Notable Results
Over the past three decades, we’ve established a long track record of successfully defending our clients’ interests, assets, and reputations. Below, we’ve assembled a small fraction of the countless cases in which our attorneys navigated our clients through crucial ‘bet the business’ cases — and came through for them when it mattered most.
Summary Judgment Obtained in Charlotte, North Carolina Shooting Case
Hartline Barger was successful in obtaining a summary judgment while defending a nightclub operator in a premises liability case by a patron who was shot on the property. The case arose from an October 2014 shooting at a Charlotte, North Carolina nightclub. The plaintiff was a patron at the club watching the rap group Migos when he was shot in the left side by an unknown person. He filed suit against the club operator in October 2017, seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Hartline Barger Wins Summary Judgment for Texas Children’s Medical Charity in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas
Hartline Barger successfully obtained a summary judgment while defending a children’s medical charity against personal injury claims by participants of a charity run. Four plaintiffs and two intervenors argued that a temporary archway set up at the charity race’s starting line fell on top of them and injured them. They sued Hartline Barger's client in the 138th District Court of Texas in Brownsville, Texas, alleging the entity improperly secured or supervised the race.
Hartline Barger Wins Summary Judgment in Harris County Professional Liability Lawsuit
Hartline Barger was successful on summary judgment while defending an insurance agent and agency in a professional liability lawsuit filed in Houston, Texas. The case involved allegations that Hartline Barger’s client failed to provide notice to insureds concerning the termination of their flood insurance policy.
Attorneys Score Major Jury Trial Victory in High-Stakes Commercial Litigation Case
Hartline Barger secured a complete defense verdict last week in favor of its client, a heavy-duty truck and engine manufacturer and Texas Trucks, an authorized dealer of the truck and engine manufacturer, in a seven-day jury trial involving the company’s 2010 EPA 13L engines.
Hartline Barger Attorneys Obtain Complete Jury Verdict in Estate Dispute Trial
Hartline Barger attorneys Richard Crews and Casey Batchelor obtained a complete jury verdict for the firm’s client in a dispute over a probate estate estimated to be worth in excess of tens of millions of dollars.
Summary Judgment Secured for Apartment Complex Owner in Premises Liability Lawsuit
Hartline Barger was successful on summary judgment while defending an apartment complex owner in a premises liability lawsuit filed in Travis County, Texas. The case involved allegations that the apartment complex knew or reasonably should have known of a dangerous condition in the landscaping on its premises, which caused Plaintiff to fall and injure herself.
