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Recent News About Howard County

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  Justices boot injury suit out of Jefferson County, defendant argued forum shopping at issue

  By The SE Texas Record | Thursday, Nov 3, 2016 @ 1:47pm

  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.

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• Judge dismisses discrimination, retaliation suit against Weyerhaeuser

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Wednesday, May 20, 2009 @ 6:23am

  TEXARKANA, Ark. � U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes dismissed an Arkansas resident's claims that Weyerhaeuser terminated him based on his age and as retaliation for a workers' compensation claim.

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• Rumors about plaintiff's mental health leads to $5M defamation suit 20 years later

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 @ 2:23pm

  Byram Hurst TEXARKANA, Ark. � An Arkansas soil conservationist is seeking more than $5 million from his supervisors and coworkers for spreading rumors about his mental health and creating a hostile work environment more than 20 years ago.

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• Man files discrimination suit after termination by Weyerhaeuser

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 @ 3:45am

  TEXARKANA -- Before beginning his shift on the kiln monitor at the Weyerhaeuser Company, Larry Trotter filled out his time card before he started working. He was fired when he left early without correcting the time sheet. But Trotter claims the termination was really an act of retaliation and discrimination.

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