Posted on Fri, Oct. 30, 2009
John O'Quinn, 68, a flamboyant lawyer who won billions in cases against makers of breast implants, pharmaceuticals, and tobacco products, died yesterday in a Houston traffic accident.
Mr. O'Quinn and his personal assistant, Johnny Cutliff, were killed when police say the sport-utility vehicle he was driving skidded across a rain-slicked parkway and slammed into a tree.
Mr. O'Quinn was known as a Texas-size lawyer (6-foot-4) who spent lavishly on himself, philanthropic causes, and Democratic campaigns.
- AP
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