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In Re General Motors Ignition Switch Litigation

Hilliard Law attorneys represented numerous injury victims and the families of those killed in accidents caused by GM’s defective ignition switch and their concealment of safety defects.

This multi-district litigation is considered the single largest product liability litigation in US history, resulting in a $575 million settlement.

*This is an aggregate settlement for multiple clients.

In September 2021, Hilliard Law attorneys secured a $50 Million settlement for the family of a man who sustained serious injuries in a commercial trucking accident. The father of four was preparing to take a left-hand turn when an 18-wheeler attempted to pass him in a no-passing zone, striking the rear of his car, and causing it to burst into flames. The decedent suffered extensive burns and was paralyzed due to neck injuries. He was hospitalized for 4-months and passed away due to complications from his injuries after being sent home.

Mr. Hilliard was the lead class counsel in Haese v. H&R Block, a class action lawsuit involving every Texan who received a rapid refund from H&R Block (approx. 300,000 plaintiffs). He assisted other class counsel in forcing H&R Block to disclose it received kickbacks for arranging loans between its tax preparation clients and predatory lenders. The settlement for his clients was over $50 million.

*This is an aggregate settlement for multiple clients.

The Hilliard Law trial team won a $33M product liability case against a golf-car company, involving a golf cart that tipped over on a child causing a severe traumatic brain injury.

A jury determined that the defective design and marketing of an All Terrain Vehicle were the proximate cause of the decedent's injuries in a fatal ATV accident.

In May 2013, Mr. Hilliard was the lead trial attorney who obtained a $25 million jury verdict in a premises liability case in Nueces County, Texas. His client, a security guard for a downtown Corpus Christi building, was severely beaten while at work. The $25 million judgment is the 2013 No. 1 verdict in Texas for a premises liability case.

Mr. Hilliard was the lead trial attorney in a case involving a woman who was injured in a two-vehicle accident. The driver of the second car, an employee of Coca-Cola, was talking on her cell phone at the time of the accident. That verdict was the largest 2012 jury verdict in the nation for a case involving a back injury requiring surgery. It was also the third-largest motor vehicle verdict in Texas for 2012 and ranked No. 11 in overall verdicts in Texas for 2012.

Hilliard Law attorneys secured a $20.8M settlement for the family of a man who passed away after an explosion at an oil field.

Nueces County V. Lloyds of London

On the eve of the arbitration hearing, Hilliard Law attorneys obtained a $20 Million settlement on behalf of Nueces County, Texas for property damage that occurred as a result of Hurricane Harvey.

In 4 months, Hilliard Law recovered $90M for their clients.