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Texas judge sets aside $100M verdict in BP case
3/18/2010 1:28 PM By Marilyn Tennissen

A federal judge has ruled that 10 workers who sued BP over injuries from a chemical release at the Texas City refinery did not prove the oil company was grossly negligent, setting aside a $100 million verdict.

Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, March 10-17, 2010
3/18/2010 10:37 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, March 10-17, 2010
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Man sues finance company for slander
3/15/2010 2:00 PM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau
TEXARKANA -- An East Texas man claims a finance company has resorted to slander as an attempt to thwart lawsuits he has against it.

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Class action against Toyota points blame at lack of brake override system
3/15/2010 1:00 PM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Toyota's vehicles are unsafe because they lack a brake override system, a proposed class action states.

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Insurance company violated Texas Prompt Payment Claims Act, suit alleges
3/15/2010 12:28 PM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Two weeks after her husband died from cancer, Jenny Tefft filed the necessary documentation to receive his life insurance proceeds, but claims the insurance company did not pay until it was threatened with a lawsuit.

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Federal jury finds fraud on part of asbestos lawyers
3/11/2010 1:00 PM By John O'Brien
NATCHEZ, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - A federal jury decided Monday that two Mississippi lawyers committed fraud against a railroad company they sued in a pair of asbestos lawsuits.

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Surgical service provider sues insurer for breach of contract
3/11/2010 9:37 AM By Michelle Massey
SHERMAN -- After receiving a demand to return more than $2 million received from insurance payments, Encompass Office Solutions Inc. filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Ingenix Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., United Healthcare Services Inc. on March 5, in the Sherman Division of the Eastern District of Texas.
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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
3/11/2010 9:27 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, March 3-8, 2010
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Pharmacist seeks $3.5M from CVS over alleged discrimination
3/11/2010 9:00 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau
A CVS pharmacist alleges his employer discriminated against him because of his disability, then terminated him for complaining about the discrimination. He is suing the pharmacy chain for $3.5 million.

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Plano man files class action over ATM surcharges
3/11/2010 8:23 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau
SHERMAN -- A Dallas County man claims he was charged a $1.50 transaction fee when he withdrew money from an automated teller machine in Plano, despite the fact that he was not notified of the surcharge.

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Las Vegas man claims gambling problem caused by Mirapex, sues drug maker in Texas court
3/10/2010 10:12 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau
MARSHALL -- A Las Vegas resident claims his compulsive gambling and sex addiction was caused by his use of Mirapex, a drug used to treat the symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrome.

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