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2008
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June 2008
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U.S. Supreme Court rules on constitutional issues on appeal involving Yetter, Warden & Coleman client Texas county government (2008 WL 2484864). Read opinion here.
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June 2008
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Fifth Circuit reverses and renders judgment for Yetter, Warden & Coleman clients in $3.5 million bankruptcy dispute over equitable subordination of claims (2008 WL 2469406). Read opinion here.
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May 2008
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Yetter, Warden & Coleman client wins reversal of $4.7 million jury verdict in appeal involving a bondability letter for a construction contractor (2008 WL 2208887). Read opinion here.
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May 2008
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Texas Supreme Court rules in favor of Yetter, Warden & Coleman client in dispute over water authority's right to condemn easements (2008 WL 2069836). Read opinion here.
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Apr. 2008
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Yetter, Warden & Coleman wins dismissal of toxic workplace mass action in South Texas by over 400 former workers of national apparel company.
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Apr. 2008
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Yetter, Warden & Coleman assists Fortune 50 client secure dismissal of $10 billion RICO suit over oil concession in East Timor.
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Apr. 2008
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Yetter & Warden, hired a month before trial, wins dismissal of 80-plaintiff inverse condemnation lawsuit.
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Mar. 2008
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Yetter & Warden protects take-nothing malpractice judgment on appeal for a respected Texas law firm 2008 WL 796982.
Read opinion here
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Mar. 2008
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Eric Chenoweth, Kimberly McMullan, George Fibbe, Collin Cox, and Dori Kornfeld are named Texas Rising Stars in Business Litigation
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Mar. 2008
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Chris Ward and Ed Dawson are named Texas Rising Stars in Appellate Litigation
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Mar. 2008
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Yetter & Warden argues Sixth Amendment case to U.S. Supreme Court (2008 WL 467891).
Read brief here
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Feb. 2008
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Yetter & Warden defends national charity on pro bono basis in high-profile trademark suit by longtime Texas affiliate.
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Jan. 2008
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Yetter & Warden achieves mid-eight-figure settlement for client in contract arbitration with international gas services company
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Jan. 2008
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Yetter & Warden wins complete dismissal of $13 million arbitration over proposed overseas power plant project.
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Jan. 2008
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Hired after trial, Yetter & Warden lowers $400 million verdict against Fortune 500 construction client to $15 million judgment.
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Jan. 2008
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Yetter & Warden announces new partner Collin J. Cox.
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2007
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Dec. 2007
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Yetter & Warden defeats shareholder challenge to $2.7 billion going-private transaction for Goodman Global.
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Dec. 2007
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Yetter & Warden wins reversal in Texas Supreme Court for pro bono client in important workers' compensation dispute.
Read opinion here.
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Dec. 2007
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Yetter & Warden celebrates the end of its first decade.
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Nov. 2007
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Yetter & Warden secures major win for Texas Speaker of the House, in Att'y General ruling (2007 WL 4414817).
Read opinion here.
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Nov. 2007
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Yetter & Warden holds Third Annual Women's leadership event featuring guest speaker Martha Wyrsch, CEO of Spectra Energy Transmission.
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Nov. 2007
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Yetter & Warden hosts students from inner-city middle school for lunch presentation in connection with "Aspiring Youth" program.
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Nov. 2007
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Greg Coleman argues water rights case to Texas Supreme Court.
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Nov. 2007
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Finis Cowan speaks on "Big Document Cases" at UH CLE.
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Nov. 2007
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Chris Ward speaks on "Jury Charge Issues" at UH CLE.
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Nov. 2007
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Virginia Supreme Court grants review for Yetter & Warden client in gas lease dispute.
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Nov. 2007
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Tom Morrow lectures on IP litigation at oilfield client's annual engineering meeting.
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Oct. 2007
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Yetter & Warden resolves high-profile suit against dredging client with no payment to plaintiff.
Read article here.
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Oct. 2007
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The U.S. Supreme Court granted writ in Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, a punitive damages appeal in which Yetter & Warden filed an amicus brief (2007 WL 2789335).
Read brief here.
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Oct. 2007
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Partner Ed Dawson presented oral arguments to the Georgia Supreme Court in a pro bono criminal case on behalf of defendant Mario Navarrete. Read article here.
