// Boyd Law Firm, P.C. Practice Area Case Generator //Cases var ca = new Array(); var numCases = 54; ca[0] = ""; ca[1]= "DSC Communications., and DSC Technologies Corp. vs. Alan E. Negrin, Henri Sulzer, Advanced Fibre Communications, and Quadrium Corp., No. 2-93CV126, in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, ($100 Million telecommunications case and a multi-million dollar antitrust counterclaim involving dispute over title to intellectual property consisting of digital loop carrier developed in connection with the telecommunications industry; settled favorably after two weeks of jury trial)." ca[2]= "Patrick S. Smith vs. Medical Care America, Inc., and Critical Care America, Inc., Cause No. 93-03344-K, in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas, 192nd Judicial District, ($5 Million jury verdict, rendered February 12, 1996, in case where Boyd represented successful plaintiff, former chairman of the board of the defendant, who was ousted in a power struggle over control of major health care corporation, and sued over breach of separation agreement; jury awarded all damages in dispute)." ca[3]= "Information Communication Corporation and Outland Technologies, Inc. v. Unisys Corporation, 181 F.3d 629 (5th Cir. 1999), (case involving claims of over $100 Million against Unisys, alleging responsibility for failure of series of computer aided dispatch systems designed for municipal police departments involving alleged deficiencies in computer hardware and alleged deficiencies in application software; Boyd secured a judgment n.o.v. for Unisys, setting aside a $2.7 million jury verdict and providing that Unisys had no liability whatsoever. Boyd successfully defended the judgment in favor of Unisys on appeal). " ca[4]= "American Medical Electronics, Inc. vs. OrthoLogic Corp., Malkes G. Babbitt, Jr., Heather D. Cox and Kosta Kobakof, No. 3-94CV-2242-H, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas (secured injunction on behalf of plaintiff for misappropriation of trade secrets in medical devices industry case)." ca[5]= "Universal Resources Corp. v. Panhandle Eastern Trans. Corp., 821 F.2d 1097 (5th Cir.); (handled trial and appeal for successful plaintiff in $2 Million suit for damages in \"take or pay\" natural gas contract suit)." ca[6]= "Rodriguez v. Memorial Village Surgery Center, No. 98-21269; in the 55th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas (secured favorable settlement after trial in major case involving alleged fraud in connection with investments by limited partners in ambulatory surgery centers and a major slander claim)." ca[7]= "Cook Paint & nish Co. v. Allied Tank Services, Inc., No. 04-90-00501-CV, in the Court of Appeals, Fourth Supreme Judicial District of Texas, at San Antonio (handled post-trial and appellate work for Cook Paint after $21 Million judgment on a jury verdict was rendered against it; secured favorable settlement for one-third of judgment amount after developing viable appellate strategy)." ca[8]= "PRC Kentron, Inc. v. First City Center Assoc. II, 762 S.W.2d 279 (Tex.App.—Dallas 1988, writ den.) (handled trial and appeal for plaintiff securing and collecting $3 Million judgment in commercial landlord/tenant case)." ca[9]= "San Benito Bancshares v. First Republic Bank - Dallas, 101st District Court, Dallas County (1990); (successfully secured $4 Million judgment on guaranties and defeated lender liability counterclaim against bank and several officers of bank)." ca[10]= "Tommy F. Stone, P.S. Properties Joint Venture, and T.F. Stone Companies, Inc. v. Graham Associates, Inc., Civil Action No. 05-88-00323, in the Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas, (secured reversal on appeal of $3 Million judgment)." ca[11]= "Angelo Broadcasting, Inc. v. Satellite Music Network, Inc., 836 S.W.2d 726 (Tex.App.