Monthly Archives: May 2011

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

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Recent patent infringement/false patent marking cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, May 24- Read More »

Federal Court, News, Patent

Plaintiff files for summary judgment in case against Kemah mayor

GALVESTON – Amelia V. Kelly has filed a motion for partial summary judgment in her lawsuit against Kemah Mayor Matthew D. Wiggins Jr. According to court papers filed May 24 before the Galveston County 122nd District Court, Kelly cites wrongful … Read More »

Contract, Galveston County, News

Flagship Hotel seeks to quash deposition in assault case

GALVESTON – A motion to quash was recently entered into Palo Pinto County resident Mindi Motely’s lawsuit against the Flagship Hotel in Galveston. The defendant’s motion filed April 29 requests that Galveston County 405th District Court Judge Wayne Mallia nullify … Read More »

Galveston County, News, Personal Injury

Family sues assisted living facility over man’s death

GALVESTON – Peter Murphy and James Joseph Murphy III claim Christopher Murphy died last year while under the care of Texas City Assisted Living Ltd., recent court documents say. A lawsuit filed May 25 in Galveston County Court at Law … Read More »

Galveston County, Med-Mal, News

Santa Fe resident says he was defamed by police

GALVESTON � Michael Aldous of Santa Fe alleges Pearland residents Eric Bruss and Silvia Sandoval made defamatory statements about him in retaliation for his father’s actions after an arrest two years ago, recent court documents say. A lawsuit filed May … Read More »

Defamation, Galveston County, News

Red-light runner blamed for wreck on Highway 146

GALVESTON � Evelyn Babineaux-Wagner and Ronald L. Wagner have filed suit against Houston resident Freguy Jean and his employers, ThyssenKrupp Access Manufacturing LLC and Thyssen Krupp Elevator, over a multiple-vehicle accident in Bacliff last December. According to a lawsuit filed … Read More »

Galveston County, News, Personal Injury-Motor Vehicle

Galveston man says Toyota truck was defective

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GALVESTON � Galveston resident Mark Edinburgh claims Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. and Benson-Sabin Partners Ltd. sold him a defective pickup truck more than two years ago, recent court documents say.
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Consumer Fraud/Deceptive Trade, Galveston County, News

Texas SC orders $1.3M refund to seismic data company

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Medina

AUSTIN � Texas overtaxed seismic scientists at TGS-NOPEC Geophysical in Houston by $1,394,748, Supreme Court Justices ruled on May 27.
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Contract, News, Texas Supreme Court

Recent decision shows justices divided over Texas’ bifurcated appeals process

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Guzman

AUSTIN � Dallas County District Judge Gena Slaughter improperly confined a defendant in a civil suit for lying at a deposition, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on May 27.
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Criminal Law, News, Texas Supreme Court

Oil field workers file suit against well owners after car crash at site

MARSHALL – Three Oklahoma residents have filed a lawsuit against the owners of an oil well site after they took a wrong turn and their vehicle plunged off a drop-off. Brian Hanes, Melvin Muck and Windale Knighten filed the lawsuit … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Personal Injury