Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas
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QVC sued when hanging tomato planter knocks man topsy turvy
MARSHALL -- While watering his tomatoes, Doug Lampley states the planter fell and knocked him off his porch. He claims he should have been warned that the tomato container was unreasonably dangerous and a posed an extreme degree of risk. -
Shopper claims pharmacy employee shoved boxes on top of her
MARSHALL- While waiting for a prescription to be filled, Sidra Rogers was browsing down an aisle in a Walgreens drug store when boxes fell off a shelf and struck her in the head. Rogers claims the boxes posed an unreasonable risk of harm and she should have been warned. -
Wrongful death suit filed against UP after employee dies of heart attack
MARSHALL � After her husband died on the job from a heart attack at age 46, Brenda Boyd filed a lawsuit against his employer, Union Pacific. -
Forklift driver sues Lowe's over unreasonably dangerous load of shrink wrap
MARSHALL -- While working in the Lowe's warehouse, Sabrina Powell claims the forklift she was driving bumped into a broken pallet causing the shrink-wrap the forklift was carrying to fall and hit her in the head. -
Suit blames product rep for respiratory problems after spinal procedure
Mitchell He claims the cement leaked outside of the vertebrae space and traveled into his respiratory system. -
Woman claims termination due to restrictions, sues for discrimination
MARSHALL � A few months after receiving a promotion to crew leader, Claudia Martin was terminated from her position for not meeting the crew leader standards. -
Nissan denied new trial, $1.8 M jury verdict upheld
MARSHALL - With its request for a new trial denied, Nissan Motor Co. will pay $1.85 million in damages a jury awarded to a woman involved in a three-vehicle collision. -
Longview attorneys file more lawsuits against makers of Zicam
MARSHALL � Longview attorneys continue to file federal lawsuits against the makers of the homeopathic cold relief product Zicam for allegedly causing anosmia, a loss of the sense of smell. -
Man claims employee caused mower to fall from ramp and crush him
MARSHALL- While attempting to drive his lawnmower up a ramp into his truck, Robert Brown states that the loading ramps became loose causing the mower to fall on top of him. -
Rig worker sues four companies over injury from falling flange
MARSHALL � During routine maintenance on an oil rig near Stockman, a flange fell from a crane severely injuring a maintenance worker. -
BC/BS alleges cholesterol drug makers hid unfavorable test results
MARSHALL � Insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield claims that the makers of two popular cholesterol-lowering drugs failed to disclose unfavorable trial test results in an effort to boost sales. -
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, July 17-21, 2009 -
Woman seeks $150K from drug store over slip on soap
Marye MARSHALL -- Vicky Avelar is seeking $150,000 from CVS Pharmacy after slipping on soap and falling down while leaving the drug store. -
Texas woman sues ConAgra over tainted pot pie
MARSHALL -- Shortly after eating a Banquet pot pie, an East Texas woman claims she became very ill and was hospitalized for five days. -
Motorcycle wreck blamed on defective trike
While most couples warn their children to be careful while playing on their tricycles, one Louisiana couple is suing for a collision that occurred while they were out playing on their grown up "trikes." -
J&J wins record setting $1.6B in patent case against Abbott
A unit of Johnson & Johnson recently won what some experts are saying is the biggest award for patent infringement ever issued by a jury. -
Nike sued over diabetic's foot infection
MARSHALL � Suffering from a diabetic condition that causes a lack of feeling in his extremities, James Gotcher failed to notice a large laceration on his foot which later became infected. -
Makers of Zicam respond to nationwide allegations, deny Texas woman's claims of loss of smell
MARSHALL-- Shortly after voluntarily recalling their homeopathic remedy, the makers of Zicam are denying allegations that the product is the cause of hundreds of reports of anosmia, the loss of the sense of smell. -
Suit alleges drill rig presented unreasonable risk of harm
Marc Mayfield After being injured while working on a drilling rig, Longview resident Pedro Prado claims he knew it was only a matter of time before someone was injured on the rig due to its poor condition. -
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