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Case activity for BPS Group LLC vs Norman E. Crosby Jr on July 26
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by BPS Group LLC against Norman E. Crosby Jr on July 26: -
Mark Lanier seeks to arbitrate legal malpractice suit against him
HOUSTON – Despite the trial bar waging a war to end arbitration for more than a decade now, that hasn’t stopped some plaintiff’s attorneys from strategically placing arbitration clauses into contingency fee contracts and invoking that right when they themselves are sued by their clients. -
Legal malpractice suit accuses Mark Lanier of ‘being too busy accumulating accolades’ to handle BP oil spill claim
HOUSTON – Instead of handling his client’s BP oil spill claim, attorney Mark Lanier had “more important” things to do, according to a recently filed lawsuit. -
Beto’s ‘green’ policy could mean more climate change litigation against oil companies, loss of Texas jobs
HOUSTON – Presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke grabbed a myriad of headlines last month by proposing to spend $5 trillion in an effort to combat climate change. What garnered little attention from the media, however, was a single sentence in the “guarantee net-zero emissions” part of O’Rourke’s plan: “Enforcing our laws to hold polluters accountable, including for their historical actions or crimes.” -
BP employee alleges unfair termination due to race
HOUSTON — A former employee is suing BP, alleging he was unfairly terminated due to his race. -
Tammy Tran Law Firm sued by former client, plaintiff claims firm borrowed millions to fund BP Docket
HOUSTON – The Tammy Tran Law Firm has been hit with a lawsuit alleging the firm borrowed millions from a client to help fund its law practice, which includes the firm’s BP docket. -
OFFICE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNOR: Governor Abbott Announces Grant Funding To Support Border Security Operations in Texas
Governor Greg Abbott announced $4.7 million in federal Operation Stonegarden Grant Program (OPSG) funding to increase operational capabilities of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies along the border. -
Couple asserts husband's mesothelioma diagnosis caused by more than three decades of asbestos exposure
GALVESTON – A Navy veteran and his wife are pursuing legal action after he reportedly was diagnosed with mesothelioma last year. -
LANIER LAW FIRM: Attorney Spotlight – Reagan Bradford
Each month, we like to feature one of our attorneys to help you get to know our team better. -
Exxon argues for Texas justice as it defends self from climate change lawsuits
FORT WORTH – Texas justices will soon decide whether California municipalities took aim at Texas-based free speech by bringing climate change lawsuits against ExxonMobil, a Texas company, in California courts. -
Worker seeks more than $1 million from BP Products North America, others over fall at site
HOUSTON – A worker is seeking damages over injuries he allegedly sustained when he fell through a hole at a Texas City work site. -
Provost Umphrey names 30 companies in benzene suit, plaintiffs seek more than $1M in damages
BEAUMONT - More than two-dozen companies have been named as defendants in a benzene lawsuit brought by a Warren couple seeking more than $1 million in damages. -
Mikal Watts to receive TTLA’s Legislative Advocacy Award
SAN ANTONIO – Mikal Watts, the trial lawyer who represented a convicted former state senator, will be honored by the Texas Trial Lawyers Association with a Legislative Advocacy Award at its next annual meeting. -
Tony Buzbee wants to be Houston’s next mayor
HOUSTON – One of Texas’ most recognizable trial layers says he wants to put Houston on the map by becoming the city’s next mayor. -
Pet spa answers wrongful death allegations
HOUSTON – A pet spa sued last month following the death of a canine purportedly under its care has formally responded to the litigation, recent Harris County District Court records show. -
Exxon calls Cali climate change lawsuits ‘abusive’ and ‘baseless,’ says attempt to challenge its counter litigation ‘falls flat’
FORT WORTH – California municipalities took aim at Texas-based speech by filing “baseless” climate change lawsuits and a Texas trial court was right to exercise personal jurisdiction over them, according to ExxonMobil’s recently filed appellate brief. -
Court affirms city of Baytown's plea to the jurisdiction in case over Ike-damaged apartment building
HOUSTON – Two property management companies lost an appeal of a plea to jurisdiction involving the rebuilding of an apartment complex damaged by a hurricane. -
GREENBERG & TRAURIG: Alicia Voltmer Joins Greenberg Traurig’s Dallas Office
Alicia Sienne Voltmer, certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, has joined the Dallas office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as of counsel. -
Wrongful death complaint says pet spa responsible for fatal canine attack
HOUSTON – Local residents David L. Blumfield and Gena Miller allege that their dog died two years ago while under the care of a pet spa. -
Lawsuit filed in Apr. Texas City refinery explosion
GALVESTON – Benny Agosto, Jr. of the law firm Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz in Houston has filed a lawsuit on behalf of six men who claimed they were injured in an industrial accident in Texas City earlier this year, recent Galveston County District Court records show.