ORANGE - A Nacogdoches family has recovered $8.5 million in settlement funds for a February 2020 crash that claimed a man’s life. The family, represented by Ferguson Law Firm managing partner Paul ‘Chip’ Ferguson, secured the settlement four days before trial in the case was to begin in district court, a press release states.
The return of nuclear verdicts to Texas courts (and attorney television advertising) and the recently launched efforts of the medical malpractice plaintiff’s bar to convince the federal courts to strike down Texas’ cap on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases (which is likely to play out over several years) could potentially raise an issue for state lawmakers: is it time to consider codifying at least some objective standards and levels of proof for mental anguish damages?
The following cases categorized as "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Dec. 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
HOUSTON - No expert medical report is needed in a lawsuit alleging a woman was mauled by a dog in the lobby of an assisted living facility, according to a recent opinion issued by the First Court of Appeals.
HOUSTON — A man alleges he suffered serious illness due to improper food preparation and lack of employee's sanitizing their hands at Free Range Concepts in Houston.
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Valley Healing Hands LLC against Kelley's Health Care Inc. on Dec. 29.
The following cases categorized as "cases appealed from lower courts" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Dec. 16. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Dec. 13. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: