Monthly Archives: August 2007

Fall over missed step lands plaintiff $700,000 verdict

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When Flo Wilson missed a step and broke her hip at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, her husband James Wilson testified in court that he put down his golf clubs, rushed to her side and then began “belligerently” yelling at the hospital’s staff � threatening all the while to call renowned plaintiff’s attorney Walter Umphrey.
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Jefferson County, News, Personal Injury

Tyler lawyer sentenced: 10 years, $9 million in restitution

TYLER — A Tyler lawyer has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $9 million in restitution for wire fraud. Michael J. Wing, 46, received his sentence Aug. 30 from U.S. District Judge … Read More »

Criminal Law, Federal Court, News

Family files wrongful death suit against nursing home

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Dan Packard

The family of Alice Wyatt claim their matriarch’s final days were filled with unnecessary pain and suffering. They are suing the hospital, nursing home and medical personnel entrusted with Wyatt’s care.
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Jefferson County, Med-Mal, News

New business licenses/assumed names issued by the Jefferson County Clerk

Orig. Filing Date: 08/23/2007 Certificate #: 71253 Assumed Name: BANDO’S Owner Name: BANDO DEBORAH A Expiration Date: 8/23/2017 Status: Active Orig. Filing Date: 08/23/2007 Certificate #: 71254 Assumed Name: BEAUMONT MEDICAL CLINIC Owner Name: JOHN Q A WEBB JR MD … Read More »

Business, Jefferson County, News

This Just In: Recent civil filings in Orange County District Courts

Aug. 27 Felecia McCarver vs. Allstate Texas Lloyd’s et al PA � Michael Ramsey, J � 163rd Judicial District With the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Rita approaching, Golden Triangle lawyers and area residents are scrambling to file policy claim lawsuits … Read More »

News, Orange County

79-year-old sues for butadiene exposure

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A worker at Firestone’s synthetic rubber plant in Orange for 43 years, Edward Blankenstein, 79, says he was “negligently” exposed to butadiene during his long tenure.
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News, Orange County, Personal Injury

This Just In: Recent civil filings in Jefferson County District Courts

Aug. 22 Russell Gautreaux vs. Motiva Enterprises PA � Steven Barkley, J � Bob Wortham Coincidently, Russell Gautreaux, a tanker truck driver, was picking up a load of gasoline at the Port Arthur Motiva refinery when he slipped and fell … Read More »

Jefferson County, News

Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County

- The U.S. Bank National Association has filed a foreclosure application against the property of Annabella and Eric Hayes, located at 2020 Duff Drive, Port Arthur, Texas 77642. The application was filed on Aug. 22 with the Jefferson County District … Read More »

Foreclosure, Jefferson County, News

States settle with heart defibrillator manufacturer

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Ventak Prizm 2

DALLAS � Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and 35 state attorneys general reached a $16.75 million settlement with the maker of an implantable heart defibrillator on Aug. 30.
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Austin/Legislature, Med-Mal, News

Orange woman sues Allstate, adjusters over Rita claim

With the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Rita approaching, Golden Triangle lawyers and area residents are scrambling to file policy claim lawsuits before the statute of limitations runs out. In Orange, Felecia McCarver is the latest Rita victim to sue Allstate, … Read More »

Insurance, News, Orange County