Over the course of many decades, the named Principals of the firm John K. Meyer (now deceased) and Michael A. Orlando have handled many cases that were tried to a jury or to the judge and have also handled the appeals of such cases. The following cases give a fair representation of the firm’s experience in the trial and appellate courts throughout the vast State of Texas, and along the Gulf Coast, including the federal courts. Our experience happens to include an appeal and oral argument by Mr. Orlando to the nations highest court, the United States Supreme Court, in 1995 in Wilton v. Seven Falls, a case involving at the time over $108 million. One might argue that there is no higher test of an attorney’s ability to make an oral presentation than an oral argument to the U. S. Supreme Court. We have tried and true courtroom knowledge and skill, fire-hardened and tested by hands-on lead-attorney experience in many disparate courtrooms before juries and judges that span the spectrum of what might be encountered today.
Meyer Orlando has demonstrated trial ability dating from when Mr. Meyer started trying cases approximately 50 years ago, and passed down to his ‘apprentice’ Mr. Orlando beginning over 25 years ago when Mr. Orlando first started working under Mr. Meyer as his law clerk, then as his associate and later his partner. The partial list of cases below does not include matters we have argued to numerous agencies and tribunals ranging from the State Board of Insurance to Administrative Law Judges:
Patterson v. Wizowaty, 505 S.W.2d 425 (TexCivApp-Hous (14 Dist.), Jan 23, 1974)
Rhoades v. Meyer, 418 S.W.2d 300 (Tex.Civ.App.-Texarkana, Jul 18, 1967)
Greyhound Corp. v. Stevens, 413 S.W.2d 439 (Tex.Civ.App.-Eastland, Jul 01, 1966)
Quilter v. Wendland, 387 S.W.2d 440 (Tex.Civ.App.-Houston, Feb 11, 1965)
Gathright v. Russell, 383 S.W.2d 441 (Tex.Civ.App.-Tyler, Oct 22, 1964)
Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Campbell, 350 S.W.2d 364 (Tex.Civ.App.-Beaumont, Jun 15, 1961)
Highlands State Bank v. Gonzales, 340 S.W.2d 828 (Tex.Civ.App.-Waco, Nov 17, 1960)
Sledge v. Humble Oil & Refining Co., 340 S.W.2d 517 (Tex.Civ.App.-Beaumont, Oct 20, 1960)
Strickland v. Mon-Sho Oil Co., 320 S.W.2d 172 (Tex.Civ.App.-Austin, Jan 14, 1959)
Taylor v. Humble Oil & Refining Co., 293 S.W.2d 834 (Tex.Civ.App.-Waco, Sep 21, 1956)
Complaint of Hornbeck Offshore (1984) Corp., 981 F.2d 752, 1993 A.M.C. 1248 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Jan 06, 1993)
Atlantic Mut. Ins. Co. v. Truck Ins. Exchange, 797 F.2d 1288 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Aug 22, 1986)
Bosnor, S.A. de C.V. v. Tug L.A. Barrios, 796 F.2d 776, 1987 A.M.C. 2956 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Aug 13, 1986)
Amoco Transport Co. v. S/S Mason Lykes, 768 F.2d 659, 1986 A.M.C. 563 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Aug 16, 1985)
Complaint of Magnolia Towing Co., Inc., 764 F.2d 1134 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Jul 08, 1985)
Seal Offshore, Inc. v. American Standard, Inc., 736 F.2d 1078 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Jul 23, 1984)
St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Vest Transp. Co., Inc., 666 F.2d 932 (5th Cir.(Miss.), Feb 01, 1982)
Brown & Root, Inc. v. M/V Peisander, 648 F.2d 415, 1982 A.M.C. 929 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Jun 19, 1981)
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Johnson v. Greer, 477 F.2d 101 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Apr 02, 1973
Dow Chemical Co. v. Dixie Carriers, Inc., 463 F.2d 120, 1972 A.M.C. 2137 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Jul 05, 1972)
Jefferson Chemical Co. v. M/T Grena, 413 F.2d 864 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Jul 18, 1969)
Southern Stevedoring & Contracting Co. v. Hellenic Lines, Limited, 388 F.2d 267 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Jan 23, 1968)
Ex parte Tokio Marine & Fire Ins. Co., 322 F.2d 113 (5th Cir.(La.), Aug 29, 1963)
Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Bell Marine Service, Inc., 321 F.2d 53 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Jul 26, 1963)
Spears v. Humble Oil & Refining Co., 261 F.2d 231 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Nov 19, 1958)
Atwood v. Humble Oil & Refining Co., 243 F.2d 885 (5th Cir.(Tex.), May 17, 1957)
Bosnor S.A. De C.V. v. Tug L.A. Barrios, Not Reported in F.Supp., 1984 WL 1428, 1984 A.M.C. 2729 (S.D.Tex., Oct 01, 1984)
Trident Marine Managers, Inc. v. M/V Serial No. CEBRF0661586, 688 F.Supp. 301, 1988 A.M.C. 763 (S.D.Tex., Jul 02, 1987)
Amoco Transport Co., v. S/S Mason Lykes, 550 F.Supp. 1264, 1983 A.M.C. 1087 (S.D.Tex., Nov 16, 1982)
Edwards v. Gulf Mississippi Marine Corp., 449 F.Supp. 1363 (S.D.Tex., Apr 28, 1978)
Oroco Marine, Inc. v. National Marine Service, Inc., 71 F.R.D. 220, 1977 A.M.C. 136, 23 Fed.R.Serv.2d 361 (S.D.Tex., May 06, 1976)
Southern Stevedoring Co. v. S. S. Hellenic Wave, 322 F.Supp. 641, 1970 A.M.C. 2081 (S.D.Tex., Mar 23, 1970)
Jefferson Chemical Co. v. M/T Grena, 292 F.Supp. 500 (S.D.Tex., May 23, 1968)
Unilever/Lever Bros. (PTY) Ltd. v. M/V Stolt Spur, 583 F.Supp. 139, 1984 A.M.C. 2486 (S.D.Tex., Feb 17, 1984)
Wilton v. Seven Falls Co., 515 U.S. 277, 115 S.Ct. 2137, 132 L.Ed.2d 214, 63 USLW 4544 (U.S.Tex., Jun 12, 1995)
Wilton v. Seven Falls Co., 41 F.3d 934 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Jun 29, 1994)
Wilton v. Seven Falls Co., 901 F.Supp. 243 (S.D.Tex., Jul 02, 1993)
In re M.V. Floreana, 65 F.Supp.2d 489, 1999 A.M.C. 2930 (S.D.Tex., Sep 10, 1999)
Franklin v. Fugro-McClelland (Southwest), Inc., 16 F.Supp.2d 732 (S.D.Tex., Mar 31, 1997)
Nabors Corporate Services, Inc. v. Northfield Ins. Co., 132 S.W.3d 90 (Tex.App.-Hous. (14 Dist.), Mar 16, 2004)
A.O. Smith Corp. v. Elbi S.p.A., 123 Fed.Appx. 617, 2005 WL 408145 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Feb 22, 2005)
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London v. Amwest Financial, Inc., Slip Copy, 2005 WL 1994290 (S.D.Tex., Aug 17, 2005) |
