“‘Heart Of My Heart,’ I love that melody!”
That’s the song Jefferson County trial lawyers are singing now. Only it’s Melody with a capital M, as in Melody Chappell, the Democrat nominee to replace retiring 172nd District Court Judge Donald Floyd in next month’s election.
Jefferson County District Judge Kent Walston may have no challengers in his bid for reelection, but his allegedly imperious actions in court are being challenged by a former defendant who claims he got railroaded.
The race for 58th District Court, however, is in the bag. Put your money on Kent Walston. He’s guaranteed to win reelection. He could get stuck in the gate, pull up lame, or even run in the wrong direction and he’s still going to win.
BEAUMONT – Judge Kent Walston won’t face a challenger for the 58th District Court this November, but that didn’t stop the Jefferson County trial bar from investing tens of thousands of dollars in his campaign.
BEAUMONT – The evidence presented at a personal injury trial would enable “reasonable and fair-minded people” to conclude that Union Pacific Railroad was not at fault when a train collided with a tractor-trailer stopped on its tracks, according to the Ninth Court of Appeals.
BEAUMONT – With the March primary in books, plaintiff’s attorney Tina Bradley will race toward the May runoff election touting a much heavier war chest than her opponent, as trial lawyers from all over Southeast Texas are supporting the toxic tort specialist to be the next judge of the 172nd District Court.
Soon-to-retire 172nd District Court Judge Donald Floyd has been called upon more than once to justify his decisions – and more than once has offered dubious responses or none at all.
BEAUMONT – Seven months before a slated trial, United Parcel Service sought to designate several organizations as responsible third parties in an automobile collision lawsuit. When the request was ruled as untimely, UPS appealed.
In recent years my law school alma mater has hosted an annual “celebration of diversity” event, which I recently attended out of curiosity. I thought that my law school class of long ago was quite diverse, with students from all over Texas, who had attended a variety of colleges and universities located throughout the country, representing a wide range of backgrounds—socio-economic, age, marital status, political orientation, and otherwise.
BEAUMONT - The Ferguson Law Firm has obtained a temporary restraining order preserving all evidence related to a violent 18-wheeler crash outside of Albuquerque on Dec. 22.
BEAUMONT – Justices on the Ninth Court of Appeals have been tasked to decide whether the Beaumont Independent School District has immunity from a wrongful death suit.
HOUSTON – A Houston couple alleges that a Camaro they purchased has a defective air conditioner and other issues and that the issues have not been corrected despite attempts to do so.
