Mar, 02
2011
The Honorable R.K. Sandill entered a $196 million judgment for Gibbs & Bruns client D. Bobbitt Noel, Jr. against Dallas billionaire Trevor Rees-Jones and Devon Energy Production Co., L.P. (DVN) on May 18, 2011. The damages for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty judgment were based on a verdict reached by a Houston jury […]
Mar, 02
2011
We represented Kay Dobbs and ProStaff, Inc. in a lawsuit against American General Life Insurance Company and American International Group, Inc. to recover $25 million in benefits owed under two policies insuring the life of Mr. Jeffrey Dobbs. Plaintiffs also sued for bad faith denial of benefits and other violations of the Texas Insurance Code. AIG […]
Mar, 02
2011
We represented the former Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Bank Corporation, Russell McCann, in two class action securities lawsuits that were filed following Franklin Bank’s failure and bankruptcy in 2008. In March 2011, the court granted our client’s motion to dismiss in both lawsuits. The ruling dismissed all of Plaintiffs’ claims, with prejudice, and a final […]
Mar, 02
2011
On March 16, 2011, Judge Daniels in the Southern District of New York approved the plan of distribution supported by Gibbs & Bruns client Carnegie Mellon University in the $815 million Westridge Capital receivership case, SEC v. WG Trading Investors, L.P. et al., 09-CIV-1750 (S.D.N.Y). In a hearing on March 16th, Gibbs & Bruns […]
Mar, 02
2011
We represented the Claimant, U.S. Pipeline, Inc., in an arbitration proceeding against Denbury Resources, Inc. and affiliated entities. The dispute arose out of U.S. Pipeline’s construction of a 272-mile long carbon-dioxide transmission pipeline for Denbury. The construction project, initially estimated at nearly $250 million, was beset with delays and additional work, which we contended […]
Mar, 02
2011
Law & Politics published their 2011 list of Texas Super Lawyer “Rising Stars” in a special stand-alone issue. Gibbs & Bruns partner Sydney Ballesteros and associate Laura Kissel were honored for excellence in the area of Business Litigation.
Mar, 02
2011
Robin Gibbs, founding partner of Gibbs & Bruns LLP, was named one of the Top 25 Preeminent Litigation Lawyers in the U.S. list by Expert Guides to the Leading Lawyers’ “Best of the Best 2011 USA.” Robin was nominated to this list via an extensive survey of in-house counsel and his peers. Research by Expert Guides is […]
Feb, 02
2011
Gibbs & Bruns LLP’s founding partner Robin Gibbs and senior partner Kathy Patrick were named “Leading Dispute Resolution Lawyers” in the 10th anniversary directory: 2011 Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Handbook. The directory is published by Practical Law Company (PLC) and focuses on dispute resolution law and top lawyers in key jurisdictions worldwide.
Jan, 28
2011
Countrywide RMBS Initiative Houston, January 28, 2011 – Counsel for BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP and Gibbs & Bruns LLP on behalf of certain investors including those who signed the previously-reported October 18, 2010 letter with respect to private label residential mortgage-backed securitizations, as well as counsel for The Bank of New York Mellon, as […]
Nov, 29
2010
We defended the City of Houston in a lawsuit brought by Southern Crushed Concrete (SCC) challenging the constitutionality of the City’s Concrete Crushing Site Ordinance. In October 2009, the court issued an order and final judgment granting the City’s motion for summary judgment, denying SCC’s motion for summary judgment, and dismissing SCC’s claims with prejudice. […]