Edward Mallett - Significant Cases
- United States of America ex rel Kenneth Abbott v. BP Exploration and Production, Inc., et al: Whistle blower suit filed under qui tam statute by a former corporate employee. Plaintiff's team includes Mikal Watts, David Perry, Rene Haas, and others (case pending in federal court in Houston, Trial scheduled for November 20, 2011)
- University Vice-President charged with misappropriation of State funds - Dismissed (2009)
- Alligator Hunting in Nature Preserve. Dismissed. Alligator was "off the reservation." (2009)
- "Repo-Man" charged with evading arrest when towing 9,000 lbs of heavy equipment on Gulf Freeway. No-Billed (2009)
- Texas Medical Board: Physician impaired by substance abuse kept medical license. Criminal case dismissed (2008)
- Basketball coach charged with sexual misconduct with a student. No-Billed (2008).
- Federal aircraft parts fraud. Motion to Suppress Federal Aviation Agency Records. Motion Granted (2008).
- NASA scientist investigated for child endangerment for leaving 5 children with mentally ill spouse. Not charged (Investigation 2005-2008).
- Death penalty trials of Roger "The Animal" DeGarmo. Death sentence in first trial after Defendant threatened to kill jurors and asked for the death penalty. Retrial ordered based on prosecutorial misconduct. Sentence on second trial: Life Imprisonment.
- "Whistleblower" suit under Qui Tam statute against Columbia Healthcare. Share of billion dollar-plus healthcare fraud settlement. (Case Filed 1996, Settled 2005) (Client not charged).
- Cases pending in 2011 include capital murder, health care fraud, alleged misapplication of federal funds, and alleged attempts to provide assistance to a terrorist organization.
Gus Saper - Significant Cases
- Gus obtained a $850,000.00 jury verdict against a Dallas, Texas lawyer in 2008 for breach of fiduciary duty and theft and a $1,000,000.00 summary judgment against a co-defendant for theft.
- Five month long federal racketeering (R.I.C.O.) trial ends in hung jury. Defendant subsequently receives probation on reduced charges.
- In this case, styled One Hundred Seven Thousand Dollars ($107,000.00) U.S. Currency (Tagle) v. State ex rel. Harrison County Sheriff's Dept. By and Through Gulf Coast Multijurisdictional Task Force, 643 So.2d 917, 1994 WL 531252, Miss. the Supreme Court of Mississippi orders all money returned to owner.
- After six week trial in U.S. v. Johnson the defendant acquitted of conspiracy and firearms charges.
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In these companion cases, Solete v. State, Tex.Crim.App. and Ex Parte Solete, Tex.Crim.App., the defendant's capital murder conviction is reversed and dismissed.
