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Doc's letter over ER contract results in defamation suit
Medical Center of Southeast Texas Receiving a "Dear John" letter from a sweetheart can cause pain, but it was a "Dear colleagues" letter and a sweetheart deal that has caused litigation between a local doctor and a provider of emergency medical service.
Woman sues lawn co. after fall at retirement home
Last year, Ida Lee Chretien was injured outside a Beaumont retirement center by what she claims was debris left by a lawn service company.
Recent patent infringement suits filed in U.S. District Courts
Marshall Division, Eastern District of Texas
Doc says med manufacturers using his stent technology
BCS Taxus coronary stent A surgeon considered a leader in cardiac stent technology is taking on Boston Scientific Corp. and Johnson & Johnson for infringement of his patents.
New business licenses/assumed names in Jefferson County
Orig. Filing Date: 11/15/2007 Certificate #: 71752
Class action filed against home lender
David Dodge An Arizona couple has filed a class-action suit against a Texas lender for improperly charging interest on residential loans.
Suit filed over HRT drugs blamed for breast cancer
A Jasper County woman has filed a federal lawsuit against Pfizer and Wyeth, claiming the hormone therapy drugs manufactured by the pharmaceutical companies caused her breast cancer.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Orig. Filing Date: 11/08/2007 Certificate #: 71720
Recent patent/copyright infringement cases filed in U.S. District Court
Marshall Division, Eastern District of Texas
Hawthorn defends request for one-third fee from whistleblower clients
Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts have claimed that a Beaumont attorney is seeking a "manifestly unreasonable" cut of damages awarded to his clients in a whistleblower case.
Merck settles Vioxx claims for $4.85 billion
Facing more than 25,000 individual Vioxx lawsuits and several hundred class action cases, drugmaker Merck has agreed to settle out of court for $4.85 billion.
Recent verdict second victory for Dillard's in Jefferson County
On Nov. 6, a Jefferson County jury found that Dillard's at Parkdale Mall had not been engaging in racial profiling. Three teens brought the department store to trial on claims that a security guard had falsely accused them of shoplifting and was acting in accordance with Dillard's practice of targeting black customers.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Orig. Filing Date: 11/01/2007 Certificate #: 71680
Microsoft files counter suit to Hill patent claim
The Microsoft Corp. has filed a counter suit against Charles E. Hill after the Marshall resident claimed the software giant infringed on his patents.
Recent patent/copyright infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Marshall Division, Eastern District of Texas
Jury finds in favor of Dillard's in racial profiling trial
Jefferson County jurors found no evidence that Dillard's department store engaged in racial profiling, and instead found the plaintiffs liable for causing the altercation with a store security guard who they claimed had singled them out because they were black.