Judge Donald Floyd is bringing his court into the 21st Century, ordering that all cases filed in the Jefferson County 172nd District Court now be submitted as E-file cases.
Judge Floyd A few weeks ago, Judge Donald Floyd granted plaintiff's attorney Glen Morgan's motion for a new trial against DuPont. Morgan claimed the jury must have gotten the verdict in favor of the chemical company wrong since the trial evidence showed so overwhelmingly that the plaintiff's mesothelioma was caused by his exposure to asbestos while working at DuPont.
Local attorney Steve Mostyn, who flooded the Jefferson County District Clerk's Office with hundreds of Hurricane Rita lawsuits in recent months, is now spearheading a class-action suit against Allstate. Mostyn is claiming the insurance company disseminated misleading statements to the public regarding the statute of limitations for filing Rita cases.
Dr. Jay T. Segarra made millions testifying as an expert in asbestos and silicosis cases around the country, including lawsuits in Jefferson and Orange counties. Recently Dr. Segarra's diagnostic techniques came into question when defendants in a large asbestos case in Philadelphia asked that his testimony be banned from proceedings.
NOAA image of Hurricane Rita It's not common knowledge, said a Jefferson County District clerk earlier this week, but Hurricane Rita struck twice -- once in September 2005 and then again in the clerk's office.
Wear a back brace and use a step ladder when stocking cases of soda mix, Bobbie Childree's employer instructed. But for various reasons Childree did not do as instructed and injured her back. Now she is suing the convenience store where she worked.
Jefferson County Commissioners Court Soon, the public can expect to spend anywhere from 15 to 45 seconds passing through metal detectors at the Jefferson County Courthouse main entrance while security officers X-ray their belongings.
A federal grand jury in Houston charged an attorney and two former employees of The Hartford Insurance Company with conspiracy, mail and wire fraud and the laundering of millions of dollars.