Katherine W. Binns focuses her practice on products liability, toxic torts, and catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. She is known for her use of out-of-the-box strategies and technology to minimize exposure for her clients before and during trial. She has defended clients in trial not only in Texas, but also in California, Florida, Maryland, Oregon, Tennessee, New York, New Jersey, Utah and Pennsylvania. Ms. Binns has maintained her Cajun roots by defending clients in her native state of Louisiana. Ms. Binns is also a registered patent attorney and defends infringement and trade secret litigation. Her peers in the legal community have named her a “Rising Star” in an annual survey published by Texas Monthly magazine and Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition in 2012.
Katherine W. Binns focuses her practice on products liability, toxic torts, and catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. She is known for her use of out-of-the-box strategies and technology to minimize exposure for her clients before and during trial. She has defended clients in trial not only in Texas, but also in California, Florida, Maryland, Oregon, Tennessee, New York, New Jersey, Utah and Pennsylvania. Ms. Binns has maintained her Cajun roots by defending clients in her native state of Louisiana. Ms. Binns is also a registered patent attorney and defends infringement and trade secret litigation. Her peers in the legal community have named her a “Rising Star” in an annual survey published by Texas Monthly magazine and Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition in 2012.
Litigation Matters
A sample of current and recent litigation includes:
- Successful defense of wrongful death and personal injury toxic tort actions throughout the United States.
- Defense verdict for professional architecture corporation in breach of contract action venued in Florida.
- Currently defending pharmaceutical manufacturer in state and federal court suits and multidistrict panel litigation.
- Successful defense of oil rig component manufacturer in wrongful death action.
- Currently defending tractor manufacturer in product liability action in Oregon.
- Defense verdict for professional architecture corporation in breach of contract action venued in Florida.
- Successful defense of national childcare corporation in employment and discrimination lawsuits venues in Texas state and federal courts.
Affiliations, Activities and Accomplishments
She is a member of the Dallas Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute. In addition, she has been appointed to the Alumni Advisory Board for the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.