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Sept. 2007
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Yetter & Warden presented oral argument to a three judge federal panel in pro bono Voting Rights Act case. Read article here.
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Sept. 2007
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney — Ryan Bates, judicial clerk and Duke Law graduate.
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Aug. 2007
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Texas Supreme Court rules for Yetter & Warden hospital clients in Medicare reimbursement dispute (2007 WL 2457803).
Read opinion here.
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July 2007
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Yetter & Warden announces new partners, Chris Ward and Ed Dawson.
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July 2007
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Yetter & Warden wins pretrial dismissal of federal trademark and tort complaint in Houston (2007 WL 1958609).
Read opinion here.
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June 2007
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Yetter & Warden is pursuing a significant pro bono case involving a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 5 of the 2006 reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act.
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June 2007
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Texas Supreme Court grants review for a Y&W client in a dispute over a water authority's right to condemn easements in order to provide water to its customers.
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May 2007
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Attorney Kim McMullan spotlighted in Houston Woman Magazine.
Read article here.
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Apr. 2007
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Yetter & Warden protects newspaper from harassing attacks by high-profile East Texas trial lawyer.
Read article 1 here. Read article 2 here.
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Apr. 2007
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Yetter & Warden opens office in Austin, Texas.
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Apr. 2007
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney — Rich Farrer, appellate litigator and former U.S. Sixth Circuit judicial clerk.
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Apr. 2007
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney — Ed Dawson, appellate litigator and former U.S. Supreme Court judicial clerk.
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Apr. 2007
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney — Marc Tabolsky, appellate litigator and former U.S. Fifth Circuit judicial clerk.
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Apr. 2007
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney — Chris Ward, appellate litigator and former U.S. Fifth Circuit judicial clerk.
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Mar. 2007
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Noted appellate litigator Greg Coleman joins Yetter & Warden as partner.
Read article here.
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Mar. 2007
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Eric Chenoweth, Kim McMullan, George Fibbe and Dori Kornfeld selected as 2007 Texas Rising Stars by Texas Monthly magazine.
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Jan. 2007
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Yetter & Warden announces new partners, Kimberly McMullan and George Fibbe.
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2006
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Dec. 2006
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Tom Morrow co-authors amicus brief for Houston IP Law Association, filed in US Supreme Court patent appeal.
Read brief here.
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Dec. 2006
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Yetter & Warden helps airline client win jurisdiction dispute in cyber-trespass suit (2006 WL 3627202).
Read opinion here.
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Dec. 2006
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Shawn Bates addresses Government Treasurers Organization of Texas on "Considerations in Developing an Ethics Policy"
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Dec. 2006
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Shawn Bates speaks at The Arbitration Institute on "To Arbitrate or Not: Practical Considerations"
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Nov. 2006
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Janet Garza writes on "SEC Guidance for Historical Options Grants" in Texas Lawyer
Read article here.
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Nov. 2006
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David Warden and Cathy Sun lecture on "IP Litigation in the U.S." at Fudan Univ. in Shanghai
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Nov. 2006
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Yetter & Warden secures injunction protecting airline client's website from screen-scraping
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Nov. 2006
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Tom Morrow leads ABA Litigation Sec. roundtable on "Patent Litigation Before the ITC"
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Oct. 2006
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Paul Yetter speaks at TADC program on Daubert expert witness issues in litigation
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Oct. 2006
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Ping Sun featured on "Balancing Your Life" weekly PBS television show
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Oct. 2006
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Yetter & Warden pro bono amicus brief in death penalty case featured in NAACP newsletter
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Sept. 2006
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Michael Wynne explains "Criminal Investigations of Corporate Wrongdoing" at TADC program
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Sept. 2006
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Shawn Bates participates in Texas Lawyer E-Discovery Law Roundtable panel.
Read article here.
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Sept. 2006
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney, Bryce Callahan — Harvard law graduate
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Aug. 2006
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Yetter & Warden assists in defeating injunction request, to protect major distribution initiative announced by top airline
Read Article here
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Aug. 2006
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney — Collin Cox, formerly of Williams & Connolly, specializing in complex litigation
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June 2006
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Michael Wynne served as a legal analyst for local, national and
international news coverage of the recent trial of former Enron executives.
