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.
Matt Gelina and Maryse Rodriguez Secure Favorable Outcome in Jury Trial for Small Business Client
Hartline Barger Partner Matt Gelina and Associate Maryse Rodriguez secured a favorable outcome for our small business client in a recent jury trial with exposure well above the client’s insurance limits. We represented a small propane distribution company that services food truck parks in Austin as well as their driver. The case arose from a 2019 motor vehicle accident where our client admitted that he turned left in front of Plaintiff’s oncoming pickup truck.
Hartline Barger Secures Summary Judgment in Products Liability Suit
Hartline Barger achieved a significant victory in a products liability case in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The plaintiff sustained injuries while operating a sit-down counterbalance forklift that our client designed and manufactured.
Hartline Barger Wins Summary Judgment in Dallas 18-Wheeler Accident Case
Hartline Barger was successful on summary judgment while defending a construction company in an 18-wheeler accident case.
Appellate Team Obtains Texas Supreme Court Appellate Victory
The Hartline Barger Appellate Team obtained an appellate victory when the Texas Supreme Court denied Plaintiff’s petition for review of an award of death penalty sanctions based on Plaintiffs’ bad faith Non-Suit during a Summary Judgment hearing.
Dismissal Obtained for Rideshare Company and its Parent Entity
Hartline Barger attorneys successfully obtained a dismissal for their client.
Unanimous Defense Verdict For Major Truck & Engine Manufacturer
Hartline Barger obtained a unanimous defense verdict for a major truck and engine manufacturer, from a Dallas County jury on May 2, 2022, after a six-day trial in Judge Maricela Moore’s court.
