Our Victories

Arnold & Itkin Bring in $500 Million in Only Three Years

The lawyers at Arnold & Itkin have been busy over the past three years fighting for those who deserve just compensation because of their injuries. This hard work paid off and they can now announce that they have achieved $500 million in settlements and verdicts in the past three years.

At Arnold & Itkin, the client comes first. By using this motto, the firm has been able to care for more clients than most others, and achieve a significant amount of settlement and verdict money for those who deserved it. If you have been harmed in any sort of accident, then you can contact the firm today to ask for their assistance. After recovering more than $500 million in the past three years, Arnold & Itkin is proud to say that their results speak for themselves. The firm is excited to see what they can accomplish in the years ahead as they seek towards even better and bigger results in the future.

In 2011, Arnold & Itkin Attorneys Secured $250 Million

Hard work and a commitment to excellence helped Arnold & Itkin secure $250 million in 2011.

2011 was a successful year for Arnold & Itkin as they were able to fight successfully on behalf of their clients. $250 million was restored to clients in both out-of-court as well as courthouse negotiations. It is this kind of relentless dedication and reliable legal assistance that makes the firm so successful. They are on the client's side, and will fight to see those same standards met and goals accomplished in 2012.

Ambulance Accident Victim Wins $117 Million

The attorneys at Arnold & Itkin were able to successfully see this case to a verdict for their injured client.

Arnold & Itkin LLP took on the case of a woman who was injured back in 2010. The woman was pregnant at the time and started experiencing severe stomach pains. The woman called an ambulance to take her to the emergency room. Acadian Ambulance showed up shortly after to transport her. Little did the woman know that the driver of her ambulance had a poor driving record as well as bad eye sight. On their way to the hospital, the driver dropped his RSI device on the ground and proceeded to pick it up. He took his eyes completely off of the road to grab it and while he was doing so, drove directly into the back of a sugar cane truck. The woman's spine was severed in the accident and also suffered severe brain trauma. She will never be able to fully recover and is bound to a wheel chair for the remainder of her life.

At the time the verdict was reached, the woman had already been forced to pay medical bills over $1.4 million. Over the course of the woman's future, this would total to about $30 million. Also a tragic component to the accident, the woman's unborn child was born prematurely. Although she was delivered healthy, doctors are concerned that she may suffer health side effects as a result of the premature birth. Since the mother has no capacity to care for her daughter or the daughter that she had prior to the accident, they both have to live with their grandmother. The attorneys at Arnold & Itkin petitioned that the victim as well as her two daughters deserved compensation for this gross act of negligence. When the verdict was reached, she was awarded $117 million.

$100 Million Recovered in 2009 by Arnold & Itkin

More than $100 million has been recovered in 2009 by the legal team at Arnold & Itkin.

Arnold & Itkin is proud to announce that in 2009 they secured more than $100 million for their clients. Their attorneys work hard to ensure that justice is served and their clients get what they deserve. They vigorously fight on their behalf and seek tirelessly to obtain a positive outcome. The legal team of Arnold & Itkin was successful in verdicts and settlements for 2009 and is confident they will maintain the same success in the years to come.

Wronged Client Receives $38 Million in Verdict

Attorneys at Arnold & Itkin recovered more than $38 million for a client in one of the firm’s largest verdicts for being cut out of a business acquisition deal.

Richard Foreman, a Houston investor, was aiming to acquire one of Hawaii's biggest lumber suppliers, Honsador Lumber Corporation, when that plan was intentionally interfered with by Key Principal Partners LLC and its parent company Key Corporation. A jury found them guilty of breaching their fiduciary duties and interfering as well as violating Hawaii's unfair competition statute. A $38.2 million verdict was won on behalf of Foreman. To read more about this trial, refer to the Houston Business Journal.

Jones Act Seaman Case Settles for $14 Million Before Trial

Attorneys at Arnold & Itkin secured $14 million for their client who sustained serious head injuries on barge.

A seaman sustained serious head injuries after being struck on the head by a three-foot pipe. The incident took place in Lake Washington, Louisiana on the inland barge Hercules 15. The pipe had been tack welded to the derrick but was not removed again before drilling operations resumed. The pipe was jarred loose at which point it hit the Plaintiff on the head. The case was filed in the Galveston County Court in March of 2008, and although the trial was scheduled for February 2, 2009, the entire case settled for $14 million just two days prior.

Arnold & Itkin Obtain $11.5 for Injured Offshore Worker

An injured offshore worker sought the help of Arnold & Itkin attorneys who retrieved an $11.5 million settlement for him.

Arnold & Itkin attorneys Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin and Cory Itkin took on the case of an injured offshore worker who sustained both physical and psychological injuries. They successfully represented him and obtained an $11.5 million settlement on his behalf. The money is going toward his injuries and continued care.

Union Pacific Held Responsible for $10.9 Million

After a young girl was injured and her mother killed, Arnold & Itkin filed a suit against Union Pacific and was able to recover $10.9 million in damages.

Arnold & Itkin LLP lawyers Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin won a verdict on behalf of a Louisiana family who suffered a tragic loss. The mother of four was killed and five-year-old daughter paralyzed after a crossing accident that plaintiffs stated would never have happened if the proper warning devices had been installed. The crossing was only protected by street signs at the time of the accident. Over the previous seven years, four injuries and two deaths occurred at the same crossing due to the same cause. The jury found the crossing to be hazardous and Judge Sanderson ruled that Union Pacific should have had the crossing better protected.

Arnold & Itkin Attorney Wins $9.6 Million Verdict

Kurt Arnold secured $9.6 million on behalf of a client who suffered an industrial injury.

This Houston, Texas case involved a worker who underwent severe injuries which resulted in the loss of the majority of sight in one eye. It only took the jury a day and a half to deliberate and find that the defendant was liable for the designing of faulty equipment which led to the injury. The attorneys of Arnold & Itkin were able to restore $9.6 million to their client.

Arnold & Itkin Team Secures $9,000,000 for Landowners

Louisiana landowners were represented by Kurt Arnold who brought suit against big oil companies attempting to clean out their property.

A settlement, valued at over $9 million, was reached on behalf of Louisiana landowners. Kurt Arnold was able to represent these men and women who brought suit against big oil companies bent on cleaning up their property. The land in question had been in these landowners' families for generations and the plaintiffs were concerned about contamination by oilfield operations. Arnold & Itkin attorneys were able to contact experts in the industry who determined the level of contamination that oil companies usually leave behind and they found it was typical for oil companies to refrain from cleaning up or remove their equipment after their operations were over. The lawsuit ended in a large settlement for the families of the landowners as well as full restoration of their properties by the oil companies.