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June 2006
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Yetter & Warden secures pre-lawsuit, full-value settlement on behalf of regional utility company, in a $1.5 million dispute with national wireless provider.
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June 2006
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Texas Bar Foundation honors Finis Cowan with Outstanding Fifty-Year Lawyer Award
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May 2006
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Yetter & Warden wins nonsuit for Fortune 50 company in $250 million fraud suit, on eve of trial
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Apr. 2006
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Finis Cowan chairs CLE panel discussion on "Fiduciary Duty Litigation" in Houston
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Apr. 2006
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David Warden, Paul Yetter, Finis Cowan, Eric Chenoweth, and Shawn Bates are named to H Texas magazine's list of Houston top lawyers
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Apr. 2006
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney, Tom Morrow — formerly of Baker Botts, specializing in patent law
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Mar. 2006
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Yetter & Warden secures $21 million settlement in accounting fraud litigation
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Mar. 2006
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Yetter & Warden secures favorable settlement for corporate defendants in shareholder oppression litigation
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Mar. 2006
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Attorney Y. Ping Sun spotlighted in Houston Woman magazine.
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Mar. 2006
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California Supreme Court denies review of Yetter & Warden's appellate victory upholding insider trading laws. 2005 WL 3249442
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Feb. 2006
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Article by David Warden and Prof. David Hricik, "Don't Settle Your License Away," published in the Tex.Bar J.
Read article here. Print friendly version.
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Feb. 2006
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Yetter & Warden wins remand motion under Class Action Fairness Act. 2006 WL 295394 (S.D. Tex. 2006)
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Feb. 2006
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Yetter & Warden announces new partner, Shawn Bates
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Jan. 2006
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Yetter & Warden wins summary judgment for law firm in $20 million malpractice suit
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Jan. 2006
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Article authored by Shawn Bates and David Hricik selected by Houston Bar Foundation as Outstanding Legal Article published in 2005 by
The Houston Lawyer.
Read article here. Print friendly version.
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2005
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Dec. 2005
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Shawn Bates addresses Government Treasurers Organization of Texas on "Developing an Ethics Policy for the Investment Officer"
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Dec. 2005
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Yetter & Warden wins expedited injunction trial in bankruptcy court protecting a $28 million financing
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Dec. 2005
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Yetter & Warden wins California appeal upholding insider trading laws: 2005 WL 3249442
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Nov. 2005
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Yetter & Warden wins California appeal upholding antitrust laws against major Hollywood studios
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Nov. 2005
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney, Anna Rotman — judicial clerk and Harvard law graduate
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Oct. 2005
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney, Michael Wynne — former Asst. U.S. Attorney and Harvard law graduate
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Sept. 2005
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Yetter & Warden successfully counsels hospital client in resolution of claims by former medical school partner
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Sept. 2005
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney, Xiaoxu Cathy Sun — University of Texas law graduate
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Aug. 2005
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Yetter & Warden hired to pursue $500 million in losses arising from Enron debt
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July 2005
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Paul Yetter and David Warden are named among
Houston's Top Lawyers by H Texas Magazine
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July 2005
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Eric Chenoweth, Kim McMullan, Shawn Bates and George Fibbe selected as 2005 Texas Rising Stars by Texas Monthly magazine.
Read the Article here
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June 2005
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Yetter & Warden wins Writ of Mandamus quashing "Apex" deposition: 2005 WL 1531827
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June 2005
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Yetter & Warden successfully defends hospital client in covenants challenge to Texas Medical Center
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June 2005
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Finis Cowan receives the Texas Bar Foundation's 2005 Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award
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May 2005
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Yetter & Warden wins arbitration award for investment fund client
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Mar. 2005
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Yetter & Warden participates in securing a $419 million partial settlement for victims of unprecedented healthcare fraud in California
Read the Article here
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Feb. 2005
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Yetter & Warden secures successful settlement for limited partners in accounting fraud suit, after week of trial
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Feb. 2005
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Shawn Bates authors "Arbitration Clauses for Ongoing Relationships," 42 Houston Lawyer 4 at 11
Read article here. Print friendly version.
