Colson Hicks Eidson

$7.8B

Mass Tort

One of our partners was selected to sit on the Plaintiff Steering Committee (PSC) in the multidistrict litigation surrounding the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill. Colson Hicks Eidson was instrumental in securing a monumental settlement in March 2012 between BP and hundreds of thousands of victims of the 2010 BP Gulf Oil Spill. The settlement will compensate class members for medical bills, damaged property and other economic losses.

$1.2B

Mass Tort

Partner Curtis Miner was recognized for his role as one of the court-appointed leaders in the Champlain Towers Condominium Collapse litigation, where he worked alongside a dedicated team of lawyers to change laws to make condominiums safer and helped secure $1.2 billion in settlements for the families and victims.

$600M

Product Liability

Global settlement for homeowners nationwide affected by defective Chinese drywall manufactured by Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co.

$19M

Commercial Litigation

Partner Roberto Martínez and his team settled a case for $19 million. Our client, racecar promotor Ralph Sanchez, sued the Aruban government for issues involving the construction of a racetrack that was never completed.

$60.9M

Medical Negligence

Led by partner Deborah J. Gander, the firm obtained $60.9 million in injury compensation, the largest amount ever awarded in a Federal Tort Claims Act case in the country. Federal Judge Jose A. Gonzalez found the Obstetrics Clinic in Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, Florida, liable for medical negligence in the delivery of a brain-injured baby and awarded damages to the boy and his parents.

$9M

Commercial Litigation

Partner Roberto Martínez secured an arbitration award worth $9 million. Our clients argued that one of the “Big 4” accounting firms failed to provide competent services, resulting in substantial losses.