Practice Areas - Litigation/Trial Practice
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 817-347-6609
Fax: 817-348-2382
http://www.haynesboone.com/George_Young/
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| University | Southwestern University, B.A., 1979 |
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| Law School | Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., 1982 |
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| Admitted | 1982, Texas; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Born | Miami, Florida |
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| ISLN | 902566550 |
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| Transactions | Complex Business Litigation: Seven-week trial of corporate defendant in "minority shareholder oppression" case. Defense of claims arising from failed $20 million real estate deal; eventual settlement was half of amount offered before George's entry into the case. Successful defense of a multi-national chemicals manufacturing corporation in a federal court case where plaintiff was seeking more than $15 million in damages for fraud in the sale of an alleged defective product. Defense of fraud claims arising out of plaintiff's investment of millions in oil and gas interests and in drilling rig. George entered case more than one year into the litigation. Case settled several months later for much less than clients had offered before litigation was instituted. Prosecution of injunction suit to enforce contract proven by string of email relating to purchase of significant "bandwidth" essential to client's business. After obtaining injunction for the client the case settled by client consummating purchase of bandwidth at target price Obtained multi-million dollar tortious interference verdict and settlement for frustrated acquiror of regional telephone company. Successfully defended national bank in several large lender liability actions. Co-counsel for savings and loan plaintiff in one of the first significant civil RICO matters tried in the Northern District of Texas (trial lasting almost eleven weeks). Defended and obtained summary judgment on behalf of major manufacturing client in intellectual property litigation involving claims of patent infringement (successfully settled just before oral argument in the Federal Circuit). Successful appellate counsel in a number of Fifth Circuit and State Courts of Appeals Special counsel to Texas Attorney General in matter involving HMO's effort to have Texas' 1997 HMO liability statute declared preempted. First attorney to successfully use the 1997 law which prohibits financial incentives that act as an inducement to limit medically necessary care. Filed first suit and obtained first verdict and judgment (over $13 million) under Texas' 1997 HMO Liability Act. Appellate Matters: Thermacor Process, L.P. v. BASF Corporation, 567 F.3d 736 (5th Cir. 2009); Hartman v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 95 F.3d 1149 (5th Cir. 1996); Hamman v. Southwestern Gas Pipeline, 832 F.2d 55 (5th Cir. 1987); Giles v. NYLCare, 172 F.3d 332 (5th Cir. 1999); Calad v. CIGNA Healthcare of Texas, Inc./Davila v. Aetna U.S. Healthcare, 307 F.2d 298 (5th Cir. 2002) rev'd on appeal; Special Counsel to Attorney General, Corporate Health Ins., Inc. v. Texas Department of Ins., 12 F.Supp.2d 597 (N.D. Tex. 1998), aff'd in part, rev'd in part, 215 F.3d 526 (5th Cir.), rehearing denied, 220 F.3d 641 (5th Cir. 2000) (Aetna's unsuccessful declaratory judgment action to declare Texas HMO liability statute preempted by ERISA). |
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