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Pinkerton Law Firm hit with $13M suit, firm allegedly refused to pay medical screening fees after BP benzene release
HOUSTON – The University Cancer Center is suing The Pinkerton Law Firm for more than $13 million, alleging the firm breached its contract by refusing to pay for medical screening services provided after a benzene release at the BP refinery in Texas City. -
Benzene lawsuit names 21 companies for plaintiff’s alleged exposure in ‘60s
BEAUMONT – Chevron USA and 20 other companies have been named as defendants in a lawsuit alleging the plaintiff was exposed to benzene in the 1960s and 1970s. -
BP America demands employee repay $54K debt
GALVESTON – BP America, Inc. is demanding an employee reimburse it nearly $60,000. -
Benzene suit faults 21 companies for man’s exposure in ‘60s
BEAUMONT – More than 20 companies have been named as defendants in a benzene lawsuit brought by a man who was allegedly first exposed to the chemical in the 1960s. -
Calif. cities file appeal in effort to avoid possible lawsuit from Exxon
Potential defendants argue Texas court lacks jurisdiction. -
States against climate change lawsuits ask for dismissal of NYC's
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The top lawyers of 15 states are again asking a federal judge to reject the legal strategy used by public officials and the private attorneys with whom they’ve teamed to sue the energy industry over alleged effects of climate change. -
Benzene suit seeks damages for ‘consciousness of impending death’
BEAUMONT – Nearly two dozen companies have been named in a recently filed benzene lawsuit that is seeking damages for the plaintiff’s “consciousness of impending death.” -
Brent Coon seeks summary judgment in malpractice suit over his handling of BP oil spill case
BEAUMONT – Local attorney Brent Coon is seeking summary judgment in a malpractice lawsuit brought against him for his handling of a 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill claim. -
As Boulder sues, 15 states - including Colorado - oppose global warming lawsuits
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Two days after local officials in the Boulder, Colo., area filed a lawsuit that attempts to hold large energy companies liable for the alleged effects of global warming, the state’s top lawyer showed that she disagrees with their legal argument by voicing her opposition to similar lawsuits in California. -
BPW Solutions employee alleges failure to train workers caused injuries
HOUSTON – A man alleges he was injured while unloading equipment in Houston because a co-worker left to take a phone call. -
BP seeks to dismiss 20 securities actions against it
HOUSTON – On Feb. 16, attorneys for BP presented the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas with a memorandum in support of their motion for judgment to dismiss several pending individual securities actions, citing a recent U.S Supreme Court case. -
Bradley McDaniel gets a geography lesson
Do you remember practicing for fire drills in school? Teachers would explain what to do in the event of an emergency and lead everyone through a simulation. -
BP subsidiary dodges suit brought over 2013 terrorist attack, plaintiff injured knee reacting to security alarm
HOUSTON – A Texas appellate court recently affirmed the dismissal of a BP subsidiary from a lawsuit brought by a man claiming he injured his knee reacting to a security alert during a terrorist attack in 2013. -
Two fast operators saved by the bell
If they wanted to get Cracken, they should have got crackin' sooner. That's the message a trial court delivered to plaintiffs when it granted summary judgment to defendants accused of stealing the identities of those plaintiffs and passing them off as clients in class action suits following the Gulf Oil Spill. -
Urseti appeals Austin court's decision to remove Watts as counsel
SAN ANTONIO – State Sen. Carlos Uresti has appealed the disqualification of his counsel in a fraud case involving claims the current lawmaker was once involved in a Ponzi-like scheme that defrauded a woman who was a client of the litigator. -
Truck driver hits attorneys, law firms with barratry suit
HOUSTON – A Harris County lawsuit accuses three attorneys and their respective firms of engaging in a barratry scheme. -
Supreme Court rules BP can hold gas well lease
AUSTIN – A reversal of opinion in a verdict set by a court of appeals has allowed British Petroleum (BP) to hold on to the lease of a natural gas well in Texas. -
Texas federal jury awards $20 million to pharmaceutical company in Cialis patent dispute
MARSHALL – A Texas federal jury awarded $20 million in royalties and damages to a German pharmaceutical company April 21 in a patent infringement case involving the makers of the drug Cialis. -
ACLU sues customs and border enforcement for allegedly violating FOIA law
HOUSTON – The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas has filed a lawsuit in district court against the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for allegedly failing to provide documents or respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests filed back in February. -
Texas ACLU sends letters to 13 counties regarding its concerns with potential ICE agreement
HOUSTON – The Texas American Civil Liberties Union sent letters to 13 Texas counties warning them against agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), it said would compromise public safety; and in a separate move filed a lawsuit against the federal government demanding access to records showing how airports are handling President Donald Trump’s travel ban.