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EP 181: Michael Lyons and Christopher Simmons | Robert and Virginia Rymers v. CPS Energy

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In this episode, Steve and Yvonne are joined by Michael Lyons and Christopher Simmons of Lyons & Simmons.

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Guest Bios:

Michael Lyons

Michael Lyons is one of the founding partners of Lyons & Simmons and concentrates his

practice on representing plaintiffs in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases as

well as “bet the company” complex business disputes. Lyons has a national reputation for

achieving outstanding results for his clients by displaying a mastery of the facts and law while

utilizing creativity, tenacity, and cutting-edge technology.

Over the past 25+ years of practice, Lyons has tried cases to juries, judges, and arbitrators

throughout the state of Texas and all over the country. In the process, Lyons has obtained

verdicts, awards, and settlements totaling hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of his

clients—many involving high profile, high exposure matters.

Lyons has extensive trial experience in cases involving catastrophic personal injuries, wrongful

death, product liability, business disputes, construction defects, and professional liability.

Lyons’ cases are as diverse and extensive as his approach to his cases. He has handled cases

involving: brain and spinal cord injuries, electrocutions, aviation disasters involving helicopters

and airplanes, trucking accidents, construction site accidents, industrial accidents, motor

vehicle products liability, pharmaceutical, and medical device products liability, large business

disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duties, medical

malpractice, high profile contract disputes involving college football coaches and celebrities,

and fire and explosion cases.

Lyons recently secured a $109.5 million jury verdict against CPS Energy for its failure to properly

maintain its gas system, leading to a natural gas explosion and fire. In 2024, Lyons served as a

member of the trial team who secured a $37.5 million verdict forthe estate of a man killed when

an Oncor electrical service truck hit a truck disabled on the side of I-635. In 2023, Lyons was

part of a trial team that secured an $860 Million jury verdict for the family of a victim killed when

a tower crane collapsed and fell onto an apartment building in Dallas, Texas. The incident and

the trial was a national news story. In 2022, Lyons was named to the Plaintiffs’ Executive

Committee in In Re: Astroworld Festival Litigation related to the tragic events involving

the deaths of 10 people at the Astroworld Festival Concert in 2021. Lyons is among a handful

of attorneys selected for the Plaintiffs’ leadership of this mass casualty litigation. In December

of 2022, Lyons obtained a $10.1 million verdict in an emergency room delay case that was

streamed live by Courthouse View Network. It was tabbed by CVN as one of the “Top 10 Most

Impressive Plaintiff Verdicts of 2022."

Lyons has obtained exceptional results for clients in just the recent past:

• $860 Million – Wrongful Death, Construction Disaster

• $109.5 Million – Burn Injury, Fire / Gas Explosion

• $70 Million - Wrongful Death, Negligent Security/Operations

• $60 Million - Wrongful Death, Worksite Explosion

• $37.5 Million - Wrongful Death, Trucking Crash

• $33 Million – Wrongful Death, Fire / Explosion

• $25 Million - Oilfield Disaster

• $25 Million – Wrongful Death, Workplace Accident

• $15 Million – Wrongful Death, Aviation Disaster

• $14 Million – Wrongful Death, Aviation Disaster

• $10.5 Million - Workplace Injury, Electrical Shock

• $10.1 Million – Medical Malpractice, Hospital Emergency Room Delay

• $10 Million – Business Dispute, Breach of Fiduciary Duties

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Christopher Simmons

Christopher Simmons is one of the founding partners of Lyons & Simmons. He focuses his

practice on representing plaintiffs in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases. He

has developed a reputation as a highly-skilled warrior who combines a tireless work ethic with

a creative and innovative approach to achieve results for the people that matter most—his

clients. Simmons treats his clients’ problems as his own. Simmons wants his clients to know

that he will stand up for them against their opponents. Anytime. Anywhere.

Simmons is a firm believer that results speak louder than words and with that mindset he

pursues justice for his clients. His pursuit of justice has resulted in him trying cases to verdict

throughout the state of Texas and obtaining multimillion-dollar results for his clients in states

across the country. Simmons, along with firm Co-Founder Michael Lyons, has assembled a

team of lawyers that has been consistently recognized as leaders in their field. Simmons and

his team have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in judgments, awards, and settlements

on behalf of their clients.

Simmons has obtained exceptional results for clients in just the recent past:

• $109.5 Million – Burn Injury, Fire / Gas Explosion

• $33 Million – Wrongful Death, Fire / Explosion

• $25 Million – Wrongful Death, Workplace Accident

• $15 Million – Wrongful Death, Aviation Disaster

• $10 Million – Business Dispute, Breach of Fiduciary Duties

• $9 Million – Wrongful Death, Industrial Plant Accident

• $7 Million – Burn Injuries, Defective Cell Phone / Lithium Ion Battery failure

• $4 Million – Mild Brain Injury, Trucking Accident

• $4 Million – Sexual Assault, Negligent Hiring / Supervision

• $4 Million – Wrongful Death, Rig Fire

• $1.7 Million – Wrongful Death, Trucking Accident

• $1.3 Million – Catastrophic Injuries, Trucking Accident

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