Courtesy of Governor's Office. EDINBURGH - Gov. Rick Perry was joined by the Rio Grande Valley Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse and members of the medical community in Edinburgh to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the passage of major tort reform legislation.
Gov. Rick Perry's office is now accepting nominations for the 2014 Star of Texas Awards, which honor peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical first responders who were seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.
The Spindletop Spin, the annual fundraiser for the Jefferson County Bar Association Foundation, was held June 7 and featured a new start/finish location.
Only days after a deadly gas leak took the lives of four workers at the DuPont facility in LaPorte, several Beaumont attorneys have filed lawsuits against the company on behalf of victims’ families.
A black man has filed suit against a subdivision, alleging the owners of the land made false promises to him.David Lauord Dodd alleges he was renting to own a home at 114 Nob Hill Circle in Clearwater Bay, which is a subdivision in Malakoff. Dodd cleaned the land around the home but later found out there was a deed restricting anyone from living on the property."I was told to my face by a white female
A man is suing Lowe's after allegedly falling on a slippery floor. Willing Morning filed a lawsuit against Lowe's Home Centers on Aug. 19 in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas. Morning claims he was at the Lowe's store July 1 when he slipped and fell on a substance left on the floor. He accuses the company of negligence for allegedly failing to remove the substance from the floor
A Houston plastic bag company is suing a Chicago company for allegedly using a business name it says is too similar to its own trademarked brand.Better Bags Inc. filed a lawsuit Aug. 13 in the Houston Division of the Southern District Court of Texas against Better Bag Corp. According to the complaint, Better Bags has been making and selling plastic bags for use in grocery stores for more than 27 year
NEW ORLEANS – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s decision prohibiting attorneys from demanding “quick” access to criminal citations.
A Harris County man is suing after allegedly suffering a spine injury at work. Fabrice Sitan filed suit July 18 in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas against Epic Diving & Marine Services LLC. According to the complaint, on March 30 Sitan was working for the defendant when he suffered injuries to his spine and body because a boat crew member unexpectedly cut a rope attached
A glove distributor is being sued in Houston for copyright infringement.Ringers Technologies LLC, doing business as Ringers Gloves, filed suit June 5 in Southern District Court of Texas Houston Division against Roughneck City LLC and Curtis Hagen, citing trademark infringement, unfair competition and unjust enrichment.
A truck driver and his employer are being sued after allegedly causing a fatal accident.Irsat Seyda and Arife Seyda, individually and as parents and next of friends of Sare Seyda, deceased, filed suit June 2 in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas against Ironman Express LLC, Eric Rieger and Matthew Garrett.According to the complaint, Irsat Seyda was driving south on State Highway