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Texas SC squashes $1.9M verdict against Port Arthur company, Judge Floyd presided over case
BEAUMONT – For the better part of a decade, a slip and fall case has bounced between the Texas Supreme Court and Judge Donald Floyd’s 172nd District Court, rebounding favorably for a Port Arthur defendant company each time.
USAA appealing Mostyn hail win, Hidalgo County court had entered $665K final judgment in March
McALLEN – USAA Texas Lloyd’s is appealing a sizeable final judgment levied against it in a hail lawsuit brought through The Mostyn Law Firm.
Baron & Budd investigating potential lawsuits alleging pharmaceutical distributor negligence
DALLAS – On July 7, Baron & Budd announced the law firm is investigating potential lawsuits related to allegations that pharmaceutical distributors deliberately failed to monitor and report suspicious orders of opioids, potentially playing a central role in creating an opioid addiction epidemic throughout the U.S.
Texas AG obtains $900K judgment against Pearland developer of illegal subdivision
AUSTIN – On July 7, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the entry of a $900,000 agreed judgment against Pearland developer Richard J. Burns in connection with his sale of property in an illegal Caldwell County subdivision known as Century Oak Estates.
2016 Texas Hail Losses surpass $5 billion, sets new record
AUSTIN - 2016 wind and hail loss information released last week by the Texas Department of Insurance show that homeowner losses from hail in Texas were the highest annual losses ever recorded, exceeding $5 billion.
Owners of Kinsel Motors drop suit against family who took in pregnant daughter
BEAUMONT – Less than two months into the litigation, Craig and Keely Kinsel, the owners of several vehicle dealerships in Southeast Texas, have dropped their lawsuit against the family who took in their minor daughter after they purportedly put her out on the street for refusing to get an abortion.
Winstead announces newest team members
HOUSTON – The national business law firm Winstead PC recently announced several new additions to their team.
Lawyer representing family sued by Craig and Keely Kinsel calls suit against clients ‘retaliatory’
BEAUMONT – The owners of Kinsel Motors have it within their power to end their retaliatory lawsuit against the family who took their pregnant daughter in after they purportedly put her out on the street, says the defendants’ attorney.
RealPage says S.B. 873 eliminates incentives fueling abusive lawsuits against apartment owners
AUSTIN – Earlier this month, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 873 into law, modifying the Texas water code to benefit apartment owners, operators and their residents, according to RealPage, a provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry.
Dallas Cowboys fan claims New Jersey judge denied bail after bar fight
NEW JERSEY - a Dallas Cowboys football fan involved in a bar fight is claiming he was denied his constitutional right to bail by a New Jersey judge.
Family contends owners of Kinsel Motors tried forcing minor daughter to have abortion, tossed her out on street
BEAUMONT – In May, the Owners of Kinsel Motors sued a family for allegedly verbally assaulting them in public and attempting to alienate them and their minor daughter.
Appeals court reverses Mostyn Law win in Ike case, firm had invoked appraisal then proceeded to trial anyways
HOUSTON – A Texas appellate court recently reversed a judgment won by the Mostyn Law Firm in a Hurricane Ike lawsuit, wiping away hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and attorney’s fees.
KCSR employee sues railroad for $750K, claims railcar dragged him
BEAUMONT – A Kansas City Southern Railway employee is suing the company for more than $750,000 in damages, alleging he was injured while on the job.
Civil suit accusing Kent Livesay of barratry proceeding, hail attorney was recently charged with insurance fraud
EL PASO – As the ongoing criminal case against Texas lawyer Kent Livesay continues to grab headlines, court records show a civil suit against the hail attorney is also proceeding as well.
Texas Supreme Court declines to review $1.7M aviation verdict
HOUSTON – The Texas Supreme Court will not review the top aviation verdict for all of Texas in 2013. The Houston-based law firm Arnold & Itkin secured the judgment, totaling nearly $1.7 million, on behalf of Derek LeBlanc, who was injured in a helicopter crash while on route to work on an oil platform in the Gulf.
AG Paxton joins 10-state coalition supporting sanctuary cities executive order
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that Texas joined a 10-state coalition filing an amicus brief supporting the constitutionality of President Trump’s Executive Order regarding sanctuary cities.
Texas AG urges FCC to reject broadband industry petition to strip states of consumer protection powers
AUSTIN – In an effort to protect Texas consumers, Attorney General Ken Paxton on June 19 urged the Federal Communications Commission to deny a petition by the broadband industry to strip states of their authority to investigate and settle claims over false and misleading advertising about broadband Internet speed.
Ferguson Law named a Best Law Firm in America, chosen in three categories
BEAUMONT – Beaumont’s The Ferguson Law Firm has again been recognized for excellence in the representation of their clients.
Grapefruit size hail strikes Mideland/Odessa, TDI sends fraud investigators to area
MIDLAND - Wind gusts of up to 72 miles per hour and hail as large as grapefruit struck the Midland/Odessa area on June 14, ensuring thousands of West Texans woke up to damaged roofs and automobiles with shattered windshields.
FEMA sued for excluding couple from Sandy Claims Review process, firm alleges agency bypassed lawyers
NEW YORK – A complaint for injunctive relief has been brought against the Federal Emergency Management Agency.