Stephan Rogers

Represents real estate companies and agents in numerous disputes involving real estate transactions, provides risk management support, regulatory and compliance issues, inter-broker arbitrations, and general counsel services; serves as panel defense counsel for several liability insurance companies. Represented the executor of a large estate in a high-profile lawsuit involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty and deceptive trade practices. Advised school risk fund on numerous insurance coverage issues. Represented business newspaper with respect to defamation claims, legal review, and staff training. Worked on several personal injury lawsuits, including a roll-over death case and a case involving closed-head brain injuries. Represented a researcher in a suit involving a joint research agreement and ownership of clinical samples and data. Represented a condo association in a dispute with a neighboring hotel involving use of access easements. Represented a property management company in a potential class action challenging the charge-back of rent concessions to defaulting tenants. Represented USAA Life Insurance Co., Hartford Life Insurance Co., Health Insurance Association of America, and Military Officers Association of America against the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, involving reimbursement of health care costs to VA in connection with treatment of insured veterans. VA agreed to implement a new system for processing claims in accordance with Medicare standards. Successfully set aside several default judgments, including a $10 million judgment in Corpus Christi related to the death of a delivery driver allegedly caused by heat stroke. Assisted in trial and post-judgment proceedings in federal district court for a health products manufacturer in lawsuits against competing drug manufacturers for false advertising and unfair competition. In charge of legal analysis, briefing, and argument to the court in billion-dollar litigation between Samsung and Alcatel involving alleged theft of trade secrets by software engineers; extensively briefed and argued numerous legal issues to the court. Represented a West Texas rancher in a dispute over an access easement. Represented trustees of a youth camp suing to enforce a condition precedent and right of re-entry and reverter in a warranty deed.