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Loncar recovering from auto collision
Brian Loncar After building a career representing clients in auto collision personal injury cases, attorney Brian Loncar may be seeking counsel himself after suffering critical injuries in an accident in Dallas.
Recent business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Orig. Filing Date: 05/14/2008 Certificate #: 72784
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts, May 14-19, 2008
Mostyn sues firm over attorneys' fees
Steve Mostyn A Southeast Texas lawyer has filed suit against another law firm, alleging the firm kept all the attorneys' fees from a client the two jointly represented.
Defense attorney stands by jury verdict in DuPont trial
M.C. Carrington A defense attorney said plaintiffs' lawyer Glen Morgan's motion for a new trial against DuPont was like kids asking for a "do over."
Morgan argues for new trial against DuPont
Editor's note: For DuPont's arguments in the hearing, see "Defense attorney stands by jury verdict in DuPont trial" on the Southeast Texas Web site.
Record files complaint regarding stolen papers
When Jerry Little, an employee of Reaud, Morgan & Quinn Law Firm, was confronted about stealing copies of the Southeast Texas Record in March, he replied "if I've committed a crime, then charge me."
Recent business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Orig. Filing Date: 05/08/2008 Certificate #: 72756
Texas court overturns Vioxx ruling
A Texas appeals court overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against the drug maker Merck & Company in a case involving its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.
Texas gamer wins $21M award in patent suit against Nintendo
A small East Texas gaming company has won a $21 million jury verdict in a patent infringement case against Nintendo.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts, May 9-12, 2008
Morgan blames Southeast Texas Record for unfavorable verdict, seeks new trial against DuPont
After a Jefferson County jury ruled against his client in a recent asbestos trial, plaintiffs' attorney Glen Morgan believes the verdict was so contrary to the evidence that the jury must have been influenced by outside factors � namely the Southeast Texas Record.
Texas courts have reinterpreted Dram Shop Act in recent years
In a May 9 suit filed in Jefferson County District Court, a father blamed two establishments in downtown Beaumont's Crockett Street Entertainment District for letting his intoxicated daughter get behind the wheel and become involved in a crash that took her life.
BP agreement violated victims' rights, appeals court says
A federal appeals court has determined that the plea agreement pending between BP and the government violated the rights of the victims of the 2005 blast in Texas City.
Recent business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Orig. Filing Date: 05/01/2008 Certificate #: 72713
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Claybar Funeral Home and The Walters Agency Winners of the 2008 BBB Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics
Claybar Funeral Home (in Beaumont, Bridge City, and Orange) and The Walters Agency of Beaumont are the winners of the 2008 Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics presented Tuesday night, May 6th, by the Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas during its 11th annual awards presentation banquet. The event was held at the Beaumont Civic Center.