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SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD

Thursday, November 21, 2024

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  • Small businesses hit hard by lawsuit abuse

    By Sick of Lawsuits |
    Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. According to the National Federation of Independent Business (NIFB), America’s leading small business association, small businesses in this country employ about half of private-sector employees, have generated 60 to 80 percent of net new jobs annually over the last decade, and create more than half of nonfarm private gross domestic product. Yet these businesses are increasingly targeted with frivolous lawsuits by plaintiff’s attorneys that use ev

  • U.S. litigation environment is a profound weakness

    By Sick of Lawsuits |
    A recent column in Forbes called our litigation system and “the explosion of frivolous lawsuits” in our country “one of our economy’s most profound weaknesses.” The piece, which urges readers to support legislation or reform that seeks to put a stop to abusive litigation, argues that the fear of litigation in our country limits freedom, economic growth, and innovation.

  • Jury finds man with depression not disabled, Fifth Circuit affirms

    By David Yates |
    NEW ORLEANS - On Nov. 6, Texan Jeffrey Neely, who sought to appeal an adverse jury verdict, received no help from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, as justices ruled that jurors were allowed to conclude that he was not a qualified individual with a disability.

  • Dow Chemical and two others lose trial, must pay $5.95 million to man with mesothelioma

    By Kyle Barnett |
    NEW ROADS, La. – An Iberville Parish, La., jury has awarded a Louisiana man $5.95 million following a trial in which Dow Chemical Co. and two other companies were found to be responsible for his mesothelioma diagnosis.

  • Letter blasts coverage of detainee's Limbaugh ordeal

    By The SE Texas Record |
    Dear Editor,

  • DRC to hold mediation training in fall

    By Ann Knef |
    The Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) of Jefferson County is accepting applications for a mediation training program scheduled in the fall.