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Baron & Budd secures $50M settlement with Wells Fargo in class action over inflated fees
DALLAS – On April 17, the national law firm of Baron & Budd, located in Dallas, announced it has received final approval of a $50 million non-reversionary common fund settlement with Wells Fargo Bank, which resolves a case alleging improper mark ups of fees for broker price opinions. -
Ninth Court dismisses inmate’s appeal, ending suit against Beaumont PD
BEAUMONT – On April 6 the Ninth Court of Appeals granted the Beaumont Police Department’s motion to dismiss an inmate’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction. -
Widow files benzene suit against 30 companies, BP and Chevron among defendants
BEAUMONT – A widow has filed a benzene suit against 30 companies, alleging they caused the death of her spouse. -
Landlord alleges former tenant breached lease
GALVESTON — A Galveston County landlord is suing a former tenant, alleging breach of a lease agreement. -
Immigration groups file class-action lawsuit against Trump administration
HOUSTON – Three immigration advocacy groups have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump Administration concerning the ban on travel for seven countries. Those groups are the American Immigration Council, the Northwest Immigrants Rights Project and the National Immigration Project. While there are currently six plaintiffs in the suit, there is the potential for additional plaintiffs to join in the lawsuit due to the fact that the suit is a class action. -
Plaintiffs' attorneys in BP securities litigation seek $20.25 million in fees
&&& HOUSTON – Three firms that represented plaintiffs in nearly seven years of BP PLC securities litigation that included three cases and ended in a $175 million settlement have asked a federal court to award a total of $20.25 million, or 11.57 percent of the settlement fund, in fees in connection with their work. -
57 companies named as defendants in benzene suit
BEAUMONT – More than four-dozen corporate defendants have been named as defendants in a recently filed benzene lawsuit. -
Benzene suit names BP, 19 other companies as defendants
BEAUMONT – A total of 20 companies, a list that includes, BP, Chevron USA and Texaco, were recently named in a benzene lawsuit. -
U.S. settles with ACLU Client in suit over alleged CBP officer abuse
HOUSTON – The U.S. Government has agreed to pay $85,000 to a U.S. citizen with a physical disability, who was allegedly abused by a Customs and Border Protection agent at the Brownsville Port of Entry while trying to watch the search of her purse. -
BP takes oil and gas lease arguments to Texas Supreme Court
AUSTIN — In oral arguments set for this week before the Texas Supreme Court, BP will make another attempt to hold onto an oil and gas lease for a well it shut in more than four years ago. -
Marathon Petroleum hits BP with breach of contract suit, says oil giant on the hook for refinery fixes
HOUSTON - Marathon Petroleum has filed suit against BP Products North America, alleging the oil giant breached its contract by failing to continue maintenance at the Texas City refinery until Marathon took possession. -
Wrongful death suit alleges asbestos exposure, numerous companies sued
BEAUMONT – Several corporations have been named as defendants in a wrongful death suit alleging asbestos exposure. -
Asbestos suit names Chevron, BP and dozens more as defendants
BEAUMONT – A recent asbestos suit has named more than two-dozen corporations as defendants, including Chevron USA and BP North America. -
Watts acquitted, Texas attorney was accused of stealing victims’ identities in Deepwater Horizon claims
MISSISSIPPI – On Aug. 18 a federal jury unanimously acquitted Texas attorney Mikal Watts and his two co-defendants on all counts in a criminal case that accused them of falsifying claims against BP following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Timing of Watts case referral fee to former mayor Castro questioned
SAN ANTONIO – A reportedly seven-figure referral fee from well-known San Antonio attorney to the former mayor is being questioned. -
Texas lawyer defending himself against claims he stole victims' identities in Deepwater Horizon claims
SAN ANTONIO – The trial for a well-known Texas lawyer accused of falsifying claims against BP in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is currently underway in Mississippi. -
Legal teams for Deepwater Horizon plaintiffs bill for 527,000 hours of work
NEW ORLEANS – Attorneys for the plaintiffs steering committee (PSC) in the multidistrict class-action litigation over the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill have asked the presiding judge to approve $600 million in attorney and common plaintiff benefit fees, saying the reimbursement is warranted given the case's staggering scope and complexity. -
The new big thing: defending plaintiff’s attorneys
A few years ago, the big opportunity for lawyers in our area was representing purported victims of the Gulf Oil Spill. -
A look back at allegations of trial lawyer fraud leading up to Mikal Watts’ trial
GULFPORT, Miss. – Apparently there were two messes in need of cleanup following the Deepwater Horizon disaster – the oil, of course, and the subsequent allegations of fraud against plaintiff’s attorneys who sought to sign victims up in mass. -
Houston law professor: Mass tort system good at weeding out ‘dogs’
HOUSTON – That so many fraudulent claims were identified in a Texas lawsuit stemming from the 2010 BP Deep Horizon oil spill is an indicator the mass torts system is working as intended, Richard Alderman, director of the University of Houston Consumer Law Center, recently told the SE Texas Record.