Trials

April 2009 – Matt Nowak and Nathan Bouchér successfully defended a subcontractor in a commercial construction dispute before a Bell County jury involving a local general contractor.  Although the general contractor sued for breach of contract, demanding more than $350,000, Nowak and Bouchér obtained a verdict in favor of the subcontractor in excess of $400,000 in damages and attorney’s fees.

November 2008 – Matt Nowak successfully defended a large East Texas employer before a Titus County jury in a nonsubscriber on-the-job injury case in which the plaintiff was injured from a pallet jack.  Judgment was rendered for the firm’s client even though the Court excluded all evidence relating to drug use within 48-hours of the accident.

November 2007 – Matt Nowak successfully defended a national processing company before a Dallas County jury in a trucking accident case in which the truck driver (the firm’s client) rear-ended the plaintiff.  The jury only awarded past medical expenses of $750.00, which was only 10% of the plaintiff’s last demand.

March 2007 – Matt Nowak and Tom Stauch successfully defended a Fortune 500 food processing company and its Mexican subsidiary in a $58 million breach of contract and fraud claim filed by a South Texas grain supplier in Hidalgo County, Texas – routinely rated as one of the most dangerous venues for corporate defendants in America.  Nowak & Stauch not only returned a zero verdict in favor of their clients, but successfully proved fraud against the grain supplier and its testing agency, and recovered $1.1 million in damages and attorney’s fees.

December 2005 – Matt Nowak defended a national food processing company before an El Paso County Jury in a non-subscriber on-the-job injury case.  The firm negotiated a post-judgment resolution whereby the client’s insurance company paid the entire settlement on behalf of the client.

December 2004 – Matt Nowak successfully defended a Fortune 500 company’s trucking operation before a Dallas County jury.  In this trucking accident case, 30% contributory negligence was found against the plaintiff even though the defendant company’s truck driver ran a red light.  The jury only rendered judgment for past medical expenses and pain and suffering, which was a mere 25% of plaintiff’s last demand.