33 Texas Silica Plaintiffs Sue Former Members of O’Quinn Firm Over Litigation Expenses

HOUSTON — Former clients of a law firm headed by the late John O’Quinn have filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit accusing their former counsel of neglect and malfeasance in litigating their silica claims or processing settlements.

A total of 33 plaintiffs from Alabama and Mississippi are named in the 51-page complaint filed Dec. 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against O’Quinn’s estate, his surviving firm, his former partners, and referring counsel.

John O’Quinn, the principal partner in The O’Quinn Law Firm and its predecessors and who at one time represented more than 3,000 silica plaintiffs, …