Client Successes

The Feldman Law Firm, P.C., is proud of the successful results it has obtained for its clients in a wide variety of legal disputes.  Recent successes in 2010 include:

International Arbitration - $2,073,000 Award: Working on behalf of a Mexican based trading company, Arthur Feldman achieved a successful award for breach of contract and damages under the Uniform Commercial Code against an international company based in London.  After a seven-day hearing and multiple pre- and post-submission briefs, the arbitrator awarded $2,073,000 to our client.  The defendant was represented by one of Houston's premier "boutique" defense firms, and there were no settlement offers from the defense at any time before the award. After Mr. Feldman instituted collection proceedings in Switzerland freezing assets of the London company, our client decided to accept a $1 million settlement, with $450,000 of legal fees and $126,000 of litigation expenses.

International Arbitration - $1,000,000 Settlement: Represented by Arthur Feldman in a complex arbitration, and after a five-day evidentiary hearing before three experienced commercial arbitrators in Houston, Texas, our client, a foreign salesman, obtained a favorable preliminary award against a publicly traded company involving international sales commissions. Although disputed by losing side, we believe the preliminary findings would have supported a $1.8 million judgment. Our client then decided to accept a settlement of $1 million, with $300,000 in attorneys' fees and $27,000 in litigation expenses, rather than further pursue collection.

Wrongful Rescission Claim Against Health Insurance Company - $1,360,000 Settlement: Within 5 months of suit being filed, Arthur Feldman achieved a substantial settlement on behalf of client who claimed that his health insurance was wrongfully rescinded and canceled, resulting in significant damages to the client's health and large uncovered medical bills.  Attorneys' fees were $480,000 and litigation expenses were $10,000.

Prior successes, in various practice areas, include:

Contract Award against Incumbent Telecommunications Carrier - $120,000,000 Asset Sale : In federal district court in Midland, Texas, Arthur Feldman served as co-lead counsel in the de novo trial of a Texas P.U.C. arbitrated contract award. Mr. Feldman and his team won the case, which awarded unprecedented rights to use the so-called dark fiber assets of the incumbent phone company, under the federal 1996 Telecommunications Act.  Ultimately, the contract rights, which were the sole commercial asset of the company, supported a sale of the company for over $120,000,000 to third party investors.  Mr. Feldman, who was a significant investor in the victorious company before taking on the case, charged no fee for handling the matter and received no additional compensation beyond the value of his existing investment. 

Medical Negligence, Failure to Diagnose Pseudoaneurism - $3,200,000 Settlement: Arthur Feldman served as the lead attorney in a case against a large local hospital and its on-call doctors for their failure to recognize a serious circulatory condition, resulting in paraplegia.  Attorneys' fees were $1,000,000 and case expenses were $45,000 .

Medical Negligence and Wrongful Death, Failure to Diagnose Parasitic Infection  - $1,088,000 Full Judgment Recovery: The firm, led by Arthur Feldman, obtained a $1,088,000.00 full judgment recovery in a wrongful death medical malpractice case on behalf of three orphaned children under state care, whose mother died when her doctors failed to diagnose a parasitic infection.  The case involved a two week trial and a lengthy appeal, all of which were handled by Mr. Feldman.  There were $401,000 of attorneys' fees and $249,000 of litigation expenses.

Hospital Negligence, Fall During Unsupervised Physical Therapy  - $796,000 Judgment:  Arthur Feldman represented a client in a medical malpractice case against a national health care facility.  Our client had just undergone knee replacement surgery when she fell from her rehab bed during unsupervised physical therapy, damaging the new knee implant. The case settled after judgment was entered for $600,000, with $240,000 of attorneys' fees and $60,000 of litigation expenses.

Construction Fatality, Wrongful Death, Gross Negligence - $700,000 Settlement Following Gross Negligence Verdict: In a matter which was essentially abandoned by a prior lawyer, Arthur Feldman took this case to trial against a major construction company, and proved by jury verdict that the company's gross negligence caused the death of a husband and father of two young children.  The case settled during the jury's deliberation of punitive damages, which was the only measure of damages available for this type of case.  Attorneys' fees were $233,000 and litigation expenses were $33,000. 

Medical Negligence, Botched Cataract Surgery - $356,000 Settlement: The law firm, led by Arthur Feldman, represented a client against an eye surgeon for a botched cataract surgery, resulting in diminished vision in one eye.  The case settled shortly after it was filed for $356,000, with $142,000 in attorneys' fees and $14,600 in litigation expenses.

Medical Negligence, Missed Breast Cancer Diagnosis - $435,000 Settlement: The firm represented a client in a medical malpractice case against a hospital and a radiologist for failing to diagnose a stage 4 breast cancer.  Attorneys' fees were $213,000 and litigation expenses were $51,000.  

Fraud and Breach of Contract by Management Company against Physicians  - Settlement Resulting in Transfer of Ownership: Mr. Feldman initiated a suit on behalf of two radiologists, who were minority investors in an MRI center, against the management company and majority investor for fraud and breach of contract. The suit settled successfully on terms in which the physicians were awarded ownership of the entire center.  The case was handled on an hourly fee basis.

Founders of Software Company Recover for Breach of a Secured Installment Sale - Summary Judgment and Secured Asset Recovery:  Mr. Feldman, in federal court, brought suit on behalf of the founders of a software company who stood accused of fraud in connection with the sale of their company.  Mr. Feldman obtained a summary judgment against the purchasing company, successfully enforcing the written terms of the contract, and recovered all of the assets securing monies owed to the founders, including significant real estate holdings and all the intellectual property rights which were part of the original sale. 

The results listed above are accurate, but each case is different.  If we handle your case, it will be resolved on its own facts and we cannot imply that our previous successes will result in us winning your case or obtaining the same or similar results.