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Paxton: $2M settlement to Baylor College of Medicine for pediatric neurological research
AUSTIN – On May 24, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the Baylor College of Medicine will receive $2 million from a settlement reached by Texas with Questcor Pharmaceuticals.
Owners of Kinsel Motors sue family for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress
BEAUMONT – The Owners of Kinsel Motors are suing a family for verbally assaulting them in public.
Continued: JC trial of trip & fall suit against Walgreens
BEAUMONT – An upcoming trial of a trip and fall lawsuit against Walgreens has been continued.
Man asserts Voss Law hired him to secure hail clients, firm calls claim bogus
SAN ANTONIO – A Bexar County man is suing The Voss Law Firm, alleging he is owed nearly $100,000 for securing hundreds of hailstorm clients for the Houston-area law firm.
AG Paxton announces $18.5M settlement with Target to resolve 2013 data breach
AUSTIN – On May 23, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an $18.5 million settlement with the Target Corporation to resolve a multistate investigation into the retail company's 2013 data breach.
Supreme Court limits venue shopping in patent litigation, ruling may end East Texas supremacy
EAST TEXAS – The rocket docket fueling patent litigation in Texas’ Eastern District may soon be crashing back to earth, as the U.S. Supreme Court has grounded forum shopping for infringement lawsuits.
‘Clock Boy’ lawsuit tossed, judge gives plaintiffs chance to amend pleadings
DALLAS – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the father of Ahmed Mohamed, the Muslim teen who became known as “clock boy” after being arrested for bringing a homemade timepiece to school in a pencil case.
Texas SC sides with Galveston County judge in suit brought by district judge
GALVESTON COUNTY, TX – On May 19, the Texas Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion siding with Galveston County Judge Mark Henry in a long-running legal battle with 56th District Court Judge Lonnie Cox.
Family of killed worker seeks to compel ExxonMobil to cooperate in discovery
BEAUMONT – They family of a worker who died while working at ExxonMobil’s Beaumont factory recently filed a motion to compel discovery, contending the oil giant is refusing to cooperate.
Baron & Budd investigating potential suits regarding PFOS and PFOA contamination of drinking water
DALLAS – On May 17, Baron & Budd announced it is investigating potential lawsuits related to a recent finding that the water supply in the City of Airway Heights, Washington, may be contaminated with dangerous, perfluorinated chemicals known as PFOS and PFOA.
Ninth Court finds OCI Beaumont not liable for employee’s parking lot mishap, shuts down vicariously liable claim
BEAUMONT – An employer is not on the hook for an employee’s automobile accident, so long as the accident occurred off duty and off premises, according to a recent Ninth Court of Appeals finding.
Discovery ongoing in $1M trip & fall against Casa Ole
BEAUMONT – Discovery issues seem to be ongoing in a trip and fall lawsuit brought against Casa Ole.
U.S. Chamber urges Texas governor to sign hailstorm reform legislation
AUSTIN – With both the Texas Senate and House cleared, House Bill 1774, a piece of legislation aimed at ending abusive and frivolous hailstorm litigation, is now on its way to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.
Mitchell Williams attorney accepted to Federation of Regulatory Counsel
AUSTIN – Julie Pomerantz, an attorney with Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard, has been accepted to the Federation of Regulatory Counsel.
Woman who initiated I-10 pileup claims no-evidence of her causing subsequent crashes
BEAUMONT – A woman named as a defendant in an automobile collision lawsuit recently filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that, even though she apparently initiated a pileup on I-10, there’s not evidence she caused the subsequent crashes.
Texas joins states filing amicus brief to support school rights
AUSTIN – On May 15, Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of 17 states filing an amicus brief in the U.S.
Brownsville agrees to repeal ‘illegal sales tax’ on plastic bags
AUSTIN - Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against the city of Brownsville after it formally repealed its “illegal sales tax” on plastic bags.
Texas Senate approves hailstorm lawsuit abuse bill
AUSTIN – The Texas Senate has tentatively approved House Bill 1774, commonly referred to as the hailstorm lawsuit abuse bill.
Healthcare providers sued for resuscitating patient, children claim mother needlessly suffered
DALLAS – The children of a deceased woman are suing her healthcare providers for violating her do not resuscitate order, needlessly causing her to suffer “over 10 days of anguish, agony, and torment,” according to the suit.
Signature Industrial, International Paper square off in trial over contract breach
BEAUMONT – After nearly three years of litigation, a breach of contract lawsuit brought by Signature Industrial Services of Beaumont against the International Paper Company has been called up for trial.