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Haynes and Boone Secures $65.9 Million Verdict for Client ATA

INDIANAPOLIS – A federal court jury deliberated less than three hours in returning a unanimous $65.9 million breach of contract verdict Oct. 19 in favor of Haynes and Boone, LLP client ATA Airlines, Inc. against defendant Federal Express Corporation.

Haynes and Boone represented ATA in a five-day breach of contract trial against Federal Express. The firm took on the case through its handling of the airline's Chapter 11. Ken Broughton, who led the team for ATA, said that, unfortunately, any judgment ATA recovers from FedEx won't revive the airline, but will be distributed to creditors, including former ATA pilots.

Other members of the Haynes and Boone team included Dallas Partner Tom Kurth, Dallas Partner Alan Wright and Houston Associate Francisco Rivero, with additional assistance from Houston Partner Pat Casey and Dallas Associate Sean O'Neill. >>

Haynes and Boone Wins $66 Million Verdict Against Fed Ex for Defunct Airline

When the Indianapolis federal court jury reported that they'd reached a verdict after only three hours of deliberation, Kenneth Broughton of Haynes and Boone was a bit worried. >>



Sean O'Neill

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Áreas de Practica

Educación

  • J.D., University of Texas at Austin School of Law, 2009
  • B.S., Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin, 1999

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2009

Sean O'Neill is an associate in the Appellate Practice Group in the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone, LLP.

Selected Representative Experience


Kurt Torster & GEA Group v. Panda Energy Mgmt., No. 07-10-0442-CV, 2011 Tex. App. LEXIS 1628 (Tex. App.-Amarillo Mar. 7, 2011, pet. denied)
Persuaded the court of appeals to affirm the trial court's refusal to compel arbitration where none of the litigants were signatories to the contract containing the arbitration provision and plaintiffs' tort claims arose from conduct that occurred prior to the execution of the contract. Convinced the Texas Supreme Court to deny review after full briefing.

Grimaldo v. Baylor Irving, No. CC-0900690-A (Co. Ct. at Law No. 1, Dallas County, Tex. Jan. 27, 2009); Julieta Garcia v. Baylor Medical Center at Irving, No. DC-10-02152-M (298th Dist. Ct., Dallas County, Tex. Feb. 25, 2010).
Obtained favorable settlements of two separate cases involving multi-million dollar medical malpractice claims against hospital system by invoking sovereign immunity conferred by new provisions of the Texas Health & Safety Code and by defending constitutional challenges to statute.

Minnis v. Citrin Holdings, No. 2006-78939 (133rd Dist. Ct., Harris County, Tex.)
In a real estate partnership dispute, assisted plaintiff's trial counsel with post-trial briefing and formation of judgment issues in connection with the entry of $54.6 million judgment in favor of our client.

Shaw v. Trinity Highway Products, LLC, No. 05-09-00561-CV, 2010 Tex. App. LEXIS 10046 (Tex. App.-Dallas, Dec. 20, 2010, n.p.h.)
Assisted trial counsel with summary judgment briefing and, after prevailing, defended summary judgment on appeal in a products liability and negligence case involving a Trinity-manufactured guardrail end cap. Trinity’s evidence demonstrated compliance with mandatory safety standards or regulations adopted and promulgated by the federal government under section 82.008 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code; Appellants did not rebut section 82.008’s presumption of non-liability; and there was no more than a scintilla of causation evidence.

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06/30/2011 - Supreme Court Issues Two Significant Personal Jurisdiction Decisions
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