Monthly Archives: July 2010

And then there were none

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If any doubts remain about the success of medical malpractice reform in Texas, the recent denouement in a silicosis multi-district litigation court should put them to rest. Read More »

Arguments, Our View

Texas has another problem with Obama’s EPA

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NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Monday his office filed a challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to disapprove the state’s Flexible Permits Program. Read More »

Austin/Legislature, Environment, News

Latest Hurricane-Ike related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County

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A total of nine new awsuits against insurance companies over Hurricane Ike damage claims were filed in Jefferson County District Court, July 12-July 16, 2010. Read More »

Insurance, Jefferson County, News

Appeals court: Jury should have heard from therapist in commitment trial

Montgomery County jurors who declared Michael Bohannan a sexually violent predator didn’t hear all relevant facts, Ninth District appeals judges ruled. On July 22, they reversed Bohannan’s civil commitment and granted him a new trial. They held that District Judge … Read More »

Appeals Court, Criminal Law, News

Earthquake ruins cruise, travel agency sued over denied reimbursement

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GALVESTON � Four Galveston County residents had reservations to take a South American cruise in March, but an earthquake prevented them from taking the flight to Chile where they were to board the ship.
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Galveston County, Insurance, News

Asbestos attorney fees drama between Umphrey, Coon ends

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Umphrey

The ongoing legal battle between the Provost Umphrey law firm and attorney Brent Coon over lawyers’ fees garnered from asbestos litigation ended Thursday, as appellate justices dismissed an appeal since the case has now been officially disposed. Read More »

Asbestos, Jefferson County, News

Motion to Stay Injunction Pending Appeal … with Rules

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In the recent Eastern District of Texas decision in Smith & Nephew Inc. v. Arthrex Inc., the federal court tempered the grant of a motion for stay of the permanent injunction pending appeal by incorporating certain provisions into the stay. Read More »

Arguments, Their View, TRO/Injunctions

New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County

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New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, July 22-28, 2010. Read More »

Business, Jefferson County, News

Recent patent infringement/false marking suits filed in the Eastern District of Texas

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Recent patent infringement/false marking suits filed in the Eastern District of Texas, July 20-27, 2010. Read More »

Federal Court, News, Patent

Man’s bed sores dominate Christus med-mal trial

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For the past two days, a Jefferson County jury has listened to numerous medical experts testify on whether Ronald Lee Lewis’ bed sores were due to obesity and skin friction, or from failing to have his position changed frequently while he was a patient at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth. Read More »

Jefferson County, Med-Mal, News