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U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Lawyer wins $46 million settlement

A Texas lawyer won a posthumous $46 million judgment against an attorney known for winning cases involving breast implants, tobacco and drugs, authorities said.

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Lawyer's plans for car museum in doubt

The dream of a Houston lawyer to display his collection of hundreds of cars may not come to fruition following his recent death, a longtime friend says.

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Houston lawyer O'Quinn dies in SUV wreck

Noted Houston lawyer John O'Quinn was one of two men killed in a one-vehicle crash in Houston Thursday morning, police said.

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Lawyer buys 8 Rolls-Royces at auction

A Houston trial lawyer successfully bid on eight of 13 Rolls-Royce automobiles auctioned off by their owner in California for charity.

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Smith's mother's attorney collapses

The attorney for Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother collapsed in a Broward County, Fla., courtroom during a hearing on where Smith should be buried.

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Howard Hughes car auctioned for $750,000

A Texas man purchased at auction a 1926 Springfield Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost once owned by billionaire and aviator Howard Hughes for $750,000.

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Jury awards $1 billion in diet drug case

A Texas jury awarded more than $1 billion to the family of a woman after finding she died from lung disease contracted after taking a diet drug.

John O'Quinn (1941 - October 29, 2009) was a Texas trial lawyer and founding partner of The O'Quinn Law Firm (now known as O'Quinn & Laminack). His firm made its business handling plaintiff's litigation, including representing clients suing breast implant manufacturers, medical facilities, and tobacco companies. O'Quinn died in a single car crash in Houston, Texas, aged 68; the cause of the crash is under investigation.

John Maurice O'Quinn, the son of an car garage owner in Houston, Texas, graduated from the University of Houston Law Center. O'Quinn served as editor of the Houston Law Review, and won a state moot court championship. O'Quinn was divorced and had no children. In 1999, the playing field at Robertson Stadium was named O'Quinn Field in honor of his generosity and support of the stadium renovations.

Making his name in handling plaintiff's litigation, among O'Quinn's biggest wins were:

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