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Filshie Clip plaintiffs lose arument against preemption of their lawsuits
HOUSTON - Over the objections of women hoping to blame the maker of a birth-control medical device for their injuries, a federal judge has decided federal law preempts their claims.
Navy refutes blame for murder of recruiter's wife
HOUSTON - The U.S. Navy says it followed policy when it learned a troubled recruiter was armed, as it fights a wrongful death lawsuit from his murder victim.
Beasley Allen fights new votes to approve J&J's $9B talc bankruptcy
HOUSTON - Lawyers opposing a $9 billion plan that keeps ovarian cancer lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson out of the hands of juries and judges are upset other firms have clients now voting to approve it.
Get out of this court, Fifth Circuit tells insurer trying to avoid paying millions to men attacked by bouncer
NEW ORLEANS - An insurance company that made a bad bet on a Harris County personal injury lawsuit can't block the victorious plaintiffs from seeking the missing $2.2 million from a jury's verdict.
Contractor wins the case of the flying rebar
HOUSTON - A state appeals court has ruled against a driver who tried to sue a contractor for a 100-pound piece of rebar that fell off an overpass and onto his truck.
'Cheats, hucksters and ambulance chasers': Dallas injury firm faces lawsuit from rival
HOUSTON - Personal injury lawyers are fighting over a client with a car-wreck case, with one firm accusing the other of a pattern of unethical conduct that has caused it to be sued multiple times.
Man fired for switching podcasts while piloting boat watches lawsuit sink
HOUSTON - A boat pilot who had absolutely no luck at work didn't get any in court either as he tried to sue the company that fired him for briefly using his personal cell phone.
Filshie Clip complied with FDA regs, so lawsuit should be tossed, judge says
HOUSTON - Two women who experienced complications from an implant used to prevent pregnancy shouldn't be able to sue the maker of Filshie Clips because it complied with federal regulations, a magistrate judge says.
Stefon Diggs alleges extortion attempt by reality TV, social media personality
HOUSTON - NFL star Stefon Diggs says a woman with whom he had a "casual relationship" tried to extort him with claims of abuse when she was actually the one who assaulted hm.
No appeal yet after FTC fails to block Tempur Sealy from buying Mattress Firm
HOUSTON - A federal judge won't block a big mattress merger, denying the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to keep Tempur Sealy and Mattress Firm from joining forces.
J&J picks up 1,500 more votes during $9B talc trial
HOUSTON - All sides have spoken, and now it's up to Houston bankruptcy judge Christopher Lopez to decide the fate of tens of thousands of claims alleging ovarian cancer was caused by talc in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder.
Airbnb wants case of man murdered in Houston dismissed
HOUSTON - It's been five months since it was sued for wrongful death, and Airbnb says it still hasn't been served with the complaint.
As J&J's talc trial goes on, Beasley Allen wants the whole thing moved to a different court
HOUSTON - As a Houston federal bankruptcy judge conducts a lengthy trial over whether to approve Johnson & Johnson's plan to effectively settle tens of thousands of ovarian cancer claims, lawyers against that strategy are fighting to move the issue to a different court.
Houston beats lawsuit over fire at airport
HOUSTON - A taxi driver injured during an airport fire in Houston shouldn't be able to the City, a state appeals court has ruled.
Texas school district not liable for sexual assault on special-needs child by her bus driver
NEW ORLEANS - The mother of a special-needs child molested by her bus driver can't sue a Texas school district, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Roc Nation denies scheme to discredit lawyer for alleged Diddy sexual assault victims
HOUSTON - Jay-Z's Roc Nation has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against it by a personal injury lawyer representing alleged sexual assault victims in the Sean "Diddy" Combs scandal.
Texas judge blocks Biden's transgender Title IX rule
FORT WORTH - A Texas federal judge has struck down a Biden-era rule that changes the meaning of "sex" in Title IX to include gender identity, in a ruling that will keep transgender girls from competing in female sports.
Klein ISD hit with sex-trafficking lawsuit after cosmetology teacher arrested
HOUSTON - The alleged victim of sex-trafficking by a high school cosmetology teacher has filed a lawsuit in Houston federal court against the Klein Independent School District.
5 new cases to know: A road-rage death, a fatal rubber glove and more
A fatal road-rage encounter, an autistic teen who choked to death and an allegedly botched personal injury lawsuit are among the topics in new cases of note in Southeast Texas.
With numbers not on its side, Beasley Allen wants new client vote on J&J's $9B talc fund
HOUSTON - The two law firms opposing Johnson & Johnson's massive talcum powder settlement that would give $9 billion to women blaming their ovarian cancer on Baby Powder wants a new vote.