SHOWN ABOVE ARE ANDY TINDEL, ALONG WITH UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE JUDITH GUTHRIE AND JUDGE J. THAD HEARTFIELD, CHIEF JUDGE OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, AT A RECENT FIFTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL CONFERENCE The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has lately become home to some of the most important litigation filed anywhere in the United States of America. The Court's innovative local rules, no nonsense judges and "rocket docket" reputation have attracted high profile, high stakes cases with world-wide consequences. Andy Tindel's credentials as a 20 year plus trial lawyer, mediator and board certified appellate attorney, along with his extensive experience in litigating cases in all divisions of the Eastern District of Texas, makes him a sought after choice for local counsel by both plaintiffs and defendants. He routinely provides insight and assistance to out-of-state law firms in court protocol, local rules interpretation and briefing strategy in all areas of complex commercial and intellectual property litigation. Andy has acted as a counsellor, advisor and local counsel on numerous occasions for major foreign and domestic corporations, small business owners, individuals, inventors and law firms involved in commercial damage cases, securities fraud class actions and intellectual property law litigation pending in the Eastern District of Texas. Andy's role as local counsel varies from assisting lead counsel with preparing for trial to serving as co-counsel with the lead attorneys in the trial of the case and thereafter on appeal. Whatever the needs and requests of the client or retaining counsel, Andy will bring a wealth of legal knowledge and courtroom experience to any legal team engaged in prosecuting or defending major civil litigation in any division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. A press release on Andy's most recent result as first chair counsel for a party in a federal jury case follows: TYLER FEDERAL JURY RETURNS INSURANCE CODE VERDICT FOR ETMC TYLER - On September 15, 2006, after a week long trial presided over by United States District Judge Michael H. Schneider, a Tyler federal jury decided that AIG/Lexington Insurance Company knowingly violated the Texas Insurance Code in denying an insurance claim presented by East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System. The jury's award will result in ETMC recovering over $2,000,000 in actual and punitive damages and attorney's fees. The jury also rejected a counterclaim filed by AIG alleging that ETMC owed it in excess of $2,500,000. ETMC was represented by ANDY TINDEL, managing partner of the Tyler, Texas office of the Provost * Umphrey Law Firm. After return of the verdict, Tindel stated "I am proud that the jury realized that this insurance company wrongfully denied a claim submitted by ETMC. I hope this verdict will send a message to AIG that the people of East Texas will not stand for insurance companies taking premium dollars from its insureds and then refusing to pay valid claims."
|