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Jan. 2005
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Yetter & Warden secures successful settlement for national utility in 8-figure pole license fee dispute
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Jan. 2005
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Yetter & Warden wins dismissal of $30 million tortious interference case on eve of trial
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Jan. 2005
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Yetter & Warden is awarded Litigation Boutique of the Year, Honorable Mention by The American Lawyer
Read the Article here
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2004
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Dec. 2004
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney, Pam Hohensee — experienced patent litigator
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Nov. 2004
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Paul Yetter and David Warden selected as 2004 Texas Super Lawyers by Texas Monthly magazine, in Business Litigation
Read the Article here
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Oct. 2004
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney, Dori Kornfeld — judicial clerk and Harvard law graduate
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Sept. 2004
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Shawn Bates speaks at Univ. of Houston on "Litigating the Big Document Case"
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Aug. 2004
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Yetter & Warden wins dismissal of appeal on foreign anti-suit injunction: 2004 WL 1899795
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June 2004
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Paul Yetter is selected as one of National Law Journal's Ten Winning Lawyers in the U.S. for 2004
Read the Article here
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May 2004
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David Warden speaks at Tsinghua University Law School in Beijing, China on "Intellectual Property Litigation in the USA"
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May 2004
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Prof. David Hricik is awarded Most Distinguished Faculty Member at Mercer Law School
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Apr. 2004
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Eric Chenoweth is selected as an 2004 Texas Rising Star by Texas Monthly Magazine
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Apr. 2004
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Yetter & Warden wins jurisdictional fight holding Swiss citizen in Texas state court: 137 S.W.3d 238
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Apr. 2004
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George Fibbe's article "Screenscraping and Harmful Cybertrespass after Intel" is published in Mercer University's Law Review.
Read article here.
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Mar. 2004
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David Warden participates as arbitrator in the first Vis (East) Moot Court Competition held in Hong Kong
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Mar. 2004
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Yetter & Warden secures favorable court ruling on major cyber-trespass suit: 318 F.Supp.2d 435
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Feb. 2004
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney, Janet Garza — judicial clerk and Yale law graduate
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Feb. 2004
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Yetter & Warden secures $101 million settlement in Nevada mining case
Read the Article here
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Jan. 2004
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Yetter
& Warden announces new attorneys, Finis Cowan and his son,
Finis Cowan III
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Jan. 2004
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Yetter & Warden announces new partner, Eric Chenoweth
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Jan. 2004
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for client of trademark dispute
with national utility
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2003
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Nov. 2003
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Paul
Yetter and David Warden selected as 2003 Texas Super Lawyers by Texas
Monthly magazine
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Nov. 2003
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Yetter
& Warden secures full-damages settlement for client against major
telecommunications provider
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Oct. 2003
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Yetter
& Warden assists in securing favorable settlement for client regarding
Las Vegas construction project
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Oct. 2003
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Yetter
& Warden files $100+ million claim in NASD arbitration arising from
WorldCom scandal
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Aug. 2003
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for Canadian agricultural firm in
nuclear plant business park litigation
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July 2003
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Yetter
& Warden wins $136.9 million jury verdict in Nevada for Australian junior
mining company against global engineering firm.
Read the artical here.
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Mar. 2003
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Yetter
& Warden wins three-week injunction hearing in Fort Worth, and favorable
settlement, for major airline to stop cyber-trespass on website. 2003 WL 21476280 (Tex. App. 2003)
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Mar. 2003
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Yetter
& Warden hired to conduct special investigation into $540 million in
share trading by former software executives in California
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Feb. 2003
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Yetter
& Warden secures dismissal for national manufacturer in South Texas suit
for bad-faith denial of compensation benefits
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Jan. 2003
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Yetter
& Warden hired to pursue claims for limited partners arising from major
accounting scandal
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Jan. 2003
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Yetter
& Warden hired to pursue claims of corporate fraud arising from Tenet
Healthcare scandal in California
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2002
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Oct. 2002
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Yetter & Warden announces new attorney, George Fibbe — judicial clerk and Harvard law graduate
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Oct.
2002
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Yetter
& Warden hired to pursue $120 million in losses for European banks in
Enron litigation
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Sept.
2002
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Yetter
& Warden assists in securing favorable settlement of seller’s
claims against major energy company under buy-out contract
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Sept.
