Monthly Archives: August 2008

BREAKING: Evacuation Ordered for Jefferson County!

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Westbound lanes of Interstate 10 are filling up as residents flee from Louisiana in advance of Hurricane Gustav.

Local officials have called for the mandatory evacuation of all residents of Jefferson County beginning at 6 a.m. Sunday in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav.
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Community events, Jefferson County, News

“Dr. Kirchmer Calling”

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U.S. pharmaceutical companies are already among the most regulated in the world. Do they really need the freewheeling scrutiny of Southeast Texas’ plaintiff’s bar?
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Arguments, Our View

Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts

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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Aug. 20-26, 2008 Read More »

Federal Court, News, Patent

New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County

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New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Aug. 21-26, 2008 Read More »

Business, Jefferson County, News

Jury finds Bush not guilty in criminal trial, but civil suit regarding bullet removal continues

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Prosecutors would have liked to have the bullet that is lodged in Joshua Bush’s forehead to convict the Groves teen on felony charges.
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Jefferson County, Med-Mal, News

Store owners lose appeal against Parkdale Mall

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If shoppers have been wondering what happened to Urban Collection at Parkdale Mall, the store’s owners have been tied up in litigation over their lease for the last two years.
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Appeals Court, Foreclosure, News

58th CD October ’08

RAYTHEON EBASCO OVERSEAS LIMITED VS. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON ET AL (P)ADAMS, KENT M;KNEISEL, EDMUND M;GRINSTED, BRANDON;LEONARD, JAMES J -(D)WESTMORELAND, KENT E;NO ATTORNEY AT THIS TIME;GERMER, LAWRENCE L;OLD, JAMES ROWLAND JR;HALL, J CLIFTON III BOBBY RIDEAUX VS. LEONEL CARDENAS … Read More »

The Docket

Legally Speaking: When Judges Get Cute

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In authoring a 1967 guide for new judges, Judge George Rose Smith of Arkansas admonished against displaying judicial humor, calling it “neither judicial nor humorous.”
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Arguments, Lawyers/Law Firms, Their View

Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson County

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Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson County Read More »

Foreclosure, Jefferson County, News

This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts

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This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, July 25-Aug. 26, 2008 Read More »

Consumer Fraud/Deceptive Trade, Jefferson County, News