Last October, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the reversal of a $32 million settlement against Domino's pizza chain won by former Provost Umphrey (PU) attorney Paul Ferguson Jr.
BEAUMONT – For more than a quarter of a century Paul “Chip” Ferguson worked at Provost Umphrey, bringing in tens of millions more in attorney’s fees than the equity partners who booted him out the front door.
BEAUMONT – The heated divorce between the Provost Umphrey Law Firm and one of its most lucrative partners ever was finalized last month, as both sides reached a settlement agreement following a lengthy arbitration process.
Beaumont - Chip Ferguson, the managing partner at The Ferguson Law Firm, has been named as a 2017 recipient of the “Top 10 Attorney Award” by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys.
BEAUMONT – A settlement has been reached in a suit brought by an area teacher, who sued the makers of TruTV alleging he was embarrassed on national television following his arrest for public intoxication.
BEAUMONT - A district judge has issued a temporary restraining order to preserve evidence from the Jan. 10 18-wheeler crash that claimed the lives of a Southeast Texas couple.
BEAUMONT - The partners at Beaumont's The Ferguson Law Firm have been, after a nationwide peer review evaluation, chosen among The Best Lawyers in America for 2017.
The lyrics to Van Morrison's 1970 hit sum up pretty well how Provost Umphrey attorney Paul Ferguson Jr. must be feeling, now that the High Court has affirmed the reversal of a $32 million settlement he won against a national pizza chain three years ago.
BEAUMONT – The latest round of campaign finance reports show Baylor Wortham, a Democrat heavily funded by Jefferson County trial lawyers, significantly out raised his Republican counterpart in his successful bid to claim the 136th District Court bench.
BEAUMONT – The Beaumont Independent School District may soon be a defendant in a lawsuit accusing an elementary school teacher of spanking a 6-year old student “without provocation.” Individually and as next of friend for their adopted son, Nora and Todd Trahan filed a petition for depositions on Nov. 7 in Jefferson County District Court.
BEAUMONT – Jefferson County, known in some circles as a plaintiff - friendly venue, will no longer be host to a personal injury lawsuit, as the Ninth Court of Appeals has found the litigation belongs in Howard County.
Last March, the Texas Ninth Court of Appeals axed one of top 100 national jury verdicts of 2013, dismissing Domino’s Pizza from a Beaumont lawsuit brought by Raghurami Reddy.
Another chapter has been added to the story of Ahmed Mohamed, the Muslim teen who became known as “clock boy” after being arrested for bringing a homemade timepiece to school in a pencil case.
It is not surprising that those at opposite poles of the ideological spectrum generally view public policy issues—and proposed solutions—differently. What is surprising is when conservatives adopt the rhetoric of the Left (along with the accompanying narratives, memes, and canards) regarding a subject as important as criminal justice.
BEAUMONT – Following a full month of testimony, a Jefferson County jury has rendered a verdict in favor for Union Pacific Railroad, finding the company was not at all responsible
for a 2013 train collision with a vehicle stopped on its tracks.
Pay-television provider accuses multiple companies of copyright infringementHOUSTON DIVISION — A pay-television provider is suing Lool Tech Co., Limited and Shenzhen Bilinren Technology Co., Ltd., d/b/a Shenzhen Lool Tech Co., Ltd., multiple companies, citing alleged copyright infringement.DISH Network LLC filed a complaint on June 20, in the U.S.
BEAUMONT – An area teacher is suing the makers of TruTV, alleging he was embarrassed on national television following his arrest for public intoxication.
