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Mark Lanier Named Among Nation’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers by Benchmark Litigation in 2020

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on November 5, 2020

HOUSTON – Mark Lanier, founder of The Lanier Law Firm, has been recognized as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in the Benchmark Litigation guide to the nation’s finest litigators. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Mr. Lanier has been honored by the publication for his commercial litigation practice as well…

Jury Returns $2 Million Verdict for Worker Injured on Construction Site

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on October 26, 2020

Jury trial among first conducted in Texas since onset of pandemic BROWNWOOD, Texas – In one of the state’s first in-person jury trials in the past seven months, a Brown County jury on Friday awarded $1.95 million for injuries suffered by a worker who fell 11 feet through an unmarked opening onto a concrete floor. The 67-year-old worker was…

Nine Lanier Law Firm Attorneys Recognized on List of Texas Super Lawyers

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on October 19, 2020

HOUSTON – Nine attorneys from The Lanier Law Firm have earned spots on the 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list. Firm founder W. Mark Lanier was again named one of the Top 10 attorneys in the state based on his work in class actions and mass torts. In July 2018, Mr. Lanier secured one of the largest verdicts in plaintiffs’ personal…

Judge Rules Tamiflu-Maker Hoffman-La Roche Must Answer Whistleblower Fraud Claims

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on October 2, 2020

Lawsuit seeks more than $4B taxpayer recovery for Tamiflu false claims BALTIMORE – Tamiflu-maker Hoffman-La Roche (OTCMKTS – RHHBY) must answer to whistleblower charges that it falsified claims of Tamiflu’s effectiveness in fighting influenza and fraudulently induced the federal government to stockpile millions of doses for a feared flu pandemic,…

Four Lanier Law Firm Verdicts Named to NLJ’s Hall of Fame

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on October 1, 2020

HOUSTON — The Lanier Law Firm achieved four of the nation’s largest jury verdicts in the past five years, as reported in the National Law Journal’s new publication of the “Top Hall of Fame Verdicts.” The firm garnered the largest jury award on the prestigious list for a $4.69 billion verdict in Missouri state court in July 2018 on behalf of 22…

Attorney Spotlight – Patrice McKinney

Posted by The Lanier Law Firm on September 16, 2020

Each month, we like to feature one of our attorneys to help you get to know our team better. We sat down with one of our Houston attorneys, Patrice McKinney, to talk about her background in the legal field and what she is currently working on. What led you…