Graves Dougherty has represented defendants in high-stakes appeals of class actions:

• In a dispute over the sufficiency of the dividends paid by an automobile insurance company, Graves Dougherty convinced the Texas Supreme Court to overturn an order certifying a statewide class of policyholders. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Lopez, 156 S.W.3d 550 (Tex. 2004). On remand, Graves Dougherty obtained dismissal of the entire case. Lopez v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. , No. 13-06-276-CV, 2008 WL 2744609 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi June 30, 2008, no pet.)
• Graves Dougherty obtained a take-nothing judgment in a class action involving alleged underpayment of franchise fees to municipalities in Texas, overturning a multi-million dollar judgment against the client. Houston Lighting & Power Co. v. City of Wharton, 101 S.W.3d 633 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2003, pet. denied).