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Recent News About Corpus Christi
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Texas trial lawyers open checkbooks for Braley’s Senate run
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – It seems U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley’s past remarks warning that a “farmer” could be the next chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee reached the ears of Texas trial lawyers. -
Beaumont's Strong Pipkin law firm sues contractor over settlement agreement
The Beaumont law firm Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard LLP is suing, claiming tortious interference with contract. -
American agrees to daily flights from rural airports; Abbott drops objections to merger with US Airways
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Oct. 1 that American Airlines has agreed to continue daily service to rural airports when it mergers with US Airways. -
An asbestos fraudster pays the price
When bad things happen to good people, it’s hard to understand. It seems unfair, unjust, unacceptable. It may prompt us to question our belief systems and to actually read that paperback copy of "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" that some well-meaning relative gave us years ago when something bad happened to us. -
Man claims company fired him for protesting brother's dismissal
HOUSTON - Alleging Regency Employees Management LLC fired him for raising issue with his brother's termination, C.W. Blackstock has filed a lawsuit. -
Judge triples fraud verdict against asbestos attorneys, radiologist Ray Harron
WHEELING, W.Va. (West Virginia Record) – A federal judge has tripled the damages awarded against two former members of a Pittsburgh law firm and the radiologist they were found to have conspired with to fabricate asbestos claims in West Virginia. -
Corpus Christi family seeks damages from Miss. company for Waller Co. accident
HOUSTON - A Corpus Christi family seeks damages from a Mississippi transport company and one of its employees following an alleged collision in Waller County last year. -
Judge orders arbitration for plaintiffs alleging fraud in O'Quinn silicosis litigation
A federal judge has ordered that plaintiffs must face arbitration in a suit against a Houston law firm they accuse of fraud while representing them in silicosis litigation. -
Texas GOP senators seeking applicants for federal judicial vacancies
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both Texas Republicans, announced this week they are accepting applications for six federal judicial vacancies in the state. -
Bowie County woman sues after witnessing cousin’s death in collision on I-30
TEXARKANA - After witnessing the death of her cousin in a motor vehicle accident, Autum Davis Steinhilber filed a lawsuit against Drive Logistics Ltd. and Marc Normand Simard on June 12 in the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division. -
Infrared Cameras granted new trial following default judgment
A defendant in a breach of contract suit asserting it was never served notice has been granted a new trial. -
Compass Bank files second suit against local resident to recover $150K loan
Compass Bank has filed a second suit against Michael McCown, claiming he failed to repay a loan. -
Mostyn fights to disqualify TWIA counsel as agency considers settlements
Last week, the board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association met to consider taking the agency into receivership due to the thousands of pending Hurricane Ike lawsuits. Instead, the board agreed to consider a settlement offer from Houston attorney Steve Mostyn. -
DuPont successfully transfers benzene suit
A Jefferson County benzene suit against E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Co. has been transferred to Harris County. -
Texas Supreme Court dismisses whistleblower suit against A&M Kingsville
The Texas Supreme Court on Feb. 22 dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit against Texas A&M University–Kingsville. -
Former silicosis clients sue O’Quinn firm for overbilling, cover up
Houston attorney John O’Quinn made millions for himself and his firm by representing clients in suits against diet drug manufacturers and breast implant makers and tobacco companies. Before his death in 2009, O’Quinn had then put his efforts into silicosis cases. -
No answer from defendant prompts barbecue restaurant to seek default judgment
HOUSTON - A motion for default judgment was entered into a barbecue restaurant's trademark infringement lawsuit, recent court papers show. -
Plaintiff amends petition in suit against Infrared Cameras
Pearl River has amended its petition in its suit against Infrared Cameras, which alleges the defendant company sold the plaintiff a much cheaper camera than what was originally purchased. -
Manager: TWIA may lack funds to back up policies
AUSTIN - At a legislative oversight committee hearing last week, lawmakers learned that if it were a private insurance company, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association would not be able to sell policies in Texas because it may not have enough funds to back them up. -
Lawsuit against Kia filed over fatal Huntington car crash
LUFKIN - After a fatal car accident in Huntington, the family of a deceased Pennsylvania woman has filed a lawsuit that claims Kia failed to manufacture their vehicle to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury related to its poor restraint system.