About David Buckley
David Darrell Buckley is Of Counsel in the Mass Torts Department at The Carlson Law Firm, based out of the firm's Killeen, Texas office. With more than a decade of legal experience, David represents individuals harmed by dangerous pharmaceuticals, defective medical devices, and large-scale corporate negligence. A Houston native, he earned his J.D. at South Texas College of Law after completing undergraduate studies at the University of Houston, then founded his own firm in 2012 before joining Carlson. David has represented victims in automobile and eighteen-wheeler accidents, NFL concussion claims, maritime and offshore accidents, railroad accidents, and pharmaceutical claims involving Zofran and Invokana.
Proven verdicts and settlements at The Carlson Law Firm
These results are credited to The Carlson Law Firm. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.
A federal court in Washington, D.C. awarded $1.956 billion to 114 survivors and Gold Star family members in Carlson Law Firm's second successful default-judgment lawsuit holding Iran liable for the October 2000 USS Cole bombing.
A federal court in Washington, D.C. awarded $807 million to 58 USS Cole bombing survivors and immediate family members after finding that Iran provided material support to the al-Qaeda operatives who carried out the 2000 attack.
A San Antonio jury returned the largest sexual assault verdict in U.S. history against a sole assailant, awarding $325 million to a child sexually abused by her grandfather over multiple years.
A Travis County jury awarded Ronnie Claxton of Del Valle and his wife about $7.4 million in January 2020 after an oversized load struck a Highway 71 overpass and a heavy steel tie-down ratchet from the load came through his windshield, injuring his neck and spine. On August 31, 2022, the Eighth Court of Appeals reversed in large part, rendering judgment for the owner and on several claims against the company and driver, and remanded the remaining claims for a new trial.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
