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Legally Speaking: Will litigate for food
Law firm consultants like to throw around terms like “value added billing” and “alternative fee arrangements” in describing creative ways for lawyers to be compensated by their clients. But long before the billable hour, the flat rate, or the contingency fee, lawyers would make use of the barter system like anyone else. Even Abraham Lincoln accepted food and livestock periodically as payment for legal -
Med-mal over gangrenous toe continued
A medical-malpractice claim over a man’s gangrenous toe that required above the knee amputation was continued. -
Hurricane Ike trial: National Lloyds does not pay for damages twice
Although her roof was ravaged by three different hurricanes, National Lloyds Insurance does not pay for repair damages more than once, according to testimony in a local trial. -
Christus, plaintiff agree on trial date in med-mal
Christus Health Southeast Texas and plaintiff Mark Kent, who alleges a nurse “inexcusably” changed the settings on his Hemovac drain, have agreed in a trial date. -
JCBA celebrates Law Day with elections, awards and fun activities
Members of the Jefferson County legal community gathered May 3 for Law Day activities including the election of new officers to the local bar association and recognition of outstanding lawyers. -
Man blames driver for striking his vehicle head on
A Beaumont man claims he suffered serious and permanent injuries after a driver crossed the center lane and struck his vehicle. -
Woman blames driver for causing collision after disregarding stop sign
A Beaumont woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims disregarded a stop sign and struck her vehicle. -
Nurse put patient through bathroom wall, suit alleges
Area resident James Hardee is suing 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. -
Hurricane Ike trial underway against National Lloyds
For the next two weeks, a dozen area residents will hear testimony on whether National Lloyds Insurance and Compass Adjusting Services failed to fully compensate Latosha Lewis following Hurricane Ike. -
Kinder-Morgan accused of age discrimination by pipeline worker
A San Augustine County man has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against Kinder-Morgan claiming the company fired him because of his age and retained younger, less experienced workers. -
Tiki Island residents file suit to remove mechanic's lien from home
GALVESTON - Alleging a Texas City contractor wrongfully placed a mechanic's lien on their Tiki Island home, Greg Seebaldt and Cyndi Bannon have filed a lawsuit. -
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
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Legally Speaking: Still more disorder in the court
There seems to be a never-ending flow of weirdness permeating the justice system, as regular readers of “Legally Speaking” know. -
Record columnist receives Texas Bar Foundation award
Southeast Texas Record columnist John G. Browning has been named the winner of the Texas Bar Foundation’s 2013 Dan Rugeley Price Memorial Award. -
League City residents sued over I-10 wreck counter plaintiff's allegations
GALVESTON - The defendants in a recent lawsuit over a wreck along a stretch of Interstate 10 near Houston have formally responded to the plaintiff's allegations. -
Suit filed after limo rear-ended hearse transferred
A suit filed locally by Alice Sorrells, who claims she was injured when the limo in which she was riding rear-ended the hearse in front of her, has been transferred to Washington County. -
Company claims former salesman violated confidentiality agreement
A seller of copy machines is asking the court to allow it to question one of its former employees, claiming it has lost business after the employee allegedly utilized confidential information to steal customers. -
Father also responsible for minor’s shooting injury, judge rules
A defendant accused of allowing a minor to shoot a gun unsupervised has successfully designated the minor's father as a responsible third party. -
Widow blames ExxonMobil for husband’s multiple myeloma
The widow of Ernest Lewis has filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Mobil Oil Refining, claiming the companies negligently exposed him to the hazardous chemical benzene.