Lara Hollingsworth, Dana Levy Present: Exxon v. Brown: What you need to know right now

Within weeks of a closely watched and important appellate ruling by Houston’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Exxon v. Brown, DP&S Houston partners Lara Hollingsworth and Dana Levy offered Texas trial lawyers key takeaways on what the decision means to their practice. Lara and Dana served as featured presenters for the Houston Trial Lawyers Association’s January 26 Rapid Response CLE, offering timely guidance on how the ruling reshapes strategies for presenting non-economic damages in injury cases.

In Exxon v. Brown, the Court got significantly closer to imposing a more demanding standard for proving and valuing mental anguish and physical impairment damages, on the heels of an implied framework suggested by some justices of the Texas Supreme Court in 2023’s Gregory v. Chohan opinion.

With extensive experience handling high-stakes litigation at the trial and appellate levels, Lara and Dana bring practical, trial-focused perspective to these developments. Widely regarded among litigation and appellate practitioners, we are proud to have them on the Durham, Pittard & Spalding team.