Atty. George David Barnett
G. David Barnett has over twenty-eight years of experience practicing law.
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George David Barnett is a Gen. Coun. based in Houston, Texas, practicing at Germer PLLC. Their practice focuses on personal injury, business, slip & fall, product liability, and litigation. Educated at Southern Methodist University School of Law (JD, 1994) and Lamar University (BS Political, 1990). Serands clients in Houston, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- G. David Barnett has over twenty-eight years of experience practicing law
- He is licensed in Texas and Louisiana
- His areas of practice include general civil litigation, personal injury, products liability, toxic torts, insurance coverage, premises liability and commercial litigation
- He earned his Juris Doctorate from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1994
- Primary Practice Areas Personal Injury Cases •Defended paving contractor against claims of vicarious liability for negligence of independent contractor truck driver. •Defended truck driver and employer against claims for mild traumatic brain injury alleged to have resulted from trucking accident. •Defended museum foundation from claims of mild traumatic brain injury alleged to have been sustained by volunteer actor in war reenactment program. •Defended construction contractor in multiple fatality motor vehicle accident in Atlanta, Texas, involving the deaths of three teenagers and injury to a fourth
- Plaintiffs alleged negligent design of ingress and egress from convenience store parking lot onto major highway
- Case filed in Brazos County, Texas, but venue changed to Cass County, Texas. •Related mandamus proceeding in In re Seven-O Corporation, 289 S.W.3d 384 (Tex
- App. - Waco 2009, original proceeding) involving the disqualification of attorney who was representing both the plaintiffs and third party defendants at the same time
- Related original mandamus proceeding also filed and denied in Texas Supreme Court. •Related venue appeal in Waco Court of Appeals. •Represented surviving minor child in oilfield electrocution wrongful death case in Rusk County, Texas, together with related Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in Eastern District of Texas to secure incriminating statements from OSHA investigation. •Representation of general contractor in case filed by plumbing sub-contractor who was injured by collapse of 12 foot deep excavation. •Representation of lake resort property in Orange County, Texas, in wrongful death drowning of nine year old child. •Defended numerous complex motor vehicle, industrial and construction accident cases
- Products Liability •Successfully recovery for injured survivor in complex helicopter design defect case in Nueces County, Texas, involving helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico
- Commercial / Insurance Litigation •Represented insurer in complex arson investigation claim. •Represented major insurer in complex coverage claim, including appeal to U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. •Defended claim of damage to chemical company pipeline alleged to have been damaged by construction equipment left in area. •Defended air conditioning contractors in multiple construction defect cases. •Defended air conditioning company in consumer litigation. •Defense verdict in Hurricane Ike claim against insurance carrier in Orange County, Texas. •Defense of insurer in Hurricane Rita insurance case in which insured manufactured receipts for additional living expenses, and submitted to insurance carrier for reimbursement
- Case dismissed after remand from reversal of summary judgment
- See Temcharoen v
- United Fire Lloyds, 293 S.W.3d 332 (Tex
- App. - Eastland 2009, pet. denied). •Representation in Angelina County, Texas, of cooperative association of blueberry farmers against refrigeration facility for negligence in failing to blast freeze blueberry products according to contract. •Representation of commercial borrower in complex lender liability case in U.S
- District Court in Beaumont, Texas, which featured complex electronic discovery issues, leading to sanctions against commercial lender for withholding and erasing incrimination e -mails from hard drives of computers
- Premises Liability •Defense verdict in suit against lake resort in Jasper County, Texas by guest who step onto allegedly rotten wooden steps on golf course, which gave way, causing guest to fall. •Represented property owner in Nacogdoches, Texas in premises claims brought by cleaning contractor of office building who slipped in water near dumpster area. •Represented property owner in Jefferson County, Texas in premises claim brought by elderly patient of ophthalmologist office who allegedly fell due to minor imperfection in sidewalk joint. •Successful recovery in premises case for off duty employee who fell on freshly mopped area of floor by employee bulletin board. •Successful defense of convenience store owner and clerk in case where plaintiff/perpetrator was shot as she absconded with cash from register
- Toxic Torts •Prior experience in handling and defending silicosis and scleroderma claims
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George David Barnett's Areas of Practice
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
George David Barnett is one of 264,852 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in Texas →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
George David Barnett is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Texas →
George David Barnett is one of 29,473 slip & fall attorneys indexed nationally. Browse slip & fall attorneys in Texas →
George David Barnett is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in Texas →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
George David Barnett is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Texas →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Houston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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