We represented Plaintiff Dmac Construction in an arbitration arising out of Defendant’s failure to make payments in connection with our client’s construction of a $3 million marina in Surfside, Texas.  Our client sought payment of monies owed under the contract and was met with counterclaims from the marina owner totaling over $1 million.  After a week-long arbitration, the […]

The firm represents Class Representatives and a nationwide Class of over 500,000 individuals against Ford Motor Company and Williams Controls, Inc. in a products liability class action alleging defective accelerator pedals were installed in hundreds of thousands of Ford Super Duty pick-up trucks and Ford Excursions. The Class was certified in 2007 by the Oklahoma trial court, and after the certification was […]

In addition to the largest group of plaintiffs, 32 institutions in all, involved in the National Century Financial Enterprises (NCFE) matter, the firm also represents the litigation trust, the Unencumbered Assets Trust (UAT). In a decision issued on March 18, 2009, the Honorable James Graham of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio […]

We are lead trial counsel for 14 institutional investors seeking to recover over $50 million in damages they suffered as a result of what has been described as the largest gold fraud in history, Bre-X.  We were retained to file claims for these investors in New Jersey state court after earlier counsel were unable to obtain […]

In a sweeping decision issued on December 20, 2007, the Honorable James Graham of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied in virtually every respect motions to dismiss over $1.5 billion in claims filed against Credit Suisse First Boston (“Credit Suisse”) by investors who formerly held AAA rated notes issued […]

We represented Nevada Cogeneration Associates #2 (“JV Client”), a joint venture co-owned by Chevron and Dynegy, in the defense of an arbitration filed by electric utility Nevada Power Company (“Utility”).  In the early 1990s, the JV Client developed and built an electric cogeneration facility to produce electricity for a growing western metropolitan area and entered into a […]

We represented Defendants and Counter-Plaintiffs Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation and Frontera Resources Corporation in an international arbitration involving a significant oil and gas exploration lease.  Claimants in the arbitration were GAC Energy Corporation and GAC International. This matter involved a dispute over GAC’s performance related to a 2002 farmout agreement for an ownership interest in an oil and gas […]

Five years after settling their occupational lung disease claims, 11 Plaintiffs brought suit against our client Tuboscope Vetco International, Inc. and others seeking to set aside the settlements and reopen their claims.  Plaintiffs alleged their settlements were part of an unlawful “aggregate settlement” and were void as against public policy.  Plaintiffs also alleged that Defendants fraudulently […]

In the first phase of the trial, Gibbs & Bruns defended St. James Capital Corporation and SJMB LLC in an eight-week jury trial emerging with a complete defense verdict.  Plaintiffs asked for $47 million in alleged actual damages, approximately $50 million in disgorgement, and $60 million in punitive damages.  Plaintiffs were poured out on all […]

We represented Francis D. John, former CEO of Key Energy Services, Inc., in a consolidated nationwide federal securities class action arising out of restatement of multiple years’ 10-K’s and 10-Q’s during Mr. John’s tenure.  Other named Defendants were Key Energy Services, Inc., the company’s chief financial officer, chief operating officer, and successor chief executive officer.  In 2008, […]