Archives: October 2014

Trial Team in Defective Guardrail Case Earns National Recognition

October 27, 2014

LONGVIEW, Texas – Former federal Judge T. John Ward of Ward & Smith and other members of the trial team that won a resounding $175 million verdict in a lawsuit over a defective guardrail system are being highlighted by The American Lawyer magazine and Texas Lawyer newspaper for their roles in the milestone case. In “Jury Delivers…

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“Team Effort” Leads to $175 Million Texas Verdict in Defective Guardrail Lawsuit

October 21, 2014

Ward & Smith’s T. John Ward helps win milestone jury award MARSHALL, Texas – A team of attorneys from New York, Florida and Texas have helped a whistleblower plaintiff and the U.S. government win a $175 million federal jury verdict against Dallas-based Trinity Industries Inc. for selling dangerous guardrail systems to the Federal Highway Administration. The winning trial team…

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