Adam Lewis

Attorneys Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, and Kyle Findley secured $357.7 million in a confidential settlement on behalf of several injured employees. A workplace accident led to the injury of numerous workers, each of whom turned to Arnold & Itkin for help. Our firm was able to secure record settlements for each of them, collectively obtaining the largest workplace accident settlement in state history. Kurt, Jason, and the rest of the team were able to achieve this result within only 16 months of the date of injury.

Attorneys Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, and Kyle Findley secured a settlement of $92.7 million for a worker who was severely burned while on the job. The size of the settlement set a statewide record for personal injury settlements for people in similar situations, breaking a previous record of $87 million that was also set by our firm. Arnold & Itkin is proud to have represented our client, and we’re thrilled that his settlement will allow him to provide for his family for the rest of his life.

Attorneys Kurt Arnold and Kyle Findley successfully recovered a massive settlement on behalf of workers who sustained severe orthopedic injuries and/or post-traumatic stress disorder following a serious incident at work. We are proud to have achieved justice on their behalf.

In 2004, Georgia-Pacific hired Aircon, Inc. to design and install a dust collection system to protect their Corrigan, TX plant from disaster. The system worked by taking highly-combustible dust from an industrial sander and carrying it to a baghouse where filter bags cleaned it from the air. This worked in conjunction with a spark detection and suppression system to protect the baghouse; this was designed and supplied by GreCon, Inc.

10 years later, on April 26, 2014, these systems utterly failed. Sparks went through the ductwork and entered the baghouse, causing an explosion and deflagration. Unknowingly, our client had been standing within range of the disaster and was engulfed by the fire. He suffered catastrophic, life-threatening burns as a result. However, despite this, our client worked to alert emergency services and even refused to leave for medical treatment until he had confirmed that his co-workers were being transported for medical care.

When he finally did leave, he was taken by life flight helicopter to a Tier 1 burn unit where his lengthy healing process began. By the time his trial had started, he had already undergone seven surgical procedures and was projected to receive multiple more in the future. Attorney Kyle Findley took on the case and fought tirelessly for him. During the three week trial, we argued that the systems were unsafe and failed to meet industry standards. The jury deliberated and found both defendants negligent.

In the end, they awarded a record $39.744 million verdict for our client.

Attorneys Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, Kyle Findley, and Victoria Alford represented a man who sustained serious injuries to his neck because of a work-related accident. Our efforts led to a record-setting settlement of $13,780,000 within 16 months of our client’s injury-causing incident.

Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, Kyle Findley, and Victoria Alford represented a man who sustained injuries while he was trying to escape from an explosion at the plant he worked at. During the incident, our client sustained injuries to his back. The $13,700,000 settlement we secured for him will make sure he and his family have the financial security they need and deserve.

Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, Kyle Findley, and Victoria Alford represented a Texas refinery worker who sustained a serious back injury while on the job. Our client needed compensation for damages caused by this injury, and we worked quickly to obtain it for him. Not only did we secure a significant $13,780,000 settlement, but we also did so within 16 months of our client’s accident. This result means that our client will have the financial security that he needs.

Attorneys Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin, Kyle Findley, and Victoria Alford obtained a settlement of $12,720,000 for a worker who was injured in a plant explosion. Our client was a plant worker who injured his neck while trying to save himself during a potentially fatal disaster. The settlement set a statewide record for workers who suffered similar injuries. Now, our client and his family are taken care of for life as a result of his settlement.

Attorneys Kurt Arnold and Kyle Findley obtained $12,600,000 in a settlement on behalf of a plant worker who was severely injured in a workplace accident. The loss of his legs meant he nor his wife were able to work, eliminating their family's income all at once. His employer dodged responsibility for the accident and did not offer to help the worker's family make ends meet after the incident. During the trial process, they filed multiple motions and 5 appeals—but in the end, our client outlasted them. Thanks to 30 depositions that proved their negligence, the defendant settled with our client on the eve of the trial's start date.

Attorneys Kurt Arnold and Kyle Findley obtained a $12.5 million settlement for the family of a Texas man who was electrocuted and killed by a downed power line. The electric company was ultimately responsible for the power line’s condition—their failure to inspect and maintain their equipment is what led directly to our client’s death. Our firm pushed the case forward as aggressively as possible, getting a trial date less than a year from the day our client died. Through around-the-clock investigation and gathering numerous depositions, our firm compelled the defendant to settle with our client three weeks before trial was scheduled to begin. Arnold & Itkin is proud to fight for people harmed by reckless utility companies.