“It’s time for a change!”
All the clichés come out at election time, often masquerading as campaign slogans, but most of them are just empty words. They sound nice, but are basically meaningless.
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
No matter what kind of plot twists, turns, and unexpected, you-didn’t-see-this-one-coming moments that you may see on television legal dramas like “The Good Wife,” they will never compare to the shocking moments that you can see on a regular basis in the legal world.
HOUSTON - The parties in a recent lawsuit alleging FedEx Corp. fired a 16-year employee because of his race are at odds over the company's motion to dismiss.
HOUSTON - Alleging he was fired a day after marking his 16th anniversary with FedEx Corp. because he is black, Houston resident Roddie Morgan has filed a lawsuit.
Last June, Shirley Durmon filed a trip-and-fall lawsuit against Monterey House, claiming the Mexican restaurant failed to properly color-code its access ramp.
In November, a local teacher alleging defamation was awarded a $6,000 verdict against the parents of a child who claimed physical abuse in the classroom.
Last November, Wayne A. Reaud, partner at Beaumont's Reaud, Morgan & Quinn law firm, filed an interpleader, asking the court to release him from any potential liens that may be filed against him because of fees not paid to construction workers.
The Jefferson County sheriff's department is being sued for not paying overtime to its employees during a two-week period around the time that Hurricane Ike hit.
Minutes before its slated start, an automobile collision trial between area residents Rachel Limbrick and Martha LaZoya settled, giving jurors an early present for Valentine's Day.
Morgan WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Owners of bankrupt gasket maker Garlock Sealing Technologies claim clients of asbestos lawyers told contradictory stories of exposure in civil courts and bankruptcy courts.
In September 2009, the Southeast Texas Record reported that Enterprise Leasing sued Quality Contract Services, claiming the Orange company failed to completely pay for vehicles it rented.
In February 2008, the Southeast Texas Record reported on as suit filed by Ricky Lightfoot, who claimed two companies trespassed and dug a drainage ditch on his property without permission.
