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.
Hartline Barger Wins Summary Judgment for BYOB Establishment
Hartline Barger was successful in obtaining a full dismissal for their client in a case involving an alleged assault in Dallas, Texas. The plaintiff, Austin Peterson, alleged that he was tased and tackled by security guards at XTC Cabaret in Dallas, Texas on February 29, 2020. Plaintiff alleged that he sustained serious injuries as a result of the incident. He sued XTC Cabaret as well as its’ third-party security company for negligence, negligent hiring, training, supervision, and retention, as well as gross negligence.
Hartline Barger Obtains Full Dismissal on Summary Judgment
Hartline Barger announces another victory for major truck and engine manufacturer in Nashville, Tennessee. The lawsuit was part of pattern litigation related to an engine manufactured by Hartline Barger’s client.
Hartline Barger Wins Defense Verdict for Adult Entertainment Company
Hartline Barger secures a jury trial victory after successfully defending their client in a two-week Dram Shop liability trial in Harris County, Texas.
Hartline Barger Wins Summary Judgment in Dallas County Premises Liability Case
Hartline Barger announced a summary judgment victory today in favor of a commercial property manager in a premises liability case brought by a patron who claimed she tripped and fell due to a dangerous condition on the sidewalk of the property.
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.
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.
