Lawyer Seeks $25M From Insurer, Says He Was Set Up in Criminal Case That Destroyed His Legal Career

A jury trial is beginning this week for a Texas lawyer seeking $25 million tortious interference suit against an insurance company with which he formerly had dealings while representing plaintiffs in asbestos cases. Warren Todd Hoeffner, 48, contends that Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. set him up to face criminal prosecution, without appropriate basis, in order to conceal the involvement...