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Legal Reform Summit: Tort reform is a global issue
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) — Perhaps we’re not that different after all. -
Attorney requests recusal of investigator who implicated him in alleged BP claims scam
NEW ORLEANS – A local attorney who was implicated in an attempt to hide a referral fee provided to a BP claims attorney while a $7.9 million claim was being handled has asked the investigator who returned to be recused. -
Caterpillar sued by Texas company after wheel loader catches fire
SHERMAN - A Paris, Texas, company has filed a lawsuit against Caterpillar claiming that a wheel loader caught fire while being used by an employee was using it. -
Lawsuit says company fired claims manager on maternity leave
HOUSTON - Harris County resident Erica Lewis claims CB&I Inc. fired her for taking maternity leave and is pursuing legal action. -
Defendant accused of drinking and driving designates attorney-in-charge
An allegedly intoxicated driver, accused of striking a parked vehicle and pushing it into a child, has designated a new attorney in charge of his defense. -
Restaurant denies allegations that busy carpet pattern caused man’s fall
Asserting a general denial, Kampus Korner Restaurant has answered a lawsuit brought by Danny Stilley, who in his suit blamed a “busy carpet pattern” as the reason why he tripped and fell at the area restaurant. -
Harris Co. man claims deputy constables beat him during arrest, seeks damages
HOUSTON - Following a 2011 arrest which allegedly culminated in a physical assault, Harris County resident David Scherz Jr. has pursued legal action. -
Landscape laborer sues former employer for overtime wages
SHERMAN - A landscape laborer has filed a lawsuit against his former employer claiming that the Lewisville company failed to pay him overtime wages. -
Woman wakes up to nurse inserting tube in nose, sues Baptist Hospital
Following surgery at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas, Miriam Borque claims she awoke to find a nurse pushing a tube through her nose and down her throat. -
Discovery underway in suit alleging nurse put patient through bathroom wall
Discovery is underway in a suit brought by James Hardee, who sued Gulf Healthcare Center-Port Arthur alleging a nurse forgot to lock his wheelchair, which caused him to fall and “knock” a hole in the wall as he returned from the bathroom. -
Busy carpet pattern caused man’s fall, suit alleges
Orange County resident Danny Stilley is blaming a “busy carpet pattern” at an area restaurant as the reason why he tripped and fell. -
Trial over alleged botched surgery ends with 'no negligence' verdict
A medical malpractice trial centered on a woman’s claim that her doctor somehow botched her surgery ended with a verdict of no negligence on the part of the physician. -
Med-mal trial to focus on doc’s alleged botched surgery
A medical malpractice trial this week will center on a woman’s claim that her doctor somehow botched her surgery. -
Miss. seaman takes employer to court over alleged fall on dredge barge
GALVESTON - A Mississippi seaman has filed a Jones Act lawsuit against his employer following an alleged workplace fall last year, recent court papers say. -
Final judgment entered in suit over minor’s shooting injury
A defendant accused of allowing a minor to shoot a gun unsupervised has been dismissed with prejudice. -
Worker sues for $120K in unpaid overtime wages
TYLER - Claiming she is owned at least $120,000 in overtime wages, Tammy D. Lewis, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, has filed a lawsuit against Maximus Inc. on June 14 in the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division. -
Body shop owner sues after suffering injuries during repossession attempt
MARSHALL - A body shop owner has filed a lawsuit claiming he was injured when someone came to repossess a vehicle he was storing. -
Legally Speaking: Teaching what matters
At a March dinner commemorating the 40th anniversary of the University of New Hampshire School of Law, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gave a speech in which he proclaimed modern legal education a “failure.” -
More time needed to take depositions in suit over playground injury
With a trial date looming in a couple of months, the parties believe more time is needed to take depositions in litigation brought over a playground injury. -
Hurricane Ike trial: Jurors hit National Lloyds with $915K verdict
A Jefferson County jury recently found National Lloyds Insurance committed deceptive trade practices in the handling of a policy claim following Hurricane Ike, awarding the plaintiff nearly a million dollars in damages.