentucky […]