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4/24/2012

Zehl & Associates PC: Leaders in Maritime Law

Zehl & Associates PC was 1 of only 10 maritime law firms throughout the United States selected by Newsweek as “Leaders in Maritime Law” for 2012.

12/20/2011

Ryan Zehl, Kevin Haynes, and Ron McCallum were awarded over $18 million by a Dallas jury after a 3 week trial against Greyhound Bus Company on behalf of behalf of two passengers who were injured when a bus rolled over on an icy road. This is the largest verdict ever awarded against Greyhound.

7/23/2011

The maritime lawyers at Zehl & Associates were retained by a worker who was severely injured while on board the Deepwater Horizon when it exploded on April 20, 2010. Our maritime lawyers are currently representing 5 workers who were tragically injured during the explosion.

2/1/2011

Zehl & Associates is set to try 5 Paxil birth defect cases against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the second largest drug manufacturer in the world, in Philadelphia in May 2011. We have ensured that no other Paxil trials will take place before our May trial, which will make this the third time that GSK has gone to trial over Paxil since the FDA required GSK to disclose the connection between Paxil use during pregnancy and congenital heart defects in December 2005.

The first trial, Kilker v. GSK, resulted in a $2 million dollar verdict for the plaintiffs. The second trial, Blyth v. GSK, was cut short when GSK filed a motion for summary judgment half way through the trial.

Zehl & Associates is currently representing clients across the Country who took Paxil while pregnant and had a baby with a serious heart defect.

1/19/2011

The maritime lawyers at Zehl & Associates were hired to represent a deckhand who was severely injured after being thrown overboard during a crew change. The case was filed against Hercules Offshore and is pending in Harris County Distrct Court.

12/8/2010

Transocean Rig Explosion Lawyers at Zehl & Associates were hired to represent an assistant driller who was severely injured during the tragic Deepwater Horizon explosion on April 20, 2010.

11/3/2010

Transocean Rig Explosion Lawyers at Zehl & Associates were hired to represent a engineer who was severely injured during the Deep Horizon Explosion on April 20, 2010.

8/1/2010

The Jones Act Lawyers at Zehl & Associates were hired to represent a subsea engineer after his hand was crushed during a deep sea drilling project. The case is currently pending against Noble in Fort Bend District Court.

4/6/2010

The Transocean Explosion Lawyers at Zehl & Associates PC Discuss the Benefits of a Jury Trial in offshore injury lawsuits against Transocean and BP.

4/4/2010

Transocean Rig Explosion Lawyers at Zehl & Associates were hired to represent a roustabout who was injured while working on the Deep Horizon well on April 20, 2010.

4/1/2010

Veteran BP Explosion Lawyers at Zehl & Associates Discuss BP’s Safety History and Anticipate Further Scrutiny of its Involvement with Transocean Explosion.

1/28/2010

Zehl & Associates Featured in Forbes for Settling Lawsuit Over Deadly Mississippi Paper Mill Blast

1/6/2010

The Houston personal injury lawyers at Zehl & Associates recovered a jury verdict on behalf of a client who was injured in a car accident after he waited over 3 years to have a surgery that was required because of the accident. The defendant argued that the plaintiff was not injured in the accident, was at fault for driving straight in a center turn lane, and that the plaintiff had another accident that required a neck and back surgery after the car accident and before trial.

The defendant did not offer any money to the plaintiff before trial. Ryan Zehl took the case to trial on January 4, 2009, where he recovered over $60,000 for his client.

1/5/2010

The personal injury lawyers at Zehl & Associates PC were recently retained by 2 contractors and 3 employees in a lawsuit against Imperial Sugar arising from the February 2008 explosion in Port Wentworth, Georgia. The explosion, which was caused by an excessive accumulation of sugar dust, killed 6 and injured 42. Zehl & Associates has represented hundreds of injured plant and refinery workers who have sustained serious burns and other on the job injuries and recovered over $150 million dollars in settlements and verdicts in just the past 2 years alone.