M. Coy Connelly

Mr. Connelly has experience defending environmental consulting firms and law firms  in malpractice cases alleging negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentation and conflict of interest. He has served as lead counsel in products liability cases for vehicle component manufacturers, international commercial building materials manufacturers, and lawn care equipment producers. He  also defends major drug manufacturers and distributors, including pharmacies, in pharmaceutical product liability cases. In the commercial area, he has represented corporations and individuals in Deceptive Trade Practices Consumer Protection Act (DTPA) litigation, trademark infringement actions, breach of contract cases and construction disputes.

Representative Matters

Representing Valero Energy Corporation and TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS USA Inc. in a nationwide docket of groundwater contamination and product defect cases. Acting as national counsel for this litigation currently consolidated in MDL 1358 in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company – CERCLA – EPA Enforcement Action at Sikes Superfund Site; Civil Action No. H-98-0408, United States of America, and the State of Texas vs. Atlantic Richfield Company, et al. vs. Champion International Corp., et al.; in the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company – CERCLA – Private Party Cost Recovery Action at Turtle Bayou Superfund Site; C.A. No. 1:01CV890; Lyondell Chemical Company, et al. vs. Albemarle Corporation, et al.; in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division.

Eaton Corporation – CERCLA – Private Party Property Contamination Suit; Civil Action No. B-99-141; Anglo Metal Inc. vs. TRW Automotive Products Inc., et al.; in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division.

Zurich American Insurance Company – Property Contamination – Landfill Sites – Insurance Coverage; Cause No. 98-56362; Browning-Ferris Industries Inc., et al. vs. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, et al.; in the 80th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas.

Rockwell International Corp. & Nordstrom Valves Inc. – Wrongful Death Toxic Tort – Chemical Exposure; Cause No. CV33107, LaDonna Brandenburgh, et al. vs. Nordstrom Valves Inc., et al., in the 62nd Judicial District Court of Hopkins County, Texas.

Valero Marketing and Supply Company – Products Liability Class Action – Ethanol Gasoline; C.A. No. 0:08-cv-61294-CMA; Kelecseny v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. et al., in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Dividion.

Etex Group SA – Commercial Building Products; Cause No. 93-18099; Parkway Investments Partners, L.P. vs. Systems Q/C, Inc., et al., in the 189th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas.

Aldridge Nursery Inc. – Trademark Infringement – Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Civil Action No. SA98CA0425HG; Aldridge Nursery Inc. vs. Aldridge Brothers Nursery Inc., David R. Aldridge, and Mark V. Aldridge; in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio, Division.

United Research Laboratories Inc. & Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Inc. – Pharmaceutical Products Liability; cases in Harris, Brazos, Bexar, Brazoria, Montgomery, and Galveston counties. Many were consolidated for pre-trial purposes in Cause No. 98-33800; in re: In the Harris County Diet Drug Litigation; in the District Court of Harris County, Texas.