Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Gray, Ritter & Graham, PC Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz, LLC Neblett Beard & Arsenault, LLP Don M. Downing And Adam J. Levitt v. Goldman Phipps PLLC F/K/A Goldman Pennebaker & Phipps, PC Mikal C. Watts, PC And Murray Law Firm

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 8, 2015No. NUMBER 13-14-00310-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice Longoria

Appellants, Gray, Ritter & Graham, P.C. (“GRG”), Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLC (‘WHAFH”), Neblett Beard & Arsenault LLP (“NBA”), Don M. Downing, and Adam J. Levitt, appeal the trial court’s denial of their special appearances. Appellants served as leadership counsel representing the plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation in federal court against Bayer CropScience L.P. and other entities (collectively “Bayer”) based on the escape of genetically modified rice into the nation’s rice crops. Appellees, Goldman Phipps, PLLC f/k/a Goldman Pennebaker &…

2Cases cited75 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Daimler AG v. BaumanSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  4. Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Calder v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

70 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Don A. Mitchell v. Freese & Goss, PLLC, Richard A. Freese, Tim K. Goss, Shelia M. Bossier, Dennis C. Sweet, and Sweet & Freese, PLLC., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2015
  2. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP and Richard A. Wolfe v. Millennium Chemicals Inc., Millennium America Holdings, LLC and Millennium Holdings, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2017
  3. Google LLC v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2025
  4. In Re Google, LLC v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District2025
  5. In Re Google, LLC v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District2025

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API