MehaffyWeber’s Cox secures multiple defense verdicts

MehaffyWeber Shareholder Maryalyce Cox recently secured a complete defense verdict in a week-long personal injury trial in Harris County. The case involved a furniture company whose delivery men were accused of dropping a sofa on the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff’s attorney requested damages totaling $6.75 million. Following Cox’s arguments, the jury deliberated for just two hours and found the Plaintiff 100% at fault for the incident. Cox also obtained a complete defense verdict in the Northern District of Texas in a premises liability case in May 2025. The lawsuit arose from a trip and fall in a restaurant parking lot and Plaintiff alleged ADA violations, premises liability claims, spoliation, and gross negligence. After a four-day trial, the jury found the firm’s client was not negligent. Finally, in March 2025, Cox obtained a complete defense verdict in the Southern District of Texas in a premises liability case. The Plaintiff fell inside a retail establishment and alleged the store was negligent in allowing a hazardous condition to remain on the floor for an extended time. The jury found the firm’s client was not negligent.