How Compensation Can Help Survivors of Sexual Abuse Rebuild Their Lives
Surviving sexual abuse leaves deep emotional, physical, and psychological scars. While no amount of money
Surviving sexual abuse leaves deep emotional, physical, and psychological scars. While no amount of money
For survivors of sexual abuse, the decision to pursue a legal claim can be empowering
On August 17, 2020, Nix Patterson and Co-Counsel Ryan Whaley obtained a verdict of more than $150 million on behalf of Oklahoma royalty owners. The Honorable Judge John Gibney, sitting by designation in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, ruled in
On July 24, 2020, Judge Michael Anello of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, San Diego Division, granted final approval of the $65 million settlement in the SeaWorld Entertainment Securities Fraud Litigation that Nix Patterson
On May 19, 2020, co-counsel, Nix Patterson, LLP and Wisnia PC, filed on behalf of their client, Kristen N. Cooley, guardian of the estate of Nolan Ocean Cooley, a minor, a detailed First Amended Complaint for Violations of U.S. Copyright
On May 1, 2020, Nix Patterson and Co-Counsel Whitten Burrage filed three lawsuits on behalf of the State of Oklahoma against opioid distributors McKesson, Amerisource Bergen, and Cardinal Health. The firms filed the three separate lawsuits in Bryan County. The
We hope that each of you and your families are staying safe and healthy during the current crisis. As part of our efforts to keep our employees and their families safe, and to assist in the societal goal of preventing
Nix Patterson, LLP is pleased to announce that Trey Duck and Drew Pate have been elected partners. Drew started at the firm in 2011, and Trey joined in 2012. Throughout their careers, both have worked for the firm’s complex commercial
On February 11, 2020, Nix Patterson announced a $65 million settlement on behalf of its client, the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (“APERS”), and all investor members of the previously certified Class. The settlement was reached after more than 5
Nix Patterson has been named the 2019 Trial Team of the Year by The National Trial Lawyers in recognition of the firm’s $465 million verdict against opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. Nix Patterson, along with co-counsel Whitten Burrage, represented the
See Law360 Article below: “Meet The Attorneys Facing Off In The Oklahoma Opioid Trial” Please note: After publication of this article, the Teva Defendants entered into a settlement agreement with the State of Oklahoma for $85 Million.
On March 26, 2019, the State of Oklahoma announced that one of the defendants in litigation against several manufacturers of opioid-based painkillers, Purdue Pharma, had agreed to pay $270 million to settle the claims brought against it by the State
On March 25, 2019, the Oklahoma Supreme Court denied a request by Defendant drugmakers to delay the start of the first state lawsuit against opioid manufacturers to go to trial. Cleveland County District Court Judge Thad Balkman previously rejected the
In a February 26th filing in Cleveland County District Court, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter alleged that Johnson & Johnson acted as an opioid “kingpin” by using a web of foreign and domestic subsidiaries to supply raw materials “necessary to
Nix Patterson is proud to announce that partner Cary Patterson was recently named the 2018 recipient of the C.E. Palmer Award. The Palmer Award is Texarkana’s most prestigious honor for public service and recognizes a lifetime of altruism. Congratulations, Cary!
Effective September 1, 2018, we have changed our name to Nix Patterson, LLP, but our commitment to excellence remains the same. Harold Nix founded The Nix Law Firm in the 1960s after graduating from Baylor Law School and returning to
Nix Patterson partner Neil Smith worked with our good friend and co-counsel Cameron Spradling, representing school children who were victims of unwanted touching by a school volunteer. We established that the school violated state law by failing to properly report
When Jesus Martinez was trapped and killed by a mortar mixer on his first day working as a brick layer’s helper, Nix Patterson stepped in to help his widow, Brenda Valdez-Martinez, and his children, Aaron, Jonathon, and Evelyn Martinez. The
Nix Patterson, LLP obtains $35 million verdict for sex abuse survivor. Nix Patterson argued to a jury in Thomson Falls, Montana that the Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide organization values secrecy and its reputation over the safety of children. Nix Patterson clients
As previously reported, NP and co-counsel, Whitten Burrage, represent the State of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter in litigation against several manufacturers of opioid pain killers in a lawsuit filed in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, entitled State of Oklahoma
On August 2, 2018, NP and co-counsel Whitten Burrage filed lawsuits on behalf of the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations against several large pharmaceutical companies that manufacture highly addictive and often deadly opioid painkillers—including Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson, Janssen, and
Nix, Patterson, LLP represents a whistleblower who brought suit on behalf of the United States and the State of Oklahoma against a group of physicians and hospitals in Oklahoma. The whistleblower (or “Relator”) filed suit under the False Claims Act
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