CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Oct. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A Texas judge has determined who will lead all Texas consolidated state court cases involving the General Motors Ignition Switch Litigation.

Judge Robert Schaffer of the 152nd District Court for Harris Country, Texas, created a powerhouse legal team by his appointment of Bob Hilliard and Mark Lanier as the Co-Lead Plaintiffs' Counsel to lead the Texas GM litigation. Rounding out an exceptionally strong team of nationally known attorneys is Richard Mithoff, Jeff Wiggington and Scott West.  

Bob Hilliard is also currently leading the National Litigation against GM, having been appointed as co-lead counsel by Judge Jesse Furman out of the Southern District of New York.

Mark Lanier, recently obtained a record breaking $9 billion verdict against Takeda Pharmaceuticals for hiding the cancer risk associated with the diabetes drug, Actos.  

The Texas GM product liability cases -- which the Texas Supreme Court consolidated for all pretrial proceedings before Judge Schaffer in the Harris County district court -- involve all Texas cases filed in judicial districts throughout the state and are separate from federal multidistrict litigation pending before Judge Jesse Furman in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Hilliard Munoz Gonzales LLP (HMG) specializes in mass torts, personal injury, product liability, commercial and business litigation, and wrongful death. Hilliard Munoz Gonzales LLP has been successfully representing clients in the United States and Mexico since 1986. Bob Hilliard obtained the Largest Verdict in the country in 2012 and the #1 verdict in Texas in 2013.

HMG is actively seeking to represent other victims of GM's defective vehicles.

To arrange an interview with Bob Hilliard, please contact
Lauren Gomez  
lauren@hmglawfirm.com  
361-960-3146

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SOURCE Hilliard Munoz Gonzales LLP