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About Tom Jacob
Tom Jacob focuses on catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, and Federal Tort Claims Act cases. He graduated first in his class at Baylor Law School, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Baylor Law Review, won the 'Top Gun' trial competition, and was inducted into the Order of the Barristers. He also won national mock trial championships in competitions held by AAJ and other organizations. After law school, he clerked for Judge Will Garwood on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
He has tried numerous cases against the United States federal government and private companies. Most recently, he was trial counsel on the landmark $230 million verdict for survivors of the Sutherland Springs church mass shooting. Austin Monthly named him a Top Attorney, and Thomson Reuters has recognized him as a Super Lawyer since 2021 and a Rising Star since 2016. He has published works including an article on medical malpractice in the Texas Tech Law Review.
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In February 2022, a federal judge ordered the United States to pay $230 million to survivors and families of the 2017 Sutherland Springs church shooting after finding the Air Force 60 percent liable for failing to report the gunman's criminal history to the federal background check system.
Michael Farley, a Navy veteran, was left permanently conscious but nearly paralyzed after the Manchester VA failed to properly evaluate and treat his first stroke, allowing a second, massive stroke to occur six weeks later.
A retired Marine had spinal surgery at the Little Rock VA hospital in October 2018 and suffered a permanent brain injury after a surgeon left a drain near a dural tear without confirming the repair was sealed. After a bench trial under the Federal Tort Claims Act, Judge Lee P. Rudofsky entered a $3,122,538.09 judgment for Craig and Eileen Dobbs. On reconsideration it was amended to $2,972,658.09, which is what the court's final judgment stood at.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
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