What to know about Arnold & Itkin, the Houston law firm linked to the Maine plane crash
The business jet that crashed at Bangor International Airport on Sunday evening is registered to a company at the same address as Arnold & Itkin, a personal injury firm that has won multiple billion-dollar verdicts.
Pictured is a sign outside the Arnold & Itkin law firm in Houston.
The business jet that crashed and burned at Bangor International Airport in Maine on Sunday evening is registered to a company at the same address as Arnold & Itkin, a Houston-based personal injury law firm that has won multiple billion-dollar verdicts.
Federal and local authorities in Maine had just begun processing the crash scene Wednesday as winter weather conditions have persisted in the region. All six people aboard the plane died, according to officials in Bangor, who said the jet stopped there to refuel after arriving from Houston and was en route to Paris, France.
Lakewood Church confirmed to Houston Public Media that longtime employee Shawna Collins was among the crash victims. Pilot Jacob Hosmer, who was an Arnold & Itkin employee, also died, according to The Associated Press. Houston TV station ABC13, citing multiple anonymous sources, reported that another victim was Tara Arnold, an attorney at the law firm and the wife of founding partner Kurt Arnold. Nick Mastrascusa also died in the crash, according to a GoFundMe page benefitting his family.
Sign up for the Hello, Houston! daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.
RELATED: Local victims identified in Maine plane crash tied to Houston law firm
Representatives of the law firm have so far declined to comment on the crash.
Among Arnold & Itkin’s most prominent cases, according to its website, was its representation of one-third of the Deepwater Horizon crew in the wake of the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf. Founding partner Jason Itkin successfully sued Deepwater, Halliburton and Transocean following the fire and sinking of the rig that left 11 dead and hundreds injured while releasing 134 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf. He also represented the family of a victim of the 2021 Astroworld Festival tragedy.
The firm has also won major cases against leading pharmaceutical companies. One of these cases resulted in an $8 billion punitive damage verdict against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals for marketing the drug Risperadal, a drug originally developed to treat schizophrenia in adults, for off-label use to treat symptoms of autism in children. Another case, against Bayer/Monsanto, led to a $2.25 billion verdict for a plaintiff who developed cancer due to exposure to the herbicide Roundup.
The founding partners established the firm in 2004, shortly after both graduated from the University of Texas School of Law. The two remain dedicated supporters of UT-Austin, having donated several million dollars to Longhorn athletics through their respective family foundations.
Tara Arnold was an attorney with the firm who specialized in contract and business law. Her experience involved numerous oil and gas industry transactions, including multi-billion-dollar mergers as well as offshore injury claims. She also served as a board member for the Saint Paul’s Methodist Church Foundation, according to her bio on the firm’s website.
News
THE FINAL MESSAGE MEETS THE FINAL TRUTH: How the 3-word text ‘She is gone’ matches the horrific marks found on Lynette’s neck.
“SHE IS GONE”: Chilling Three-Word Text Exposed as ‘Soulmate’ Husband’s Alibi Sinks – After Wife’s Body is Found 20 Miles Away with ‘Horrific’ Neck Trauma Lynette Hooker’s body recovered 20 miles North of alleged “accident” site. Forensic teams reportedly find “manual strangulation” marks and defensive wounds on the 55-year-old victim. Chilling three-word text sent by […]
FROM THREE WORDS TO THE PLUNGE: Is Brian’s ‘handcuffed fall’ a desperate attempt to distract from his cold-blooded private messages?
“SHE IS GONE”: Chilling Three-Word Text Exposed as ‘Soulmate’ Husband’s Alibi Sinks – After Wife’s Body is Found 20 Miles Away with ‘Horrific’ Neck Trauma Lynette Hooker’s body recovered 20 miles North of alleged “accident” site. Forensic teams reportedly find “manual strangulation” marks and defensive wounds on the 55-year-old victim. Chilling three-word text sent by […]
THE SILENT SYMPHONY OF DECEIT: How a three-word text exposed the rot behind the ‘Sailing Hooker’ social media empire.
“SHE IS GONE”: Chilling Three-Word Text Exposed as ‘Soulmate’ Husband’s Alibi Sinks – After Wife’s Body is Found 20 Miles Away with ‘Horrific’ Neck Trauma Lynette Hooker’s body recovered 20 miles North of alleged “accident” site. Forensic teams reportedly find “manual strangulation” marks and defensive wounds on the 55-year-old victim. Chilling three-word text sent by […]
BREAKING: 369 pages vs. a 20-year sentence. Our Fact-Checkers analyze the “Rock DNA” data that the doctor claims proves the State “Spun” the evidence to fit a “Monster” narrative…
THE CON’S MANIFESTO: VICTIM OR VILLAIN? Inside the 369-Page Prison Leak That Could Topple the Hawaii “Death Hike” Verdict HONOLULU — Just as the dust began to settle on the “Attempted Manslaughter” conviction of Dr. Gerhardt Konig, the 47-year-old anesthesiologist has launched a psychological nuclear strike from his 6×9 cell. A leaked 369-page dossier, meticulously […]
UPDATE: 369 pages, 10 blows to the head, and one “Genuine” birthday card. Why the doctor’s appeal claims his tears were real and his wife’s “Matter-of-Fact” testimony was the ultimate act of cold-blooded…
THE CON’S MANIFESTO: VICTIM OR VILLAIN? Inside the 369-Page Prison Leak That Could Topple the Hawaii “Death Hike” Verdict HONOLULU — Just as the dust began to settle on the “Attempted Manslaughter” conviction of Dr. Gerhardt Konig, the 47-year-old anesthesiologist has launched a psychological nuclear strike from his 6×9 cell. A leaked 369-page dossier, meticulously […]
LATEST: How the Konig trial is exposing the dark side of Maui’s elite medical community. 369 leaked pages connect the “Death Hike” to a terrifying trend of high-society meltdowns and the “Nuclear Secrets” hidden in plain sight…
THE CON’S MANIFESTO: VICTIM OR VILLAIN? Inside the 369-Page Prison Leak That Could Topple the Hawaii “Death Hike” Verdict HONOLULU — Just as the dust began to settle on the “Attempted Manslaughter” conviction of Dr. Gerhardt Konig, the 47-year-old anesthesiologist has launched a psychological nuclear strike from his 6×9 cell. A leaked 369-page dossier, meticulously […]
End of content
No more pages to load
