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R&R sues for damage to rig after crane collapse
R&R Marine's repair yard in Port Arthur A repair job gone wrong has led two offshore companies and an insurance provider to file suit against BP Consulting Inc. and Sabine Offshore Services. -
Texas SC says Criss abused discretion ordering Browne's deposition
Judge Susan Criss The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Judge Susan Criss abused her discretion when she ordered the former CEO of BP to submit to a lengthy deposition about the 2005 explosion at the Texas City refinery. -
Criss' campaign cash
Maybe they like the way Galveston District Judge Susan Criss has ruled on their lawsuits? Or they hope they will benefit from her decisions, sometime in the near future? -
Finance report shows BP plaintiffs' lawyers making big donations to Criss campaign
Susan Criss Judge Susan Criss, running for the Democratic nomination for Texas Supreme Court Place 8, announced that her latest campaign finance report shows she has raised more than $317,000 for her campaign. -
Profitable punishment
When is enough thrashing enough for BP? -
Second BP trial ends early with settlement
A trial against BP ended early when the company reached a settlement Dec. 18 with several victims of the 2005 explosion at its Texas City refinery. -
BP exhausts fund for explosion claims
With 1,200 claims still pending, BP says it has spent all of its $1.6 billion fund set aside for claims from the 2005 explosion at its Texas City refinery. -
Suit alleges death caused by possible benzene exposure
Matthew Willis From 1954 to 1982, the late John Ard worked at Texas Gulf Sulfur. After he died of leukemia, Ard's benefactor filed a lawsuit against PCS Phosphate and six oil companies claiming he was negligently exposed to a chemical that could have been benzene. -
60th Court District Dec. 2007
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Recent patent infringement suits filed in U.S. District Courts
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Judge Criss, meet the First Amendment
The people have a right to know what happens in their courts. -
60th Court District, Judge Sanderson, Oct. 1-31
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Free the BP jurors
Campaigning for a slot on the Texas Supreme Court, Susan Criss dubs herself the "blogging judge." -
Chronicle plans to appeal judge's ban on talking to BP jurors
Judge Susan Criss Since the explosion at the BP plant rocked Texas City in 2005, the Houston Chronicle has been on top of the story. Now that the first trial against the company has reached a settlement, a judge's order is keeping the Chronicle from continuing that coverage by talking to jurors. -
Arkansas AG's lawsuit could deliver $90m jackpot for TX lawyers
Mike Perrin LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has handed over work on what could be a $600 million lawsuit against three "Big Pharma" companies to a Texas law firm. -
BP agrees to settle with 4 victims of 2005 refinery explosion
Brent Coon BP agreed Sept. 18 to settle claims by four victims of an explosion at its Texas City refinery, ending the first trial over the March 2005 explosion. The terms were not disclosed. -
Plaintiff's lawyer says petrochemical industry knowingly sacrificed lives
According to plaintiff's lawyer Dale Hanks, the local petrochemical facilities that have provided a comfortable way of life for generations of Southeast Texans are in reality secretive, callous, arrogant, reckless and have no regard for human life. -
Give BP a chance
When is enough, enough? -
60th Court District, Judge Sanderson, Sept. 1-30
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79-year-old sues for butadiene exposure
A worker at Firestone's synthetic rubber plant in Orange for 43 years, Edward Blankenstein, 79, says he was "negligently" exposed to butadiene during his long tenure.