News from December 2007
Wonderful Windows sued for not-so-wonderful window installation
Beaumont residents Gerald and Linda Ellis are suing Wonderful Windows & Siding for performing an allegedly poor installation job, which has caused water damage to their home.
No harm, no foul doesn't apply to class action against Productivity Center Inc. alleging 'potential injury'
Richard Coffman The Productivity Center Inc., a law enforcement database company, made headlines in May after intruders burglarized PCI's Houston office and stole a laptop containing the names and social security numbers of more than 229,000 peace officers.
Trial by 20/20
Everybody's talking about Jamie Leigh Jones this week. And it isn't because she's just made news.
Legally Speaking: Gunning For a Change-The Court Takes Aim At The Second Amendment
They are simple words � "the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed" � that liberal commentators have called "maddeningly ambiguous," even while justifying constitutional rights (like privacy) that go unnamed in the Constitution.
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Hood won't help Bryant in MCI fee recovery
NEW YORK CITY - Most politicians would leap at a chance to win back millions of dollars from attorneys under federal investigation, but Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood must pass up the chance because he hired them.
Drug deaths lure two state AGs to file pharmacy suit
Greg Abbott AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers landed a one-two punch on a Dallas-based drug maker and distributor in a drug-potency lawsuit.
Motion for sanctions hearing reset
A hearing regarding a motion for sanctions against several attorneys involved in a coin fraud case has been rescheduled for Dec. 18.
18-year-old quadriplegic sues Chrysler for injuries
MARSHALL -- Early on an August Saturday morning, 17-year-old Rodrigo Berriochoa was driving his father's 4-door 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 when the pickup truck suddenly went out of control. The vehicle left the road and began to roll eventually landing upright in a ditch.
Congressman helps launch criminal probe into Halliburton rape case
Two years ago, U.S. Rep. Ted Poe received a call from one of his constituents, a frantic father who said his daughter had been gang raped while working in Baghdad for an American defense contractor.
Recent real estate foreclosures
The U.S. Bank National Association has filed an application for foreclosure on the property of Laura Elizabeth, located at 312 N. 3rd Street, Nederland, Texas 77627.
$500K suit alleges driver was high at time of wreck
MARSHALL � Emory resident Berta Stuart is seeking more than $500,000 from an Oklahoma resident and his employer alleging the man was high on marijuana when he struck her vehicle.
'Jaw death' suit filed against Merck
A Houston law firm has filed a searing "jaw death" lawsuit against Merck, alleging the drug manufacturer knew its medication Fosamax was defective from the start and, in spite of the dangers, went so far as to bribe physicians to prescribe the drug.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Orig. Filing Date: 12/05/2007 Certificate #: 71843
KCS gets partial dismissal in million dollar "Bad Sprain" case
MARSHALL -- Judge Leonard Davis granted defendant Kansas City Southern Railway Company's (KCS) Partial Motion to Dismiss on Dec. 5 for failure to state a claim.
Second suit filed for man's conveyor belt injury
A glue factory worker, who was taken for a ride when a conveyor belt started up out of the blue, has filed a second suit for his injury. This time around, Timothy Segura and his wife Lisa, are suing Brance-Krachy Company for allegedly failing to maintain the defective conveyer.
Halliburton says no merit to rape lawsuit, pushes for arbitration
Prominent politicians have recently turned the spotlight on former Halliburton employee Jamie Leigh Jones, who in a civil suit alleges she was drugged and raped by several of her Halliburton co-workers while working in Baghdad in 2005. But from the shadows, Halliburton attorneys say Leigh's suit is without merit and in violation of an employee arbitration agreement.
"Avoid Death" warning label wins annual lawsuit abuse contest
"Danger: Avoid Death," found on a small tractor, was chosen as the winner of the 2007 Wackiest Warning Label Contest sponsored by the Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch. "Danger: Avoid Death" is this year's winner of the Wacky Warning Label Contest.
Group sues to stop highway expansion project in East Texas
Jim Blackburn A herd of Denton County residents calling themselves the Highland Village Parents Group are seeking an injunction against the U.S. Federal Highway Administration and Texas Department of Transportation in hopes of stopping a massive highway project that would allegedly endanger the lives of children.