—Dallas 1992, writ den.) — (handled appeal, securing reversal of $2 Million DTPA judgment)." ca[12]= "Southland Royalty Co. v. Burlington Northern, Inc., No. CA 4-85-737-E, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (successful defense of injunction in attempted hostile takeover case, involving $600 Million tender offer)." ca[13]= "Medical Center Bank v. Campbell & Cryan, No. 1005607, 215th District Court, Harris County, Texas (successful defense to a jury verdict of securities fraud cross action claiming damages of several million)." ca[14]= "Lehman v. Cryan, No. 996334, 234th Judicial District, Harris County, Texas (jury trial for securities fraud; settled favorably to our client on second day of jury trial; damages alleged were $3 Million)." ca[15]= "FDIC v. Brown, et al., U. S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, represented and secured favorable settlement for five former outside directors of failed bank — 12th largest bank in U.S. at time of failure — in suit by FDIC based on negligence and gross negligence." ca[16]= "Gentry v. Weaver Development Company, 909 S.W.2d 606 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1995) (successful trial and appeal, for plaintiff in substantial real estate fraud case)." ca[17]= "Linda Romig, Trustee of The Romig Family Trust v. Lewis MacNaughton, No. 92-04886-G, 134th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas, (successful jury verdict in debt case with substantial usury counterclaim)." ca[18]= "Gentry v. Tucker, 891 S.W.2d 766 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 1995) (successful trial and appeal of litigation contesting control of real estate joint venture)." ca[19]= "Gregg Kirkpatrick and Cynthia Kirkpatrick, Individually and as Natural Parents of Joshua Kirkpatrick, a Minor v. Memorial Hospital of Garland, No. 05-91-00251-CV, in the Court of Appeals, Fifth Supreme Judicial District (representation on appeal of plaintiffs in major medical malpractice case)." ca[20]= "Zavala v. International Harvester Co., 623 S.W.2d 699 (Tex.Civ.App.—Houston [1st District] 1981, writ ref'd n.r.e.) (co-chaired jury trial and handled appeal of major product liability case)." ca[21]= "Texas Health Enterprises v. Krell, 828 S.W.2d 192 (Tex.App.—Corpus Christi 1992, writ dism'd) (handled appeal of $1.3 Million premises liability judgment on jury verdict)." ca[22]= "Apcoa, Inc. vs. Sky Chefs, Inc., No. 82-6123, 14th District Court, Dallas County (successful jury verdict in trade secrets case)." ca[23]= "Uniform Printing & Supply, Inc. v. Richard Heller, Specialty Business Forms, Inc. and Norbert Barcena, No. 90-02365-F, in the 116th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas, 1992 (secured favorable settlement in trade secrets case just prior to jury selection)." ca[24]= "City of Coppell v. General Homes Corp., 763 S.W.2d 448 (Tex.App.—Dallas 1988, writ den.); (handled trial and appeal for successful plaintiff seeking refund of $500,000 in municipal fees)." ca[25]= "Durkin v. American Gen. Fire & Casualty Co., 651 S.W.2d 41 (Tex.App.—Tyler 1983, writ ref'd n.r.e.); (successfully represented plaintiff at jury trial and appeal for enforcement of indemnity bond)." ca[26]= "Murphy v. General Homes Corp., No. 05-86-00138, Dallas Court of Appeals, 1987, (successfully tried to jury and defended on appeal judgment for our client in land use, adverse possession and wrongful injunction case)." ca[27]= "Cassidy v. Northwest Tech Center Assoc., 785 S.W.2d 407 (Tex.App.—Dallas 1990, writ den.); (appeal of commercial landlord tenant judgment)." ca[28]= "Manges v. Pool Co., 581 S.W.2d 540 (Tex.Civ.App.—Dallas 1979, no writ) (successful handling at both trial and appeal of venue challenge in major case). " ca[29]= "America General Inv. Corp. v. Bridewell Development Corp., 554 S.W.2d 824 (Tex.Civ.App.