Lisa Ann Horvath

Pharmaceutical / Medical Devices

• Trial lawyer defending mass tort claims in federal and state court
• Leading expert witness teams in national litigation in multiple mass torts to identify, coordinate, prepare, present and cross examine experts in multiple mass torts

Toxic Exposure

• Defending employers against claims that workplace exposures caused employees' offspring to have birth defects, including identification, presentation and cross examination of medical and epidemiology experts and leading successful Daubert challenges to plaintiffs' causation experts
• Participation in defense of multiple pesticide manufacturers in mass tort case involving allegations that pesticide contamination caused personal injuries and property damage, including: primary contact with defense expert witnesses on issues of pesticide fate and transport, exposure calculations, toxicology and epidemiology; and obtaining early summary judgment and claims resolution of defendant on no evidence grounds.
• Defending chemical distributors against claims brought by over 400 former employees of an o-ring manufacturing facility alleging exposure to "toxic soup"
• Defending product manufacturers against claims brought by over 2,000 construction workers and 8,000 family members alleging toxic exposure during construction of the South Texas Nuclear Power Plant and Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant resulting in defense summary judgments against all plaintiffs
• Defending premises owners/operators/employers against claims of chemical exposure on work sites

Fiduciary Duty / Professional Malfeasance

• Representing financial institutions in claims regarding allegations of mismanagement of mineral interests and investment accounts
• Defending estate executors and trustees in claims for loss of inheritance
• Successfully defending engineers accused of improper engineering practices and ethics violations before Texas Board of Professional Engineers

Contract Disputes

• Defending premises owners/operators against claims of negligence over theft of resident belongings, resulting in defense verdict at trial
• Defending against commercial claims between parties to art auction resulting in favorable outcome for client
• Representing companies in claims brought by competing business owners against allegations of tortious interference with a contract
• Representing home realty company in litigation brought by subsequent home purchasers

Lisa A. Horvath is a trial lawyer who has significant experience representing pharmaceutical, medical device, semiconductor manufacturing, pesticide and chemical companies. Lisa also has significant experience in complex commercial litigation matters, representing financial institutions, energy companies and engineering entities in lawsuits alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and professional malfeasance.

She has appeared in courts throughout the country, including Texas, Florida, California, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Illinois, and Delaware. She has handled every aspect of a case, from pleadings and motion practice; written discovery; depositions; pretrial motions, and resolution through mediation, arbitration and trial. She has served as trial counsel in mass product liability litigation in large mass tort dockets. She also has been involved in appeals, and argued before the Supreme Court of Texas.

Lisa has led teams in the identification, development and presentation of expert witnesses in several national products liability dockets. She works diligently to identify the best expert witnesses so that complex scientific concepts can be conveyed simply, consistently, and persuasively to the court and the jury. She has successfully challenged the scientific reliability of expert testimony to exclude causation experts. She has served as a guest lecturer at the St. Mary's University School of Law on the subject of deposing expert witnesses. She has received numerous recognitions and awards including being named a Texas Super Lawyer, and is a recipient of the Outstanding Lawyer Award and the Women's Leadership Award from the San Antonio Business Journal.