Louisiana State Capitol BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - A bill that would reform handling of "legacy lawsuits" in Louisiana has made its way through the House Civil Law Committee.
Abramson BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Weeks before a Louisiana House committee voted on a civil litigation reform measure, State Rep. Neil Abramson (D) said he was lured to a remote part of the capitol and had his career threatened by an individual whose identity he is not revealing.
GALVESTON - The city of Texas City entered a motion to compel responses to its first set of interrogatories and first request for production from one of its former police officers.
At the advisement of a local judge, a Port Arthur church voted on Oct. 5 on whether or not to fire its felon pastor, who allegedly hid his criminal past and misused church funds.
First Sixth Street Baptist Church, Port Arthur A Thursday hearing to issue a temporary injunction against a Port Arthur pastor ended with no ruling from Judge Donald Floyd, 172nd District Court, thus allowing the reverend to keep on preaching.
Adams The First Sixth Street Baptist Church in Port Arthur obtained a temporary restraining order against its pastor, Donald Toussaint, who allegedly hid his criminal past and now stands accused of misusing church funds.
Plenty of lawyers who defend motorists accused of moving violations or driving while intoxicated have great advice on how you should conduct yourself during a traffic stop.
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey and New York are the two states with the highest combination of tort costs and risk, according to a study published by free-market think tank Pacific Research Institute.
Scott After three weeks of heavy testimony and evidence, jurors tasked to decide if a benzene supplier was responsible for a man's death retired on Tuesday, May 11, to begin deliberations.
Brown A death certificate and a treating physician's testimony both indicate John Thompson died from acute myelogenous leukemia when he was in his late 70s.
Last week, the Southeast Texas Record reported that a trial against Univar USA over a man's alleged benzene exposure was slated to start April 6 in Jefferson County.
In a county known for doling out multi-million dollar verdicts against chemical companies, Jefferson County jurors may soon get another chance to decide a benzene case.
The family of a woman killed trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home in 2003 has been trying-to date unsuccessfully-to sue Caterpillar, Inc., the American manufacturer of the bulldozer used in the demolition.
