Jefferson
Recent News About Jefferson
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Jefferson County bar to celebrate Pro Bono Week
The Jefferson County Bar Association will take time to recognize the valuable work lawyers do at no charge to represent those who cannot afford civil legal assistance. -
Doctor testifies Mercedes given to woman caused split with medical partner
A $40,000 Mercedes given to a female HealthSouth employee as a Christmas present has resulted in a fractured medical partnership, a doctor's termination, an FBI investigation and finally a civil trial in a Jefferson County court. -
Beaumont man sues dry cleaner over missing clothes
In a well-publicized case in 2007, Roy Pearson tried to get $54 million in a civil suit against his dry cleaner over a pair of missing pants, but his efforts were shot down by a Washington, D.C. judge. -
Appeals court directs Floyd to transfer $60M oil and gas case to Harris County
Floyd The Ninth District Court of Appeals of Texas granted the transfer to Harris County of a $60 million oil and gas lawsuit which defendants argued was improperly filed in Jefferson County. -
Houston attorney files Jefferson County suits for injured seamen
Houston attorney Francis I. Spagnoletti has filed two separate suits in Jefferson County on behalf of seamen injured on the job. -
Davenport files appeal in Thompson med-mal case
Valorie Davenport Making good on her promise, plaintiff's attorney Valorie Davenport filed an appeal June 2 over her lost medical-malpractice suit � a case in which the lawyers have created more attention than the plaintiff or defendants. -
Davenport appeal imminent, judge considering imposing sanctions against plaintiff
Davenport While plaintiff's attorney Valorie Davenport plots her next legal move after having her motion for a new trial dismissed, the judge who presided over the case is considering imposing sanctions against her client. -
Floyd not charmed this time
Judge Donald Floyd can be a man of few words-- sometimes no words. -
$60M oil and gas case on appeal, defense seeks home court venue
Next month, justices seated on Texas' Ninth Court of appeals will entertain oral arguments in a $60 million oil and gas lawsuit � which the defendants argue belongs in Harris County. -
The asbestos bar targets Austin
It seems reasonable that someone who sues claiming sickness from asbestos should, in fact, be sick from asbestos. -
Three day car wreck trial wraps up with topsy-turvy verdict
Although jurors found him to be only 30 percent responsible for causing an automobile collision several years ago, William Connally was still ordered to pay Sherrie Pool $1,500 in damages. -
Company misidentified in trailer lawsuit story
A Feb. 10 story on the Southeast Texas Record Web site, "Trailer companies sued after toddler unlatches ramp," incorrectly identified one of the lawsuit defendants through the use of another company's logo. -
Jury awards $1.5 M to gunshot victim who sued treating physician
Although he was adamant in his testimony that doctors can only facilitate healing, a Jefferson County jury still levied a $1.5 million against Dr. Charles Domingues, finding that he could have done more for a gunshot victim. -
Four more suits filed against Mylan over Digitek in Orange
Earlier this month the Record reported on three suits filed in Jefferson County against Mylan Pharmaceuticals over the prescription drug Digitek. Now, four more suits against the pharmaceutical company have been filed in Orange County. -
Local doctors defend care of gunshot victim who blames them for leg amputation
Brian Sutton Doctors don't have complete control over the body's process of healing, said a local physician during a medical malpractice trial that began this week in Jefferson County. -
Agreement reached between family, nursing home over appeal of $400K verdict
Last February, the Southeast Texas Record reported on the trial of Roy Limbrick et al vs. Mariner Health Care Inc. (Green Acres Parkdale). The jurors sided with the children of Alice Limbrick, 94, and faulted the nursing home for the loss of Alice's legs, awarding the family $400,000 in damages. -
Trial to begin in case against doctors by gun shot victim who lost leg
Nearly four years ago, gunshot victim Jerry Sylvester saw justice done when a jury put away his assailant for 20 years. -
Free Press for the Special Few
Since our first edition in 2007, we've heard lots of lawyer complaints. -
Jury to begin deliberations in six-week medical malpractice trial
For almost two months, the water-cooler topic around the Jefferson County Courthouse has been the bizarre medical malpractice trial carrying on in Judge Donald Floyd's 172nd District Court. -
Jury awards passenger almost $130K for motor vehicle collision
In October 2007, Roy D. Johnson filed suit against KDR Supply after one of the company's truck drivers rear-ended a vehicle in which he was riding. A year later, on Dec. 12, Jefferson County jurors awarded Johnson nearly $130,000 for his injuries.