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Coleman used courtroom skills to help Record get off the ground
Coleman �BEAUMONT � When prominent Texas attorney Greg Coleman died in a plane crash on Nov. 23, he was lauded from Washington to Austin for his integrity and ethical convictions.
Bayer executives must fly to U.S. for Yaz depositions
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - The federal judge presiding over the multi-district litigation regarding Yaz and Yasmin has decided German executives of drug maker Bayer must come to the United States for depositions.
** FOR PRINT ** LA Supreme Court to decide statute of limitations in Katrina litigation
Culotta NEW ORLEANS - Thousands of Hurricane Katrina suits against insurers hang in suspense as the Supreme Court of Louisiana decides how to apply a statute of limitations.
Louisiana high court to decide end date for Katrina litigation
Culotta NEW ORLEANS � Thousands of Hurricane Katrina suits against insurers hang in suspense as the Supreme Court of Louisiana decides how to apply a statute of limitations.
Provost Umphrey, others argue ex-CSX workers shouldn't have sued in W.Va.
Cook WHEELING, W.Va. -� Former CSX railroad workers from North Carolina shouldn't have sued their former personal injury lawyers in West Virginia if they didn't feel like traveling to West Virginia, the former lawyers argue.
Texas SC: Storms may change public beach lines, but easement must be proven
AUSTIN � Public access to beaches on the Gulf of Mexico rolls with the tide but didn't roll with Hurricane Rita, the Supreme Court of Texas decided on Nov. 5.
Plaintiffs suing Provost Umphrey want depositions moved closer to home
WHEELING, W. Va. � Thirteen North Carolina men alleging legal malpractice against Provost Umphrey of Beaumont, Texas, want U. S. Magistrate Judge James Seibert to move their depositions from Wheeling to locations near their homes.
UPDATED! Texas Supreme Court: Crown Cork asbestos suit protection unconstitutional
Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN - Legislators improperly granted bottle cap maker Crown Cork and Seal retroactive protection from asbestos lawsuits, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on Oct. 22.
Texas Supreme Court: Crown Cork asbestos suit protection unconstitutional
AUSTIN � Legislators improperly granted bottle cap maker Crown Cork and Seal retroactive protection from asbestos lawsuits, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on Oct. 22.
Judge to look at how liability act applies to Transocean
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier must decide how the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851 applies to rig owner Transocean in proceedings over the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill.
Umphrey adds more local seafood business plaintiffs to BP oil spill suit
Umphrey Beaumont lawyer Walter Umphrey has added Luck In A Bucket Bait Shop of Port Arthur and Paul's Seafood of Vidor to a federal suit over economic damages to coastal seafood businesses from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Asbestos defendants face two trials same day, same court in Illinois
Modesitt BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Judges in McLean County plan two asbestos conspiracy trials at the same time against the same defendants.
Union Carbide wants judgments overturned in chemical release class action
Lemmon Chemical company Union Carbide wants the Louisiana Supreme Court to reverse 12 judgments ranging from $750 to $3,500, in a personal injury class action over a release that sent no one to any doctor.
BP shareholder suits standing still in Texas
Branham HOUSTON - While litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion runs at full speed in Louisiana, shareholder suits against BP stand still in Texas.
Feds signal intent to sue over BP oil spill
Moreno NEW ORLEANS - All the little plaintiffs in litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion need to clear the way for the biggest plaintiff - Uncle Sam.
BP shareholder suits standing still in federal court
Branham HOUSTON - While litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion runs at full speed in Louisiana, shareholder suits against BP stand still in Texas.
Coon seeks spot on BP litigation steering committee
Coon NEW ORLEANS - Brent Coon of Beaumont seeks a position with a group that will run the plaintiff side of national oil spill litigation.
Dodd-Frank reform law invites new litigation opportunities against mortgage lenders
Taft WASHINGTON -- Homeowners gained leverage for litigation against mortgage lenders through the financial reform law Congress passed this summer.
Texas high court tackles question of seller indemnity
Stovall AUSTIN � Former Montgomery County District Judge Suzanne Stovall can enjoy retirement more fully now that the Supreme Court of Texas has ruled she ran a flawless trial in a weird case with four defendants and no plaintiff.