—Houston [14th District] 1977, no writ) (successful handling at both trial and appellate level of venue challenge in major case)." ca[30]= "H&B Equipment Co. v. International Harvester Co., 5th Cir. 1978, (successfully handled trial and appeal of suit to enjoin duplicative litigation in major antitrust cases)." ca[31]= "Lamar v. Steele, 693 F.2d 559 (5th Cir. 1982), cert. den. 104 S.Ct. 86 (1983) (successfully handled, on pro bono basis, trial and appeal of first favorable jury verdict for an inmate against the Texas Department of Corrections in a civil rights case)." ca[32]= "Hill v. InterFirst Bank Corsicana (Freestone County, 1987); (handled complex lender liability and usury case; picked jury; secured favorable settlement after jury selection)." ca[33]= "Robinson v. First Southwestern Title Co., No. 83-8501, Dallas County, 101st District (successful defense of DTPA suit in jury trial)." ca[34]= "Scott v. Denton County Enterprise, No. 83-969-C, 211th District, Denton County (successfully represented plaintiff in libel jury trial against newspaper)." ca[35]= "Hurn v. First Mortgage Co., No. 31882, 221st District Montgomery County, Texas (successful jury verdict for defense, including counterclaim for attorneys' fees, in DTPA suit)." ca[36]= "Metalgamica v. Carton Tech Corp., No. 82-6849-B, 44th District, Dallas County (successful settlement on third day of jury trial of fraud case)." ca[37]= "Wagner v. Smith, No. 3092, 33rd Judicial District, Blanco County, Texas (successful jury verdict in water diversion and land use case)." ca[38]= "Bingham v. J. Weingarten, Inc., No. 1156181, 133rd Judicial District, Harris County, Texas (successful defense verdict in jury trial alleging false arrest and false imprisonment)." ca[39]= "Paul v. Munzel, No. 21207, 85th District, Brazos County, Texas (successful jury trial in breach of construction contract case)." ca[40]= "J. Henry Schroder Bank v. BancTexas Dallas, N.A., No. 3-84-0704-G, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (unsuccessful suit for $10 Million in damages for rescission due to fraud in the inducement loan participation agreement; hotly contested; jury deliberated for three days)." ca[41]= "Jord International Supply Co. v. A. O. Smith Corp., No. 78-42380, 127th District Court, Harris County, Texas (trial to jury verdict of breach of international oil supplies contract case)." ca[42]= "Fischer v. International Harvester Co., No. 113759, 212th District Court, Galveston County, Texas (successful defense to a jury verdict of product liability case alleging damages of $300,000)." ca[43]= "Garrett v. City of Denton, No. 78-2165, 211th District Court, Denton County, Texas (jury trial for civil rights damages; favorably settled on sixth day of trial)." ca[44]= "Thelander v. Thelander, No. 972423, Court of Domestic Relations No. 3, Harris County, Texas (successful non-jury trial of securities fraud claim, filed as third party action in divorce case)." ca[45]= "Giescke v. Houston Agricultural Credit Corp., No. 16623, First Court of Appeals, Houston 1976 (successful defense on appeal of judgment against guarantor)." ca[46]= "Trinity Ranches, Inc. v. Carter, No. 48-88132-85, 48th District Court, Tarrant County, Texas (successful defense of name infringement case, non-jury trial)." ca[47]= "Houston Oil & Minerals Co. v. City of Crystal Beach, Galveston County District Court. Defended oil company in suit by coastal city to tax oil wells and related equipment located in the Gulf of Mexico." ca[48]= "City of Huntsville v. American General Insurance Company, Walker County. Represented insurance company in suit by city concerning construction project." ca[49]= "General Homes Corp. v. City of Rowlett, Dallas County. Represented homebuilder in suit for compensation of land to be used as a park." ca[50]= "Weaver Development Co. v. City of Carrolton, Dallas County. Represented developer in zoning and nuisance case against city." ca[51]= "Bell v. Dallas County, 