12/20/2011
Ryan Zehl and Kevin Haynes were awarded $7.2 by a Dallas jury after a 3 week trial against Greyhound Bus Company on behalf of a client who injured her lower back when a bus rolled over on an icy road. This is the largest verdict ever awarded against Greyhound. The Houston Business Journal published an article today regarding the case and verdict. Cick here to read the article
7/23/2011
The maritime lawyers at Fitts Zehl were retained by a worker who was severely injured while on board the Deepwater Horizon when it exploded on April 20, 2010. Our maritime lawyers are currently representing 5 workers who were tragically injured during the explosion.
2/1/2011
Fitts Zehl is set to try 5 Paxil birth defect cases against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the second largest drug manufacturer in the world, in Philadelphia in May 2011. We have ensured that no other Paxil trials will take place before our May trial, which will make this the third time that GSK has gone to trial over Paxil since the FDA required GSK to disclose the connection between Paxil use during pregnancy and congenital heart defects in December 2005.
The first trial, Kilker v. GSK, resulted in a $2 million dollar verdict for the plaintiffs. The second trial, Blyth v. GSK, was cut short when GSK filed a motion for summary judgment half way through the trial.
Fitts Zehl is currently representing clients across the Country who took Paxil while pregnant and had a baby with a serious heart defect.
1/19/2011
The maritime lawyers at Fitts Zehl were hired to represent a deckhand who was severely injured after being thrown overboard during a crew change. The case was filed against Hercules Offshore and is pending in Harris County Distrct Court.
12/8/2010
Transocean Rig Explosion Lawyers at Fitts Zehl were hired to represent an assistant driller who was severely injured during the tragic Deepwater Horizon explosion on April 20, 2010.
11/3/2010
Transocean Rig Explosion Lawyers at Fitts Zehl were hired to represent a engineer who was severely injured during the Deep Horizon Explosion on April 20, 2010.
8/1/2010
The Jones Act Lawyers at Fitts Zehl were hired to represent a subsea engineer after his hand was crushed during a deep sea drilling project. The case is currently pending against Noble in Fort Bend District Court.
4/6/2010
4/4/2010
Transocean Rig Explosion Lawyers at Fitts Zehl were hired to represent a roustabout who was injured while working on the Deep Horizon well on April 20, 2010.
4/1/2010
1/28/2010
Fitts Zehl Featured in Forbes for Settling Lawsuit Over Deadly Mississippi Paper Mill Blast
1/6/2010
The Houston personal injury lawyers at Fitts Zehl recovered a jury verdict on behalf of a client who was injured in a car accident after he waited over 3 years to have a surgery that was required because of the accident. The defendant argued that the plaintiff was not injured in the accident, was at fault for driving straight in a center turn lane, and that the plaintiff had another accident that required a neck and back surgery after the car accident and before trial.
The defendant did not offer any money to the plaintiff before trial. Ryan Zehl took the case to trial on January 4, 2009, where he recovered over $60,000 for his client.
1/5/2010
The personal injury lawyers at Fitts Zehl LLP were recently retained by 2 contractors and 3 employees in a lawsuit against Imperial Sugar arising from the February 2008 explosion in Port Wentworth, Georgia. The explosion, which was caused by an excessive accumulation of sugar dust, killed 6 and injured 42. Fitts Zehl has represented hundreds of injured plant and refinery workers who have sustained serious burns and other on the job injuries and recovered over $150 million dollars in settlements and verdicts in just the past 2 years alone.
6/1/2009
Fitts Zehl named 1 of 5 “Power Lawyers and Law Firms of 2009”.
10/10/2008
How Safe Are Online Photo Sites?
6/29/2008
Pow! Take That, My Fellow Banker
1/9/2008
Fitts Zehl, LLP featured in article about pictures that are "Photonapped" for commercial purposes
Washington Post: "Hey Isn't That . . ."
9/24/2007
Fitts Zehl LLP files lawsuit against Virgin Mobile on behalf of 15 year old Alison Chang and her church youth counselor Justin Wong.
To view recent media coverage on the case, please click on one of the links below:
Ryan Zehl's interview with CNN's American Morning Show
NY Times: "Use My Photo? Not Without Permission"
Bloomberg: "Virgin Mobile Sued Over Use of Girl's Picture in Ad"
Dallas Morning News: "Bedford mother sues Virgin Mobile over use of daughter's image"
CBS: "Teen Finds Her Flickr Image On Bus Stop Ad"
Fox: "Dallas Family Sues Virgin Mobile for Illegal Use of Teen in Advertising Campaign"
International Herald Tribune: "U.S. lawsuit alleges image abuse in photo sharing online"
Houston Chronicle: "Dallas family sues Virgin Mobile over ad"
BusinessWeek: "Virgin Mobile Faces Teen-Photo Suit"
