Previous Law Firm Name

• Karotkin, Chase & Erwin

Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice Defense 65%
• Dental Malpractice Defense 10%
• Transportation Law / Trucking 10%
• Ethics / Professional Responsibility 5%
• Insurance Law 5%
• Legal Malpractice Defense 5%

Honors and Awards

• Don Karotkin was selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers by TEXAS MONTHLY magazine, 2008

Representative Clients

• The Medical Protective Company
• Texas Medical Liability Trust
• National Interstate Insurance Company
• Frontier Insurance Company

Representative Cases

• Bonner v. Texas Children's Hospital, 2006 WL 349510 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 2006)
• In re Patel, 2004 WL 163001 (Tex. App. Houston 14th Dist. 2004)
• Peters v. Polk County Memorial Hospital, 7 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 1993)
• Jackson v. Coldspring Terrace Property Owners Ass'n, 838 S.W.2d 320 (Tex. App. El Paso 1992)
• Winn v. Di-Minno Hudson, 1990 WL 122119 (Tex. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1990)
• Coleman v. Lumbermen's Mut. Cas. Co., 786 S.W.2d 445 (Tex. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1990)
• Loftin v. Martin, 776 S.W.2d 145 (Texas Supreme Court 1989)
• Aramco Services Co., v. Redland Fabricating and Welding, Inc., 752 S.W.2d 184 (Tex. App. - Houston, 14th District 1988)
• Kupor v. Solito, 687 S.W.2d 441 (Tex. App. Houston 14th Dist. 1985)
• Martinez v. F.M.C. Corp., 666 S.W.2d 654 (Tex. App. Corpus Christi 1984)
• Montanye v. Transamerica Ins. Co., 638 S.W.2d 518 (Tex. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1982)
• McClung v. Komorn, 629 S.W.2d 813 (Tex. App. Houston 14th Dist 1982)
• Paulus v. Lawyers Surety Corp., 625 S.W.2d 843 (Tex. App. Houston 14th Dist. 1981)
• Nowlin v. Wheeler, 617 S.W.2d 809 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 14th Dist. 1981)
• Lawyers Surety Corp. v. Snell, 617 S.W.2d 750 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 14th Dist. 1981)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Schuenemann, 618 S.W.2d 799 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1981)
• Lawyers Surety Corp. v. Hall, 590 S.W.2d 762 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 14th Dist. 1979)
• Fillion v. Osborne, 585 S.W.2d 842 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1979)
• Fidelity & Cas. Co. of New York v. Swayzer, 583 S.W.2d 850 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1979)
• British Overseas Airways Corp. v. Tours and Travel of Houston, Inc., 568 S.W.2d 888 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1978)
• Morris v. Kaylor Engineering Co., 565 S.W.2d 334 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 14th Dist. 1978)
• Warren v. Davis, 539 S.W.2d 907 (Tex. Civ. App. Corpus Christi 1976)
• Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Ahrens, 414 F.Supp. 1235 (S.D. Tex. 1975)

References

• Mr. John L. Bedingfield
• Ms. Teresa Canant
• Mr. Mel Troha
• Ms. Amy Opelt

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Bad Faith Insurance, Business & Commercial Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Defense, Commercial Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Insurance Malpractice, Life & Health, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Supreme Court, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Aviation Accidents -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Medical Products & Devices, Pharmaceutical Products, Trucking