2002. Co-counsel for county in jury trial alleging wrongful death of inmate." ca[52]= "Grinnell v. Munson, No. 04-02-00807CV (Tex. App -- Houston [14th Dist.], 2004, no pet.) (sucessfully represented executive rights owner and majority of royalty owners in claim by owner of the surface estate)" ca[53]= "Mr. Boyd has also recently handled successful claims by consumers against an automobile dealership and a bank, respectively." ca[54]= "Heritage Southwest Medical Group, Inc. v. PacifiCare of Texas, Inc., 2004, arbitration before the American Arbitration Association, arbitration award of $7,000,000 in favor of Boyd's client, the plaintiff, and a take-nothing award on PacifiCare's $22,000,000 conterclaim against Heritage, in hotly contested arbitration, involving 27 days of trial, between an independent physicians' association (Heritage) and an HMO (PacifiCare). Largest award for a physicians' association against an HMO in Texas history." ca[55]= "Illinois Energy Partners, LLC v. North American Pipeline Co., et. al., No. 05-00544-L, Dallas County; 2005 fraud and breach of contract suit for approximately $1,000,000 which was successful and fully collected on behalf of investor partnership against promoter and operator of gas well program in Illinois." //Legal Malpractice info ca[1000]= "   Mr. Boyd has handled numerous cases involving allegations of attorney misconduct or legal malpractice. More than half of these have been for plaintiffs, and most of those have settled on confidential terms. He also recently successfully defended an attorney in a case seeking millions, securing a complete dismissal of the case that lasted five years.

   Mr. Boyd has authored published writings on attorney conduct issues, including "Current Issues in Conflict of Interest Law," 53 Baylor Law Review 1 (2001). He has given seminar speeches on attorney conduct issues more than ten times and has also been hired as an expert witness on legal malpractice three times." ca[1001]= "   Mr. Boyd has handled a number of securities cases involving issues such as wrongful disclosure, misrepresentation, and private offering challenges. He was counsel of record for the defendant in Medical Center Bank v. Campbell and Cryan, No. 1005607, 215th District Court, Harris County, Texas, where he successfully defended before a jury a cross action for securities fraud claiming damages of several million. A jury trial involving similar allegations, Lehman, et. al. v. Cryan, was settled favorably during trial. Boyd is the author of \"The Coming of the New New Deal: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,\" Fort Worth Business Press, September, 2002 and \"SEC Enforcement: Will the Walk Equal the Talk\" Fort Worth Business Press, July, 2003." // Practice Areas var pa = new Array(); pa[0] = ['Business Litigation',54,1,2,55,3,4,5,8,9,15]; pa[1] = ['Intellectual Property',1,4,22,23,46]; pa[2] = ['Legal Malpractice',1000]; pa[3] = ['Securities Litigation',1001]; pa[4] = ['Technology Litigation',1,3,4]; pa[5] = ['Personal Injury Litigation',19,20,21,42]; pa[6] = ['Consumer Litigation',33,35,11,53]; pa[7] = ['Antitrust Litigation',1,30]; pa[8] = ['Health Care Litigation',54,2,4,6,19]; pa[9] = ['Partnership Disputes',18,6,16]; pa[10] = ['Real Estate Litigation',8,10,16,18,24,26,27,37,43]; pa[11] = ['Municipal Litigation',24,43,47,48,49,50,51]; pa[12] = ['Civil Rights Litigation',31,43]; pa[13] = ['Bank Litigation',17,9,13,15,32,40]; pa[14] = ['Libel & Slander',34,6]; pa[15] = ['Appeals',3,5,8,10,11,16,18,19,20,21,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31]; pa[16] = ['Fraud Litigation',55,6,13,14,16,36,40,44]; pa[17] = ['Oil and Gas Litigation',55,52,5,12,28,40,41]; pa[18] = ['False Arrest Litigation',38]; function printAllCases (cell) { var cellElm = document.getElementById(cell); var text = ""; text += "
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