HOUSTON – A motion to compel production of documents was denied earlier this week in a suit accusing Boeing and Southwest Airlines of colluding to cover up fatal defects in an aircraft.
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HOUSTON – Court records show that Duc Dinh, a well-known member of the Houston-area Vietnamese community, had sued Gina Nguyen for defamation prior to being hit with a lawsuit accusing him of rape.
HOUSTON – A plastic surgeon who was sued for allegedly botching a woman’s breast lift procedure failed to have the claims against him dismissed on appeal.
HOUSTON – The First Court of Appeals recently ordered the dismissal of a woman’s slip and fall lawsuit against The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
BEAUMONT – Entergy is looking to appeal a summary judgment loss in a lawsuit brought by two men claiming they were injured by an energized power line while navigating Hurricane Harvey floodwaters.
HOUSTON – Today, the 14th Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit against the Houston Astros – litigation brought by season ticket holders over the sign stealing scandal.
HOUSTON – Nearly two years after an appellate court found Brent Coon must arbitrate a dispute with another lawyer over referral fees stemming from asbestos litigation, the Beaumont attorney has finally entered a notice of nonsuit.
HOUSTON — A former Cox Radio employee is seeking an appeal of a Texas Workforce Commission decision to deny her unemployment benefits after she was fired over a personal social media post.
HOUSTON – A lawsuit brought against an area physician alleging he botched a patient’s circumcision will continue, thanks to a ruling made by the First Court of Appeals today.
HOUSTON – Today, the 14th Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Houston – litigation brought by a man claiming a crane operator swung a crane arm “dangerously close” to him.
HOUSTON – A woman who claims she slipped and fell after disembarking an escalator at Bush Intercontinental Airport recently had her lawsuit tossed by the 14th Court of Appeals.
HOUSTON – An appellate court recently shot down an argument that virtual trials prevent parties from exercising their constitutional rights to effectively defend themselves, permitting a virtual asbestos trial against J-M Manufacturing to go forward.
Jefferson County District Judge Kent Walston is staunchly supported by trial lawyers practicing before him. When he last ran for reelection, unopposed, big contributions came in from attorneys at Provost Umphrey, Reaud Morgan and Quinn, Moore Landry, Weller Green Toups & Terrell, and the Ferguson Law Firm.
HOUSTON – A deckhand claiming that an engineer and not him should been pouring oil into a generator recently had his lawsuit tossed by the 14th Court of Appeals.
NEW BRAUNFELS - A Comal County judge approved a request to fund prepaid funeral benefits for a New Braunfels woman under court-appointed guardianship who is still alive.
