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Former Texas SC justice speaks about qualities voters should look for in judicial candidates
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The Texas Civil Justice League has released a new video of former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Phillips discussing the importance of electing qualified judges in Texas. -
Texas legal reform group not pleased with appointment of new judge
GALVESTON, Texas (Legal Newsline) – On Monday, Gov. Rick Perry appointed Friendswood attorney Bret Griffin as the next judge of the 212th District Court in Galveston County. -
Criminal investigation leads attorney to request stay on oil spill claims process
NEW ORLEANS – An attorney accused of falsifying his representation of tens of thousands of claimants in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill settlement is asking a federal court to stop actions concerning his clients in the settlement program until a criminal investigation is wrapped up. -
Lawyer alleged to have falsified clients in BP settlement sued by group of fishermen
NEW ORLEANS – A group made up largely of Vietnamese-American fisherman has filed a class action lawsuit against a Texas attorney who they claim improperly named them as clients in settlement claims related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
BP ad in Wall Street Journal takes aim at law firms who have received oil spill settlements
NEW ORLEANS – In the wake of continued revelations of possible corruption in the settlement program form the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP has published a new advertisement in the Wall Street Journal chronicling law firms seeking payouts for themselves through the settlement program. -
BP’s latest attempt to revisit settlement agreement shot down by appeals court
NEW ORLEANS – BP has suffered another blow in its bid to restructure a settlement agreement after an appeals court decided that the district court had no duty to revisit the agreement between the oil giant and those who have filed for economic loss claims stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Louisiana noted as ‘mecca for litigation’ in WSJ editorial
NEW ORLEANS – A Wall Street Journal editorial published last week noted Louisiana’s rising reputation as a litigation friendly state. -
Our View: We’re starting to worry about Judge Barbier
When a judge gets so hard of hearing, blind, or feeble-minded that he can’t understand what’s going on in his courtroom and is unable to rule properly, maybe it’s time to retire. -
BP to return to appeals court following Barbier ruling upholding settlement parameters
NEW ORLEANS – Only days after U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier upheld a controversial settlement process concerning business damage claims from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP has again filed an appeal with the same court that ordered Barbier to revisit the claims process. -
No proof of causation needed for Oil Spill claimants, Barbier rules
NEW ORLEANS – Claimants do not need to show a direct link between the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and loss of income to be eligible for a business economic loss claim, a federal judge has ruled, after months of contention between BP and the plaintiffs’ steering committee. -
Freeh investigation parallels BP settlement dispute
NEW ORLEANS – Loyola University New Orleans College of Law professor Blaine LeCesne describes the court-ordered investigation into allegations of fraud within the BP oil spill settlement program as the first of its kind. -
Manufacturers, business groups challenge EPA debarment ruling
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) — This week, a group of manufacturers joined other business groups in supporting BP’s efforts to fight the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s debarment ruling. -
Barbier to announce modifications to BP settlement amid questions on business claims
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Even though BP agreed to a generous settlement in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation, is it ethical for business owners to make claims for damages they didn’t suffer? -
Business demands compensation for painting services
GALVESTON - Claiming it is owed for painting services from over the summer, R.S. Painting Inc. has filed a lawsuit. -
Local woman files suit against BP over chemical release in Texas City
GALVESTON - BP Products North America Inc. is named in a lawsuit stemming from an alleged release of toxic chemicals in late 2011 at its Texas City refinery. -
Land buyer sues developer for fraud, breach of contract
Maria A. Rossell filed suit in the District Court of Jefferson County on Oct. 28, naming Liberty Plantation LLC, doing business as Eagle Falls, LBP Properties LLC, doing business as Aikin Land and Cattle, Thomas Aikin, Carol Aikin and Ryan Aikin as the defendants. -
BP asks appeals court to decertify Deepwater Horizon class action
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – BP argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for the second time this year asking that a settlement agreement reached with the plaintiffs’ steering committee last year not be upheld unless procedures involving certain payments to businesses are altered. -
Questions of ethics arise as BP class action claims process gets second look
NEW ORLEANS – As the legal process for determining BP’s depth of liability for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill continues, claims against the company are racking up for personal injury, environmental injury, and economic injury. -
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
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GSK says risks of drug understood by deceased user
A pharmaceutical giant is asserting the side affects and risks of a drug were understood by the user in a suit brought by a Jefferson County woman alleging the drug used to treat an enlarged prostate caused her husband’s death.