TYLER (Legal Newsline) – Popular outdoor retailer Bass Pro Inc. has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against it and dozens of other retailers for allegedly infringing on a Texas company’s Web patent.
NEW ORLEANS – After being hit with a defamation lawsuit by a New Orleans area attorney who claims his law firm was mistaken with that of his brother’s in BP advertisements and an Associated Press story regarding the Deepwater Horizon claims process, a BP spokesman has said the lawsuit is baseless.
BATON ROUGE – Two bills pre-filed for the 2014 Louisiana legislative session are firmly aimed at patent ‘trolls,’ firms that specialize in bringing patent lawsuits.
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – The Mostyn Law Firm and its attorneys are spending a small fortune to ensure state Sen. Wendy Davis’ political ambitions come to fruition.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – According to the 2013 Judicial Hellhole report published by the American Tort Reform Association, more law firms are bringing lung cancer cases to America’s courtrooms, “which likely not caused by asbestos exposure.”
HOUSTON - A Harris County man's lawsuit arising from a January 2011 two-vehicle accident with a U.S. Postal Service worker was recently disposed with a U.S. District Court judge siding with the defendants, recent court records show.
GALVESTON - A Galveston County woman claims a filing cabinet fell on her while she was working at chiropractic clinic and is suing the clinic and its owner.
Hoping to reverse a $4 million summary judgment order, Jordan Maswoswe, part owner of the Southeast Texas Mavericks (formerly the Mustangs), filed an appeal last October.
MARSHALL � A Texas woman who alleged DirecTV bombarded her home with years of unwanted telephone solicitations has won $112,500 in a default judgment against the company.
Dean WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Darren McKinney, spokesman for the American Tort Reform Association, concluded Monday that former Presidential candidate Howard Dean is a man with a history of speaking his mind.
Johnson TEXARKANA, Ark. � In spite of potentially costing the company millions of dollars, Arkansas Circuit Court Judge Kirk Johnson has ordered Farmers to produce all of its claim files in an ongoing class action regarding payments to general contractors.
Justice David Brister AUSTIN � A recent decision by the Texas Supreme Court regarding peremptory strikes could reshape the state's jury selection process.
AUSTIN � Judges often overlook procedural errors of parties who act as their own lawyers, but the Texas Supreme Court won't let judges toss procedure out the window.