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Plaintiffs Win $6.82 Million Verdict

By Slack Davis Sanger | July 11, 2011 |

On July 5, 2011, a Bell County, Texas, district court judge entered judgment on a June 17, 2011, $6,820,000 jury verdict – the highest reported compensatory verdict issued in a wrongful death case in Bell County. 

Paula Sweeney Joins Slack Davis Sanger

By Slack Davis Sanger | June 3, 2011 |

Heralded trial lawyer Paula Fisette Sweeney has joined the law firm of Slack Davis Sanger, L.L.P., enhancing and expanding the firm’s major personal injury and wrongful death litigation practice.

KVUE-TV: Mike Slack Comments About Cracks in Southwest Airplanes

By Slack Davis Sanger | April 5, 2011 |

Southwest cracks behind delays at ABIA by Andrew Horansky, KVUE News, April 4, 2011

Guatemala Crash Settlement Agreement

By Slack Davis Sanger | March 21, 2011 |

Slack Davis Sanger attorneys have reached an agreement with the remaining defendants to settle claims arising from an August 24, 2008, crash of a Cessna Caravan in Guatemala.

Texas Lawyer: Slack Notes Unique Challenges in Recent Case

By Slack Davis Sanger | January 18, 2011 |

Mike Slack recently spoke to Texas Lawyer about his case, Lee Odekirk, et al. v. Dallas Airmotive Inc., et al.

Nominate an Austin Community Volunteer

By Slack Davis Sanger | January 4, 2011 |

Slack Davis Sanger is proud to be a sponsor of KVUE’s Five Who Care and Five Kids Who Care community volunteer recognition program. Know an outstanding Austin community volunteer? Nominate him or her today. 

Recalled: Ford Windstar Minivans and GM Seat Belts

By Slack Davis Sanger | December 22, 2010 |

During the busy holiday season while we’re traveling and spending time with our families, it’s easy to lose track of local or world news. I’ll venture to say that the latest motor vehicle safety news is probably further down or even off our collective radar. Yet, continued dangers exist. We are led to believe that…

Federal DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuits Will Be Consolidated For Pretrial Proceedings

By Slack Davis Sanger | December 7, 2010 |

All federal lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson over the recalled DePuy ASR hip implants will be transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (Toledo) and consolidated into an MDL, or multi-district litigation. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation decided last week that Judge David A. Katz will oversee…

DePuy Hip Replacement Recall

By Slack Davis Sanger | November 10, 2010 |

DePuy Orthopaedics recently issued a worldwide recall of its ASRTM XL Acetabular Hip System and ASRTM Hip Resurfacing System.

Truck Safety: From Bad to Worse

By Slack Davis Sanger | April 5, 2010 |

Truck driver fatigue and inattention already are significant problems – and the influx of personal electronic equipment and gadgets can only make things worse.