Monthly Archives: September 2011

Is an errant $2 fee worth thousands in compensation?

When teenagers get their first jobs and open their first checking accounts, they don’t always understand that the ability to write checks is dependent upon the availability of funds in their accounts. They’ll get notices of overdrafts and express consternation … Read More »

Arguments, Our View

Senate confirms Obama nominee Bales as US Attorney for east Texas

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Bales

On Jan. 26, 2003, John Malcolm Bales had just been named chief of the criminal division for the federal Eastern District of Texas Lufkin office.
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Federal Court, Judges/Judicial Appointments, News

KBR won’t get attorneys fees from woman who claimed rape

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Jones

HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Jamie Leigh Jones, the woman who alleged her employer was at fault for a rape that a jury said never happened, must pay court costs to the company she sued but not its attorneys fees.
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National News, News, Personal Injury

Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas

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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Sept. 15, 2011. Read More »

Federal Court, News, Patent

BP should have warned employees to dump stock, complaint claims

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Lanier

HOUSTON � No employee ever knocked an employer as hard as BP employees knock the company in federal court.
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Federal Court, News

Latest Hurricane Ike-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County

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A total of two new lawsuits against insurance companies over Hurricane Ike damage claims were filed in Jefferson County District Court, Aug. 14-18.
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Insurance, Jefferson County, News

Maker of wood chipper sued after man loses arm

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Quesada

SHERMAN – After losing his arm in a wood chipper, a Collin County resident is suing the machine’s manufacturer for failing to incorporate a safety brake to stop the blades when the engine was turned off.
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Federal Court, News, Product liability

Dallas company sues for $160K over wet dog beds

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TYLER – A Dallas company has filed a lawsuit asking for more than $160,000 after receiving a ruined cargo shipment of 900 bundles of dog beds.
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Contract, Federal Court, News

Denton bank sued for not displaying notice of ATM fees

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SHERMAN – A Collin County resident has filed a lawsuit against a Denton bank for not displaying notice of its ATM fees.
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Federal Court, News

Chrysler sued after Tyler man injured in roll over

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MARSHALL – A Tyler resident has filed a product liability lawsuit against Chrysler after he was injured in a wreck in his Dodge truck.
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Federal Court, News, Product liability