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Oct 17, 2013, 09:13 ET Susman Godfrey wins high-profile defense verdict in San Antonio dispute over ownership of water exploration company

A jury yesterday soundly rejected claims by two San Antonio attorneys that they were entitled to part ownership in a water exploration company after...

Sep 17, 2013, 04:23 ET Susman Godfrey Turns Potential Loss Of Millions Into Substantial Gain For Client In Heated Breach Of Contract Arbitration

Private equity fund manager Lincolnshire Management, Inc. commenced an arbitration seeking more than $11,000,000 in damages from its former president ...

Aug 21, 2013, 05:44 ET Susman Godfrey lawyer says power plant's appeal is over

Today the Texas Court of Appeals in Austin dismissed an appeal to obtain a permit for a 1320-Megawatt, petroleum coke-fired power plant near Corpus...

Apr 23, 2013, 01:55 ET Susman Godfrey announces the recipients of its 2013 1L Women and Minority Trial Lawyer Fellowships

Susman Godfrey is pleased to announce the five recipients of its 2013 1L Women and Minority Trial Lawyer Fellowships. Each fellow will spend two...

Apr 10, 2013, 08:07 ET OppenheimerFunds Wins Dismissal of $700 million Claim, reports Susman Godfrey

OppenheimerFunds was granted summary judgment on a claim for over $700 million brought by a group of banks. The banks—through subsidiaries—invested...

Jan 24, 2013, 04:26 ET Cities Coalition, Susman Godfrey Reacts to Announcement of Discontinued Power Plant Application

Today the Texas Clean Air Cities Coalition issued its response to the announcement yesterday by the Las Brisas Energy Company that it would suspend...

Nov 19, 2012, 10:29 ET Susman Godfrey Partner Argues to U.S. Supreme Court

On November 5, Susman Godfrey partner Barry Barnett did something that only a tiny number of American lawyers ever do: he argued a case before the...

Sep 12, 2012, 11:47 ET Steve Susman of Susman Godfrey L.L.P. Speaks to a Group of Local Attorneys About Restoring a Fully Functioning Judiciary

The courts cannot function without judges; yet nationwide we face an unprecedented federal judicial vacancy crisis, and nowhere more acutely felt...

Jun 22, 2012, 10:05 ET Susman Godfrey Wins 2012 National Best Litigation Boutique Honor

A 2012 nation-wide survey ranks Susman Godfrey no. 1 among litigation boutiques across the United States. The firm's score – 45.6 – eclipses the...

May 04, 2012, 04:12 ET Susman Godfrey announces the recipients of its 2012 1L Women and Minority Trial Lawyer Fellowships

Susman Godfrey is pleased to announce the five recipients of its 2012 1L Women and Minority Trial Lawyer Fellowships. Each fellow will spend two...

Apr 24, 2012, 01:18 ET Susman Godfrey's Cycling Team "Swift Justice" Raises $180,000 to Fight Multiple Sclerosis

This past weekend on April 21-22, 2012, 34 partners, associates, staff, family and friends of Susman Godfrey L.L.P. rode 170 miles from Houston to...

Mar 07, 2012, 11:27 ET Susman Godfrey Leads Client to Big Oil and Gas Win in Louisiana Trial Court

The other side thought the case related to theft of their 3D seismic data. They felt so strongly about it that at trial they asked for more than $70...

Oct 06, 2011, 09:30 ET Susman Godfrey L.L.P Partners Stephen D. Susman and Parker C. Folse III are Named Best Lawyers' 2012 Lawyers of the Year

Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Stephen D. Susman as the "Houston Best Lawyers ...

May 24, 2011, 11:12 ET Susman Godfrey Wins $23 Million Verdict in Patent Infringement Suit Against Samsung

Late Monday afternoon, a jury returned a verdict of over $23 million in a patent infringement case in favor of Fractus, S.A., represented by Susman...

Dec 12, 2010, 11:21 ET Big Year Leads to Big Bonuses at Susman Godfrey

Susman Godfrey LLP, the 90 lawyer litigation boutique with offices in Houston, New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Seattle, has paid annual bonuses to...

Jun 17, 2010, 04:00 ET Jury Awards Over $225 Million Against i2 Technologies

A Dallas County jury awarded more than $225 million to Dillard's, Inc. (DDS) who sued i2 Technologies for fraud, breach of contract, and breach of...

Jun 15, 2010, 09:00 ET Court Rejects Alcoa's $50 Million Damages Claim, Directs Alcoa to Consent to Transfer of Mine Permit, and Awards $2 Million to Luminant

Susman Godfrey lawyers again teamed with colleagues from Kelly, Hart & Hallman and Energy Future Holdings Corp. ("EFH"), this time in defeating a $50 ...