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Abbott, Perry want appeal of Dallas judge's decision to hear gay divorce case
Callahan A state district judge in Dallas has ruled that the Texas ban on same-sex marriage violates the constitutional guarantee to equal protection under the law.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2009
Suit blames anti-depressant drug for 2007 murder-suicide
SHERMAN -- In a suit recently transferred to the East Texas federal court, the maker of a popular anti-depressant drug is being blamed for a murder-suicide committed by a woman who had taken the drug.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Sept. 23-30, 2009
'Ambulance chasing' on the rise in Texas, says watchdog group
HOUSTON � Unscrupulous ambulance chasing tactics by personal injury lawyers are on the rise in Texas, says a state legal watchdog group.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Sept. 17-22, 2009
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Sept. 16-18, 2009
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Sept. 9-14, 2009
Mistrial called in first Fosamax trial, Texas cases still pending in MDL
The first product liability trial accusing Merck's osteoporosis drug Fosamax of causing jaw bone deterioration ended in mistrial Sept. 11 after a juror complained of being physically threatened.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Sept. 10-17, 2009
Southeast Texas no stranger to attorney advertising
A recently released study indicates that plaintiffs' attorneys are more and more frequently using television advertising to generate medical malpractice suits.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Sept. 3-10, 2009
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Aug. 28 - Sept. 8, 2009
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Aug. 26-27, 2009
Houston attorney on trial for using bribery to get big settlements for silica cases
A Houston attorney is currently on trial for allegedly bribing insurance company employees to settle silica-related lawsuits.
Inmate sentenced for threatening East Texas federal judge
U.S. District Judge David Folsom An inmate already serving time in a Texas state correctional facility has now been sentenced to more than three years in a federal prison for threatening a U.S. district judge in Texarkana.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Aug. 20-27, 2009
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Aug. 19-26, 2009
Nicaraguan doctor tells WSJ that Provost Umphrey faked lab results in Dole cases
Lawsuits against Dole on behalf of Nicaraguan banana pickers allegedly exposed to pesticides have been in the news this summer after a California judge ruled that some of the plaintiffs' attorneys committed fraud.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Aug. 13-20, 2009