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Aside from Umphrey, Ferguson hauled in more fees than all other PU attorneys
BEAUMONT – For more than a quarter of a century Paul “Chip” Ferguson worked at Provost Umphrey, bringing in tens of millions more in attorney’s fees than the equity partners who booted him out the front door.
Texas SC allows Beaumont church a crack at attorney in $1M stolen funds suit
BEAUMONT – The Texas Supreme Court has ruled a local church has a claim against a defendant who was previously awarded summary judgment in litigation brought over the theft of funds from a $1 million Hurricane Rita settlement.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform releases ‘The Story of Asbestos Litigation in Texas and its National Consequences’
AUSTIN – Texans for Lawsuit Reform has released its latest paper, “The Story of Asbestos Litigation in Texas and Its National Consequences,” a comprehensive look at Texas’ involvement with asbestos litigation – arguably the longest running mass-tort in America.
Provost Umphrey, Paul 'Chip' Ferguson end 20 month civil feud, reach settlement
BEAUMONT – The heated divorce between the Provost Umphrey Law Firm and one of its most lucrative partners ever was finalized last month, as both sides reached a settlement agreement following a lengthy arbitration process.
Justices axe $50K verdict rendered against American Air Systems
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently nixed a $50,000 jury verdict levied against American Air Systems over a leaky A/C unit.
Ninth Court guts Mostyn Law jury verdict win against State Farm, wipes firm’s fees too
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently shaved hundreds of thousands of dollars off a jury verdict win obtained by Mostyn Law in a trial against State Farm Lloyds that took place nearly two years ago.
State Farm lands summary judgment win in Mostyn Law hail suit
DALLAS - State Farm Lloyds recently secured another summary judgment win in a hailstorm lawsuit brought through the Mostyn Law Firm.
Texas asbestos law firm blasts FACT Act, calls bill ‘insidious’
DALLAS – Baron & Budd, a Texas law firm specializing in toxic torts, is calling the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2017 an “insidious” bill that will make it “incredibly difficult” for asbestos claimants to sue.
Mostyn Law dismissed from breach of contract case, suit was brought by storm damage expert
HOUSTON – Houston attorney Steve Mostyn and one the companies he used to calculate storm damages are no longer locked in litigation.
Mostyn Law reaps 4 times more than client following Rita trial against TWIA
BEAUMONT – One of the last remaining Hurricane Rita lawsuits was recently tried in Jefferson County, with the trial ending with a much larger payday for Mostyn Law than the firm’s clients.
Senate Business Committee hears hailstorm lawsuit reform bill
AUSTIN – On March 9, Senate Bill 10, better known has the hailstorm lawsuit reform bill, got its first hearing before the Senate Business and Commerce Committee.
Shut down: Port Arthur ISD’s bid for attorney’s fees in white woman’s discrimination suit
BEAUMONT – On March 9, the Port Arthur Independent School District had its motion for judgment nunc pro tunc denied by a district judge, shutting down the district’s attempt to revert a judgment in a discrimination suit.
Woman falls out of wheelchair while waiting for ride, sues Endoscopy Center of SE Texas for $1M
BEAUMONT – The Endoscopy Center of Southeast Texas was recently hit with a medical malpractice lawsuit, sued by a patient claiming she fell out of her wheelchair while waiting for a ride.
Tort reform groups voice support for hailstorm lawsuit bills
AUSTIN – On March 8 Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse groups voiced their support for Senate Bill 10 and House Bill 1774, legislation aimed at reining in hail storm lawsuit abuse, while ensuring consumers are protected.
KCSR non-suited from $1M personal injury lawsuit
BEAUMONT - The Kansas City Southern Railway Company was recently non-suited from a $1 million lawsuit alleging it was responsible for injuries a local man sustained during a rail yard collision.
Law Firm sues FEMA, seeks agency’s records on Sandy Claims Review program
WASHINGTON – In late February, the D.C.
Beaumont’s ‘Chip’ Ferguson named ‘top 10’ attorney by NAOPIA
Beaumont - Chip Ferguson, the managing partner at The Ferguson Law Firm, has been named as a 2017 recipient of the “Top 10 Attorney Award” by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys.
Baron & Budd rails against Fairness in Class Action Litigation bill
DALLAS – Baron & Budd, a Texas law firm specializing in toxic torts, recently criticized the Fairness in Class Action Litigation of 2017 (H.R.
Greater Houston, Rio Grand Valley Partnerships endorse hail suit reform bills
AUSTIN – Two economic development groups in Texas, the Greater Houston Partnership and the Rio Grande Valley Partnership, have passed resolutions supporting two state bills seeking to stop hail-related lawsuit abuse.
State Farm wins three in a row, defeats Mostyn Law hail suits at trial
AMARILLO – Last month, three hail lawsuits, two of which were brought through Mostyn Law, went to trial in Potter County.