Our Recent Victories

$250 Million in verdicts and settlements in 2011

Through dedication to their clients and a determination to win, Arnold & Itkin LLP secures more than $250 million in 2011.

Arnold & Itkin is proud to say that they have secured over $250 million in verdicts and settlements in 2011. They have continually fought to defend the legal rights of their clients and continue to apply a creative approach with a hard work ethic to help their clients with whatever obstacles that they find themselves facing. With an unwavering dedication, Attorneys Kurt Arnold and Jason continue to raise the bar and fight to defend the best interests of their clients – both inside and outside of the courtroom.

$100 Million secured for Arnold & Itkin clients in 2009

The legal team at Arnold & Itkin is proud to announce that their firm recovered more than $100 million in verdicts and settlements for their clients in 2009.

In 2009, the legal team at Arnold & Itkin, LLP was proud to recover over $100 million in verdicts and settlements. No matter whether they were negotiating outside of a courtroom or if they were seeking to fight in a trial setting, the firm was tireless in their efforts to help their clients achieve the desirable outcome that they deserved. Attorneys Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin are proud of not only what has been previously done for their clients but look forward to future years.

$38 Million Verdict Won on Behalf of Wronged Client

Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin win one of the firm's largest verdicts on behalf of a client secretly cut out of a business acquisition deal, securing more than $38 million.

Arnold & Itkin LLP attorneys Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin won a $38.2 million jury verdict on behalf of their client, Richard Foreman, a Houston investor who was secretly cut out of a deal to acquire Honsador Lumber Corporation, one of Hawaii's largest lumber suppliers. The jury found Key Principal Partners LLC and its parent Key Corporation guilty of breaching their fiduciary duties, intentionally interfering with Foreman's efforts to acquire the Honsador Lumber Corporation, and violating Hawaii's unfair competition statute. Read more about the trial and verdict as covered in the press by the Houston Business Journal.

$14 Million Settlement in Jones Act Seaman Case

Representing a seaman who suffered a serious head injury on the Hercules 15 inland barge, Arnold & Itkin LLP recovers $14 million on behalf of their client, two days before trial.

Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, and Mike Pierce resolved a Jones Act seaman case for $14 million two days before trial. Arnold & Itkin LLP represented the seaman after he suffered a head injury on the Hercules 15 inland barge. The Hercules 15 was located in Lake Washington, Louisiana at the time of the incident. Hercules employees tack welded a three foot pipe to the derrick and then forgot to remove it before starting drilling operations. The pipe was jarred loose and hit Plaintiff in the head. The case was filed in Galveston County Court in March 2008. The case was set for trial February 2, 2009. Hercules settled the entire case for $14 million on the eve of trial.

$11.5 Million Dollar Settlement for Injured Offshore Worker

Arnold & Itkin obtained a settlement of $11.5 million on behalf of an offshore accident victim suffering from both physical and psychological injuries.

Arnold & Itkin's client was injured in an offshore accident, sustaining physical and psychological injuries. Attorneys Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin and Cory Itkin were able to obtain a settlement of $11,500,000 for the client's continued care.

$10.9 Million Jury Verdict Against Union Pacific

Attorneys Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin won a $10.9 million verdict after a three week trial involving a young girl who was paralyzed, and a mother who was killed in a crossing accident.

After a three week trial, Arnold & Itkin LLP attorneys Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin won a $10.9 million jury verdict on behalf of a Louisiana family. The family filed suit in Beaumont, Texas following a tragic grade crossing accident that killed a mother of four and left her five year old daughter paralyzed. After the Court (Judge Sanderson, presiding) denied pretrial motions, plaintiffs set out to prove that the crossing was a unique and local safety hazard and that Union Pacific should have installed active warning devices at the crossing, which was only protected by street signs at the time of the accident. After presenting the jury with evidence that sight lines were deficient, the crossing’s orientation made it challenging to look to the left because the road approached the crossing at a thirty degree angle, and that there were four prior accidents, including two deaths, over the seven years prior to the accident, the jury found that the crossing was hazardous and that Union Pacific should have protected the crossing with active warning devices.

$9.6 Million Verdict Won by Attorney Kurt Arnold

On behalf of a client who suffered an industrial injury, Kurt Arnold of Arnold & Itkin, LLP secured a $9.6 million verdict.

Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, and Michael Pierce won a $9.6 million jury verdict in a Houston, Texas case involving a worker who suffered a catastrophic injury that resulted in the loss of most of the sight in one of his eyes. The jury deliberated for only a day and a half before finding the defendant liable for designing a faulty piece of equipment that led to the injuries. The pretrial settlement offer was less than $300,000.00.

$9,000,000 Settlement for Louisiana Landowners.

Kurt Arnold represented a handful of Louisiana landowners who brought suit against big oil companies to clean up their property, winning a $9 million settlement.

Arnold & Itkin reaches a settlement valued over $9,000,000 for Louisiana landowners. Kurt Arnold represented the landowners who brought suit against big oil companies to clean up their property. These plaintiffs had this land in their name for generations and were concerned that there might be contamination from oilfield operations on their properties. Arnold & Itkin LLP retained a series of experts in the industry to determine the level of contamination that oil companies had left behind once their operations on the property were finished. Many of the companies had not followed any policies or procedures for containing oil and those foreign elements associated with oil and gas operations on the property. Further, after production stopped, the oil companies did not clean up their operations and remove the equipment associated with those operations. The lawsuit resulted in a large settlement for the families in addition to full restoration of their properties by forcing the companies to fully clean up the properties.

$8,000,000 settlement negotiated by Arnold & Itkin in injured seaman's case

Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, and Cory Itkin filed suit in Houston, Texas on behalf of an injured Louisiana steward. He was injured during an offshore accident that ultimately resulted in back surgery. His injuries prevented him from returning to work offshore. Plaintiff has initially consulted different lawyers that told the injured seaman that his case might be worth a few hundred thousand dollars. He then sought a second opinion from Arnold & Itkin LLP. After filing suit and extensive work, the case settled for $8,000,000 before trial.

$7.2 Million Recovery for Injured Client

Arnold & Itkin, LLP recovered more than $7 million in a settlement for a severely injured Louisiana client.

Arnold & Itkin LLP represented a Louisiana oilfield worker who suffered brain damage and memory loss after he fell through the grating on an offshore platform. The case involved several complex legal issues due to the nature of the injuries, number of defendants, and volume of medical records. The case proceeded to trial in October 2006. After jury selection began, the case was settled for $7.2 million. More than $4 million was received by the client, with $2.5 million of the net recovery invested in a structured fund to ensure the client's future needs would be met.