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Harris County Attorney Ryan files suit over alleged insulin price fixing scheme
HOUSTON - Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan today sued three insulin manufacturers and four pharmaceutical benefit managers, accusing them of an insulin pricing scheme.
Daughter names Pennsylvania judge in federal suit over elderly mom's guardianship
PENNSYLVANIA - A Pennsylvania woman is alleging she was targeted and harassed for some ten years by a Judge who reportedly conscripted her aging mother to be a Ward of the State under guardianship. The Plaintiff Daughter Mary Bush named the Chester County Court of Common Pleas Judge Katherine B.L. Platt in her Sept. 24 petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Texas AG not approving contingent contracts signed before Sept. 1 - numerous opioid contracts weren’t approved prior to HB 2826
DALLAS – Due to a recent change in the law, the Texas Attorney General’s Office is not approving contingency fee contracts signed before Sept. 1, calling into question the future of opioid agreements that were signed but not approved before the change.
Allstate hit with back-to-back verdicts in Jefferson County, jurors dole out $226K in damages
BEAUMONT – In a span of only a few days, Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance was hit with back-to-back jury verdicts totaling more than $226,000 in damages.
Harris County to opt out of opioid settlement negotiation class
HOUSTON - Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan has won Commissioners Court approval to opt out of a group that includes all cities and counties in the U.S. that have been impacted by the opioid crisis.
Time waits for no man, nor should it
“This tape will self-destruct in five seconds.”
So it did, week after week. Mr. Phelps of Mission Impossible never complained about the speed with which he had to absorb his assignment. He didn’t try to stop the tape or replay it, and he never confided to his handlers that he’d like an extension to the impending self-destruction.
Discovery issues abound at Texas opioid MDL hearing
HOUSTON – With the state’s first opioid trial set to go less than a year from now, discovery issues were at the forefront of discussion during a recent status conference hearing.
Probate court officer moves Ohio judge to limit subpoena power in elder guardian racketeering lawsuit
OHIO - A Lorain County Probate Court Guardian moved Cuyahoga County Civil Judge Sherrie Miday yesterday to issue an order that would prevent the physician plaintiff in a racketeering lawsuit from accessing and distributing information concerning his 85 year old wife whom he was allegedly forced to divorce.
Day care agrees to $2M settlement with family of baby who suffered burns, Provost Umphrey handled case
BEAUMONT – A local day care will pay a $2 million settlement to the family of an 8-month-old girl who was severely burned by scalding water while in its care.
Trans Lease moves to dismiss lingering collision suit, case was tried in July
BEAUMONT – More than three months have elapsed since a jury awarded a pair of Georgia residents $17,000 in damages for injuries they received in an automobile collision – yet, as of Nov. 12, no final judgment has been entered.
JC jurors place 100 percent of the blame on pedestrian who sued after being sideswiped
BEAUMONT – A woman claiming she was sideswiped while walking along the side of the road is 100 percent responsible for any injuries she suffered, a Jefferson County jury recently concluded.
JC jury renders 231K verdict against Allstate following trial over underinsured motorist benefits
BEAUMONT – A Jefferson County jury recently awarded a verdict of $231,540.18 in damages to a local man who filed suit against Allstate County Mutual Insurance.
Abraham Padron announces 2020 election bid in Texas HD 36
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Woman hurts back lifting box, sues Medical Center of SE Texas for $1M
BEAUMONT – The Medical Center of Southeast Texas has been hit with a lawsuit claiming an employee injured her back while lifting a box.
Oil rig worker slips on oil, sues for $1M
BEAUMONT – An oil rig worker is suing for injuries he allegedly received after slipping on oil.
Dog bite led to foot amputation, lawsuit alleges
BEAUMONT – A man is alleging half of his foot had to be amputated after two dogs attacked him.
Buzbee, Dick heading for runoffs, as is Markowitz
HOUSTON – Area trial lawyers Tony Buzbee and Eric Dick will have another shot at running town hall. Elizabeth Markowitz, the lone Democrat competing for the HD 28 seat, will square off with a Republican opponent in a runoff election.
Possible ‘straw man’ donations and sealed lawsuits – questions surrounding Martin Phipps begin to mount
SAN ANTONIO – If all goes as planned, Martin Phipps, one of the attorneys representing Bexar County in its opioid lawsuit, hopes to stand before a jury next October and ask them to award his client $1 billion in damages.
Walmart employee claims she became ‘entangled’ in plastic wrapping, sues for $1M
BEAUMONT – An area woman is seeking up to $1 million in damages from Wal-Mart Stores Texas, claiming she was injured after “becoming entangled” in plastic wrapping.
Jefferson County jury awards $12K in damages following trial of car wreck suit
BEAUMONT – Awarded a daughter and her father $12,000 in damages following the trial of an automobile collision lawsuit.