2002
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Yetter
& Warden successfully defends software firm against injunction claim in
Austin involving $27 million technology contracts
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Aug. 2002
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Yetter
& Warden hired to advise company CEO in ongoing securities litigation
over alleged accounting irregularities
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June 2002
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for national medical firm arising
from defective hospital construction
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May 2002
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Yetter
& Warden assists in securing $54 million settlement for class of
defrauded investors in Canadian stock scam
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Feb. 2002
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Yetter
& Warden wins split-decision jury verdict for Fortune 500 healthcare
company in Lanham Act case in Atlanta
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Jan. 2002
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Yetter
& Warden successfully defends Indonesian businessman in $85 million
international arbitration in Geneva
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2001
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Dec. 2001
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for Texas law firm in defense of
$10.5 million malpractice case
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Dec. 2001
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Yetter
& Warden obtains a pay-nothing dismissal for defendant utility company in
mass action by 350 homeowners
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Dec. 2001
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Yetter
& Warden wins treble damages judgment in Colorado for deceived investor
against mining laboratory
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Nov. 2001
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for Maine potato farmers against
national snack food company
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July 2001
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for Houston bank in trademark
dispute with national insurer
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July 2001
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for major oil services firm in
trade secrets theft case against former executive
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Apr.
2001
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for sweat-equity partner in
Canadian real estate development
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Mar. 2001
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Yetter & Warden defeats dismissal motions by defendants in investor class action over $2 billion Bre-X gold fraud.
197 F.Supp.2d 622 (E.D. Tex. 2001)
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Feb. 2001
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Yetter
& Warden hired by Texas government cash fund to conduct special
investigation into bad $20 million investment
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Jan. 2001
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Yetter
& Warden secured favorable settlement for sellers of a personnel
recruiting business to a national firm
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Jan. 2001
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Yetter
& Warden assists in securing favorable settlement during trial in
El Paso for national manufacturer in $35 million contract case
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2000
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May
2000
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement against global energy firm arising
from oil and gas drilling rights in Yemen
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Mar.
2000
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Yetter
& Warden successfully enforces client’s trademark rights in
“Thomas Edison” name
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Mar.
2000
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement in SDNY for former executives
denied stock options in Silicon Alley company
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Feb. 2000
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Yetter
& Warden secures $400 million settlement for limited partners from
Marriott Corp., after winning nonbinding mini-jury trial
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1999
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Dec. 1999
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for Canadian entertainment firm in
AAA arbitration
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Sept.
1999
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for investors in failed LBO of
marine protein company
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Sept.
1999
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Yetter
& Warden obtains dismissal during trial of trade secrets claims by
national oil services firm against former employees
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July 1999
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Yetter
& Warden hired to prosecute price-fixing case for independent video
retailers against all major movie studios
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Mar. 1999
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for defendant in $100 million suit
arising from sale of client’s gas compression division
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Mar. 1999
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for defendant software firm in
injunction suit over web-based training service
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1998
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Oct.
1998
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Yetter
& Warden wins injunction, and favorable settlement, for client for trade
secrets theft against former sales manager
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Sept.
1998
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for defendant national manufacturer
in retailer franchise dispute
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July 1998
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement during trial for sweat-equity
partner in Texas real estate venture
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July 1998
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Yetter
& Warden obtains dismissal of putative $6 billion nationwide class action
against largest U.S. cable television firm
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June 1998
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for Nashville entertainment firm in
dispute arising from $500 million television station-swap
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June 1998
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement for largest U.S. cable television
firm involving weather channel dispute
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May 1998
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Yetter
& Warden obtains dismissal, and affirmance on appeal, for defendant
offshore rig seller of $40 million contract claim
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1997
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Dec. 1997
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Yetter
& Warden secures dismissal of discrimination case, and affirmance on
appeal, against defendant airline. 50 F.Supp.2d 601 (N.D. Tex. 1998)
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Sept. 1997
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Yetter
& Warden hired to prosecute trade secrets theft case for national
software firm involving mainframe data management systems
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July 1997
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Yetter
& Warden secures favorable settlement arising out of defective pickup
truck gas tank litigation in South Texas
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June 1997
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Yetter
& Warden formed by Paul Yetter and David Warden, former partners at Baker
Botts LLP in Houston
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