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1-year old burns hand while crawling on the floor, justices find in favor of parents
HOUSTON – The University of St. Thomas will have to pay full damages to the parents of a 1-year old who burned her hand while crawling on a narthex floor.
Wrongful death suit involving 18-wheeler brought against Core Trucking of Texas
BEAUMONT – A wrongful death lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages has been brought against Core Trucking of Texas.
Corpus Christi physician sued for sexual assault, suit alleges doc ‘aggressively’ jammed medical instrument and more
CORPUS CHRISTI – A lawsuit alleging sexual assault has been brought against a Corpus Christie physician.
Texas AG announces $600M data breach settlement with Equifax
AUSTIN – On July 22 Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that a coalition of 50 attorneys general reached the largest data breach settlement in history with Equifax, resolving an investigation into a massive data breach first disclosed by the company in September 2017.
Wrongful death suit brought against Cat5 Resources, employee allegedly crashed airboat
BEAUMONT – A wrongful death lawsuit has been brought against Cat5 Resources.
Suit over auto collision on Highway 69 results in $32K jury verdict
BEAUMONT – A Jefferson County jury recently awarded a Port Arthur couple around $32,000 in damages for injuries they received in a highway collision.
Urban Air Adventure sued after park goer smacks head, suffers spinal cord injury
AUSTIN – The owners of Urban Air Adventure Park in Austin have been hit with a personal injury lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages.
Terry & Thweatt sued for demanding money from father in claim over daughter’s death, suit says firm never provided legal services
HOUSTON – Despite never entering into a contract for legal services, a Houston law firm is demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars from man in connection to a legal claim arising out his daughter’s death, according to a recently filed lawsuit.
Motiva Enterprises sued for man’s fall off scaffold
BEAUMONT – Motiva Enterprises was recently hit with a lawsuit seeking up to $1 million in damages for a man’s fall off a scaffold.
JC suit over red-light collision nets $56K jury verdict
BEAUMONT – A lawsuit brought over an automobile collision recently resulted in a jury verdict of more than $56,000 in damages.
UPR conductor sues Pallet Ops after train strikes 18-wheeler stopped on tracks
HOUSTON – A train conductor is suing for injuries she received after a train she was aboard collided with an 18-wheeler stopped on the tracks.
Polsinelli Adds Five Professionals to Top-Ranked Global Franchise and Supply Network Practice, Including Three in Dallas and Two in Washington, D.C.
DALLAS – Polsinelli has added five professionals to its top-ranked Global Franchise and Supply Network practice, which has experienced significant growth since its creation at the firm last year.
ICT hosts 27th Annual Symposium – experts discuss past legislative session, new vehicle tech and more
AUSTIN – The Insurance Council of Texas recently held its 27th annual symposium – a gathering of professionals that featured an array of expert speakers exploring a variety of topics, including the impact of the past legislative session on the insurance industry.
Luxury apartment complex sued over assault, attacker poured bleach all over plaintiff
HOUSTON – The owners of Catalyst Houston Luxury Apartments in downtown have been hit with a lawsuit by a tenant alleging an intruder broke into her unit and poured bleach all over her body.
ICT honors Verle Petri with Raymond Mauk Leadership Award
AUSTIN - The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) announced Verle Petri, a long-time insurance executive and expert on Texas insurance regulation and policy, as this year’s 2019 Raymond Mauk Leadership Award recipient.
Storm attorney Eric Dick loses Hurricane Harvey trial against Houston insurance company SVIC
HOUSTON – A Harris County judge recently rendered a final judgment in favor of Houston based insurance company Southern Vanguard Insurance Company after a bench trial against a client of storm attorney Eric Dick.
Suit against Kirbyville ISD over principal suicide up on appeal, plaintiffs’ attorney calls move a delay tactic
BEAUMONT – More than two years ago, The Ferguson Law Firm obtained a temporary restraining order to preserve evidence surrounding the death of Dennis Reeves, the Kirbyville High School principal.
Suit alleges McDonald’s employee dropped hot coffee in customer’s lap
BEAUMONT – McDonald’s may be known for serving up fast food, but it also seems the chain also has a reputation for continuing to be served lawsuits for its hot coffee.
Woman walks through Chick-fil-A drive-thru and trips, sues restaurant for failing to maintain a flat lane
BEAUMONT - A woman is seeking up to $1 million in damages from Chick-fil-A for injuries she allegedly received when she tripped while traversing the restaurant’s drive-thru.
Uber driver accused of raping passenger, lawsuit seeks more than $1M from ridesharing company
HOUSTON - A lawsuit alleging an Uber driver raped a passenger was recently filed.