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Benzene suit filed against Texaco, 36 other companies for toxic emissions
BEAUMONT – a Benzene lawsuit has been brought against Texaco and 36 other corporate defendants. -
BP drops bid to fight seafood program payouts
After two years of fighting it, BP has agreed to pay the remaining $1 billion of its previously reached $2.3 billion settlement to shrimpers, fisherman, oysterman and seafood processors following the oil spill in 2010. -
Provost Umphrey names 26 corporate defendants in benzene suit
More than two-dozen corporations have been named as defendants in a benzene lawsuit brought by the Provost Umphrey Law Firm in Beaumont. -
Family alleges man died as a result of toxin exposure
GALVESTON – The wife and daughters of a late Victoria County man alleges he was exposed to hazards at work that led to his death. -
Cracken, Hilliard accused of ‘shamefully’ stealing IDs of Deepwater victims; plaintiff seeks $100M in exemplary damages
HOUSTON – A recently filed lawsuit seeks an award of $100 million in exemplary damages against Texas attorneys John Cracken and Bob Hilliard for allegedly using case runners to steal the identities of Vietnamese-Americans damaged by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Ala. couple accused of filing fraudulent Deepwater Horizon claim can't repay $1.6M
NEW ORLEANS – An Alabama couple is denying accusations that they defrauded the Deepwater Horizon claims program and insist they cannot repay $1.6 million awarded to them through the program because the money went to pay off a judgment against them. -
Longtime employee alleges BP practiced gender discrimination
HOUSTON — A former BP legal employee is suing the corporation, alleging discrimination and wrongful termination. -
Dismissed: Buzbee’s movie lawsuit
A lawsuit brought by Houston attorney Anthony Buzbee claiming he was duped into investing a movie deal has been settled and dismissed. -
Fate of oyster projects unknown as Deepwater Horizon restoration moves forward, says A&M - CC grad.
CORPUS CHRISTI — The settlement of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill fines — the largest pollution penalty in history — will bring an opportunity to spend billions of dollars on restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico. However, new research by Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies graduate Dr. Brittany Blomberg has found that the fate remains unknown of hundreds of previous oyster reef restoration projects performed around the United States, an investment of more than -
Brent Coon files suit on behalf of injured Marathon worker
BEAUMONT – local attorney Brent Coon recently filed suit on behalf of a worker claiming injury from the Jan. 11 fire at the Marathon Petroleum facility in Texas City. -
Workers sue over recent fire at Marathon facility
A recent fire at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Texas City has resulted in a lawsuit against the oil and gas company. The suit, filed Jan. 19 in the Galveston County 56th District Court, explains that plaintiffs Saul Mendiola and Eleazar Chavez were working at the facility on Jan. 11 when the blaze broke out. While court papers do not elaborate on the circumstances which led to the incident in question, they state that the men suffered “severe physical and emotional injuries and damages” a -
Dogged attorney Mikal Watts barked up the wrong tree with Lucy Lu
Dogs are people, too, or so some dog owners think. -
BP sues two businesses, alleging non-payment of fees
An oil company is suing two businesses, alleging they did not reimburse attorney fees and costs in an underlying suit. -
Will Mikal Watts's imaginary clients testify on his behalf?
People all over town thought Elwood P. Dowd was crazy because he claimed to have a friend named Harvey. -
Mikal Watts indicted for fraud in BP oil spill litigation
Texas mega donor and prominent plaintiff’s attorney Mikal Watts has been indicated on allegations that he committed fraud when purportedly signing up tens of thousands of clients following the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The San Antonio Express News reported that a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Mississippi issued the indictment, which is under seal. -
Gulf States, federal government announce settlement with BP over Deepwater Horizon spill
On Oct. 5 Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Texas, together with four states and the federal government, reached a settlement with BP that fully resolves all remaining government claims against the company resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. -
Ohio couple filed benzene suit against 14 petrochemical companies for husband's cancer
An Ohio couple has pursued legal action against a host of petrochemical companies after the husband contracted cancer, recent Galveston County court records show. Columbus, Ohio residents Gregory and Patricia Justice filed a lawsuit in Galveston County 122nd District Court on Aug. 28, stating that BP Amoco Chemical Company, BP Corporation North America, Inc., BP Products North America, Inc. and eleven other entities are to blame for Gregory Justice developing acute myeloid leukemia in early 201 -
State Bar seeks to disbar Beaumont attorney for falsely accusing DA’s office of pot smoking
The Commission for Lawyer Discipline has filed a disciplinary petition against John Morgan, seeking to possibly disbar the Beaumont attorney for making false accusations that several members of the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office smoke marijuana. -
Harris County woman sues secretary of homeland security, alleging discrimination
A Harris County woman is suing the secretary of the department of homeland security, alleging discrimination in job selection.
