Katherine Compton

Representative Experience

• Defense verdict at the conclusion of a two-week trial in Houston Federal Court in product liability case
• Represent partnership and two partners in highly contentious dispute with heirs of third, deceased partner,  through two-week trial and appeal in Dallas district court
• Defend IT company in breach of contract, negligence and Deceptive Trade Practices Claim in Fort Worth District Court
• Defend large contractor in Dallas Crane Collapse case in front of Judge Bellan, County Court at Law No. 2
• Defendant large contractor in wrongful death action in front of Judge Bellan, County Court at Law No. 2
• Prevailed in a TUFTA injunction hearing
• Representing client in Federal Carmack Amendment Litigation
• Lead counsel in multiparty securities fraud/defamation litigation in Dallas state court
• Obtained permanent injunction against former employee and competitor in Corpus Christi (Nueces County District Court) in trade secrets and non-compete litigation
• Successfully obtain temporary restraining order for corporate lessee to regain access to historical premises in downtown Dallas to finish out improvements against prominent local developer who was the new Lessor
• Represent corporate minority shareholder in dispute with corporation and shareholders for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud
• Represent trucking company and truck driver in two week wrongful death trial against “reptile” plaintiff’s counsel
• Represent largest apartment management company in the UnitedStates in trademark infringement dispute
• Defend attorney in legal malpractice litigation
• Represent corporate client in all its litigation matters
• Defend hotel in premises liability and respondeat superior litigation in Dallas
• Represent The Acushnet Company against retailers and wholesalers counterfeiting Titleist Pro V1 golf balls in multi-million dollar trademark infringement lawsuits across the country
• Represent Cartier International B.V. and Montblanc-Simplo Gmbh in trademark infringement action related to counterfeit Montblanc and Cartier watches
• Represent PRL USA Holdings, Inc. in multimillion-dollar trademark infringement lawsuit against numerous defendants for selling counterfeit Polo and Chaps shirts
• Represent Liz Claiborne, Inc. against a Dallas-based public company in multimillion-dollar trademark infringement litigation involving alleged counterfeit Monet Jewelry – obtained temporary restraining order against all Defendants in lawsuit
• Defend board of directors of Marketing Specialists in multimillion-dollar litigation brought by trustee of Marketing Specialists, Inc. against Mary Kay, Inc., board of directors and officers of MarketingSpecialists, Inc.
• Defend board of directors of Horizon Pharmacies, Inc. in litigation brought by trustee of Horizon Pharmacies, Inc.
• Represent Hitachi Data Systems Corporation in contract dispute
• Defend AT&T Corp. in multimillion-dollar trade secret litigation
• Complex class action real estate litigation related to development of141 acres in Elm Creek Subdivision in San Antonio, Texas
• Work with team of lawyers in antitrust Litigation brought by KineticConcepts, Inc. v. Hillrom, Inc. in highly publicized successful multimillion-dollar verdict
• Successfully defended class action securities fraud litigation against public restaurant chain
• Successfully defended class action securities fraud litigation against public computer company
• Highly acrimonious slander litigation arising out of a divorce and adulterous relationship involving high-profile professionals
• Handle all lawsuits and business legal matters for Peak CapitalCorporation, an automobile finance corporation
• Successfully defended products liability case for Hitachi PowerTools, USA
• Successfully defended Smith & Nephew, Inc., world’s largest orthopedic supply company in civil rights lawsuit: Won summary judgment in Federal Court