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Joel Sprott was inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) on November 12, 2011
ABOTA is an exclusive organization dedicated to the advancement of the right of jury trial in America. Membership is by invitation only. Advanced trial experience must be proven in order to be considered. Mr. Sprott was accompanied to the induction ceremony by his law school mock trial partner, Karri Webb-Faigen. "It all began when Karri asked me to be her trial partner. I was so happy she was there for my induction!"
Texas Lawyer - Winning Women - August 22, 2011
 The two years that Houston civil trial and appellate attorney Erin Lunceford spent working in the health care and pharmaceutical sales industry give her a leg up in defending hospitals and doctors against professional liability claims. Prior to entering law school, Lunceford worked for the American Hospital Supply Corp. for about a year and spent another year employed by Beecham Pharmaceuticals. Because of that experience, she knows how to develop a health care liability case without having to do a lot of research, Lunceford says. "I understand how hospitals work," she says. "I understand how they deal with issues."
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Recent Trial Verdicts:
February, 2012
Harris County, Texas |
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T.T. v. Dr. F.
Directed Verdict after the close of plaintiffs'
evidence in a case of medical negligence related
to a dental implant
Attorney: Joel Randal Sprott |
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February, 2012
Brazoria County 149th Judicial District Court |
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Bagwell v. Buc-ee's
Defense Verdict in a premises liability case
Attorneys: James A. Newsom (lead) and
Katie Wood |
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December, 2011
Jefferson County 172nd Judicial District Court |
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Stansbury v. CHRISTUS Hospital - St. Elizabeth
Unanimous Defense Verdict in a premises
liability case
Attorneys: Erin E. Lunceford (lead) and
Kandy Messenger |
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October, 2011
Jefferson County 172nd Judicial District Court |
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Broussard v. Dubuis Hospital of Port Arthur
Defense Verdict in a medical negligence case
Attorneys: Erin E. Lunceford (lead) and
Maureen Semple-Hirsch |
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July, 2011
Harris County 295th Judicial District Court |
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Bayway Lincoln Mercury, Inc. and Wisch
Leasing, L.L.C. v. Carlomango Fernandez and
Alfredo Fernandez
Defense Verdict in a negligence/property
damage case
Attorneys: James A. Newsom (lead) and
Katie Wood |
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July, 2011
Brazoria County 412th Judicial District Court
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Hail v. Dr. D
Defense Verdict in a medical negligence case
Attorney: Joel Randal Sprott |
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Recent Trial Victories:
Miller v. CHRISTUS Hospital-St. Elizabeth: On March 13, 2012, the 136th Judicial Court of Jefferson County, Judge Milton G. Shuffield, granted Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment on all plaintiff's causes of action in this medical malpractice claim, holding that there was no issue of material fact that the CHRISTUS nurses caused the alleged negligence related to surgery.
Attorney: Erin Lunceford
Wyatt v. CHRISTUS Hospital-St. Elizabeth: On March 24, 2011, the 60th Judicial Court, Judge Gary Sanderson, granted Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment on all plaintiffs' causes of action in this premises liability claim.
Attorney: Erin Lunceford
Recent Appellate Victories:
CHRISTUS Health SE Texas d/b/a CHRISTUS Hospital - St. Mary v. Licatino, 352 S.W.3d 556 (Tex. App. - Beaumont 2011, no pet.). Complete reversal and rendering of judgment in favor of the Defendant after a jury trial in favor of the Plaintiff. The 9th Court of Appeals found that there was no evidence of any willful and wanton actions by the nursing staff in the emergency room at St. Mary in order to find the hospital liable.
Attorney: Erin Lunceford.
Erin Lunceford and Joel Sprott were recently successful in filing a Petition for Rehearing in the Marks v. St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital case when the Texas Supreme Court withdrew their 2009 opinion and completely reversed their decision by holding that the Plaintiffs' allegations of a defective hospital bed asserted a health care liability claim. On rehearing, the Court held that the trial court had properly dismissed the Plaintiffs' claims due to the failure to timely submit the required expert report reasoning that "Medical equipment specific to a particular patient's care or treatment is an integral and inseparable part of the health care services provided. When the unsafe or defective condition of that equipment injures the patient, the gravamen of the resulting cause of action is a health care liability claim." Marks v. St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, 319 S.W.3d 658 (Tex. 2010).
Aguirre v. Toxicology Associates, 2011 WL 345866 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 2011, pet. denied): 13th Court of Appeals reversed trial court's denial of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, finding that plaintiff has asserted a healthcare liability claim, and not a DTPA claim.
Attorney: Erin Lunceford
Durst v. Woo, 2011 WL 825094 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist] 2011, no pet): 14th Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's granting of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, finding that Plaintiff failed to timely file an expert report under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. Art. 74.351.
Attorney: Erin Lunceford
Honors and Awards:
In 2011, Erin E. Lunceford was recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer, her 4th consecutive year to be so recognized. She was also recognized as one of the Top Attorneys in Texas by Texas Monthly.
Speaking Engagements for Erin Lunceford:
Jive Talking: 2012 Legal Update
March 9, 2012 at The Greater Houston Society for Healthcare Risk Management's (GHSHRM) annual Education Day conference.
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