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Equal Access to Justice Campaign Donors

Annual ‘Equal Access to Justice’ Campaign Flourishes

Alicia Hernandez – Headnotes

The Dallas Bar Association and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas will recognize major donors to the annual Campaign for Equal Access to Justice at the inaugural of Frank E. Stevenson II on Saturday, January 19. The Annual campaign, which culminates at the inaugural, supports the...

Peter Kraus’ Lifelong Ties to UT Southwestern-St. Paul Continue

Peter Kraus’ Lifelong Tie to UT Southwestern-St. Paul Continues With Servant-Leadership and Philanthropy

DALLAS – Peter Kraus’ connection to UT Southwestern University Hospital-St. Paul began at birth. Kraus, a founding partner of Waters Kraus & Paul, is the son of the late William Kraus, M.D.

The elder Kraus was a beloved physcian...

Gerald Barlow vs. Elliott verdict

Jury Awards $1.75M to Naval Worker’s Widow in Asbestos-Mesothelioma Case

Confidential Settlement Reached Prior to Jury’s Determination of Punitive Damages Against Elliott Company

LOS ANGELES — December 17, 2007 — A Los Angeles County jury has determined that a shipfitter who worked at the Pier 32nd Street U.S. Naval repair...

Complaints Mask Attempt to Avoid Liability

Complaints About Jury Instructions Mask Attempt to Avoid Liability

As printed in DAILY JOURNAL NEWSWIRE by Paul C. Cook and Michael B. Gurien

In a recent column (“Guiding Juries,” Nov. 8), Michael L. Fox outlined defense objections to existing CACI causation intruction in asbestos-related cancer cases and proposed revisions to those instructions. He claimed...

FW Asbestos Removal Method Protested

FW Asbestos Removal Method Protested

12:14 AM CST on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 by Jeff Mosier / The Dallas Morning News jmosier@dallasnews.com

FORT WORTH – The city might endanger the health of nearby residents if it allows an experimental asbestos abatement test to continue this week, opponents said at a press conference Monday.

A handful of opponents and a couple of...

Jury Awards $35.1 Million to Retired U.S. Navy Boiler Tender

Jury Awards $35.1 Million to Retired U.S. Navy Boiler Tender Exposed to Asbestos

Verdict Is One of LA County’s Largest Ever in an Asbestos Case;

LOS ANGELES — October 17, 2007 — A Los Angeles County jury late last week handed down a $35.1 million verdict to a 74-year-old retired U.S. Navy boiler tender,...

WK Partner Elected Officer of Prestigious Consumer Advocacy Organization

plaintiffs’ attorneys WK Partner Elected Officer of Prestigious Consumer Advocacy Organization

Gary Paul Elected Treasurer of American Association for Justice

LOS ANGELES — September 20, 2007 — Gary M. Paul, a partner at Waters & Kraus, LLP, was elected treasurer of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) at the...

Jury Awards 5.2 Million for Exposure to Asbestos

Jury Awards $5.2 Million to Long-Time U.S. Navy Machinist Exposed to Asbestos

Power Equipment Manufacturer Foster Wheeler Found Liable for Failure to Warn; Jury Also Finds Malice

LOS ANGELES — May 24, 2007 — A Los Angeles jury yesterday found power equipment manufacturer Foster Wheeler liable for the mesothelioma death of 60-year-old Richard...

New Partners, New Offices

Waters & Kraus Announces New Partners, New offices

Charles Valles, Paul Cook, Gary Paul and Sean Tracey Selected partners; New Offices in Houston and Washington, D.C., Reflect WK’s Growing National Prominence

DALLAS – February 21, 2007 – Waters & Kraus, LLP, a leading plaintiffs’ firm with a national practice in personal injury and complex civil litigation, announced...

2006 Texas “Super Lawyers”

Andy Waters, Peter Kraus, Charles Siegel & Troyce Wolf Recognized Among the Best in the State by Peers

DALLAS — Waters Kraus & Paul partners C. Andrew Waters, Peter A. Kraus, Charles S. Siegel and Troyce G. Wolf have been named 2006 Texas “Super Lawyers” by Texas Monthly magazine.

The award recognizes the men as among the top five...

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