BEAUMONT -- An appeals court has ruled that a non-compete clause in an employment agreement is irrational, as it affirmed summary judgment for a woman sued for breach of contract and tortious interference after she quit her job and started working with a direct competitor.
Ninth District appellate judges have stopped a defamation suit that Beaumont lawyer John Morgan filed against his former wife’s lawyer. On Oct. 29, the judges held that the Texas Citizen’s Participation Act protected Houston lawyer Sheryl Johnson-Todd from Morgan’s suit. The law, from 2011, prohibits lawsuits in retaliation for exercise of free speech and free association. Justice Hollis Horton wrote, “When an individual attempts to manipulate the legal system to vindicate their rights, the a
Beaumont attorney Brent Coon has settled a lawsuit alleging his law firm owes American Express more than $170,000 in charges on a past due credit card account.
TEXARKANA - A Linden woman has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of the medical device used to treat her pelvic organ prolapse, claiming that the device caused her to suffer from serious side effects.
Love The makers of a pelvic floor repair system are being sued for fraudulent misrepresentation by a Texas woman who claims the manufacturers knew their products were not safe.
Lemmon Chemical company Union Carbide wants the Louisiana Supreme Court to reverse 12 judgments ranging from $750 to $3,500, in a personal injury class action over a release that sent no one to any doctor.
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Texarkana resident Alvin Stuckey claims he was fired from his job because of an injury and is seeking $1 million in a lawsuit against his former employer.
TEXARKANA, Texas � Morgyn Walston claims the car wreck which led to her husband's death is the result of American Dust Control Inc. for entrusting a company van to a reckless or incompetent driver.
In October 2007, Roy D. Johnson filed suit against KDR Supply after one of the company's truck drivers rear-ended a vehicle in which he was riding. A year later, on Dec. 12, Jefferson County jurors awarded Johnson nearly $130,000 for his injuries.
A Jefferson County woman has filed suit against her insurance agent, alleging the agent failed to return proceeds of a premium check the woman delivered to the agent.
TEXARKANA, Ark. � When asked why former Computer Science Corporation senior counsel Kirby Cronin has not appeared at court-ordered depositions for the Colossus class action suit, a company official told the judge that CSC no longer has power over Cronin.
