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Cameron, Axon Drag Hercules Into Drilling Blowout Suit

Law360 reports on a suit brought by Lloyd’s of London against Axon Pressure Products Inc., Axon EP Inc. and Cameron International Corp. to recover losses from a gas drilling fire in the Gulf of Mexico. Axon is represented by Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP partner Dennis Barrow, as well as associates Tyler Henkel and Margaret Bryant.

See Law360 article.

Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP Partner Wes Jackson obtains unanimous, full defense verdict for WJ clients

Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP Partner Wes Jackson obtains unanimous, full defense verdict for WJLC clients in 2 day jury trial involving claims of theft, conversion and malicious prosecution.  The jury also awarded WJ clients damages and attorneys’ fees based on their counter-claims. The case was tried over 2 days in the 157th Judicial District Court in Harris County, Texas – The Honorable Judge Randy Wilson presiding.

Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP named in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2015

Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP has been named by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2015 for multiple practice areas in both National and Metropolitan Houston rankings.

The firm was named a Tier 1 Metropolitan “Best Law Firm” in four practice areas: Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Labor & Employment, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs.

The firm was named a Tier 2 Metropolitan “Best Law Firm” in three practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, and Litigation – Trusts & Estates.

The firm was also named a Tier 3 National “Best Law Firm” in three practice areas: Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs