Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas
Recent News About Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas
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Judge denies motion to compel contact lens maker to turn over documents
MARSHALL � U. S. District Judge T. John Ward recently denied a plaintiff's motion to compel Advanced Medical Optics to produce privileged documents in lawsuit alleging the contact lens solution caused a woman's eye disease. -
Fatal propane fire case proceeds to trial
MARSHALL � With mediation failing and further negotiations suspended, a wrongful death litigation involving the refilling of a propane cylinder will continue with its upcoming June trial date. -
Ward at center of flight-plan change in Texas 'rocket docket'
Judge T. John Ward After thousands of patent infringement cases have passed through the federal court in Marshall, Texas, it may take only two recent court rulings to undo the district's docket. -
Captain claims barge company responsible for hazardous conditions on vessel
MARSHALL � Capt. Gary Newell II claims he slipped while climbing down a ladder aboard the barge New Hampshire and was injured. -
Texas woman tired of sales calls sues DirecTV
MARSHALL � Fed up with the numerous automated telephone sales calls from a satellite television service, an East Texas woman has filed a suit against the company and is seeking $1,500 per call in damages. -
Upper court ruling could mean slow burn for Texas 'rocket docket'
U.S. District Judge T. John Ward It took a car headrest � that familiar object that is often overlooked until it is needed by a stiff-necked driver � to profoundly change an East Texas court. -
Lawsuit alleges flame arrestor on gas can would have prevented burns
MARSHALL � Three men suffered personal injuries when a plastic fuel container exploded and shot flames and burning gasoline onto each of them. -
Drilling company sued for racial discrimination
MARSHALL � The only African-American working on an oil rig in Marshall, John Greg Gardner believes he was the subject of racial discrimination against including pervasive harassment and wrongful termination. -
Man sues after falling from construction basket at junior college
MARSHALL -- In a construction basket 50 feet above ground, John Henry Jackson was applying plaster to a building at Tyler Junior College. He claims that without warning the telescopic handler started to shake and the chain extending the boom malfunctioned. -
Family sues post office over auto collision with mail truck
MARSHALL-- While on his delivery route, postman James Robert Taylor Jr. allegedly ran through an intersection colliding with a vehicle carrying two minors. The family is suing the U.S. Postal Service claiming it is responsible Taylor's actions as his employer. -
Texas woman sues Rhino for rollover as plaintiffs seek MDL
MARSHALL � More than four years ago, Vicki Joyce's child was injured when the Yamaha 660 Rhino she was in, rolled over and pinned her legs underneath it. Joyce joins one of many new lawsuits alleging the Rhino ATV is defective and unreasonably dangerous. -
Wrongful death suit filed over highway pile-up behind smoking truck
MARSHALL - When a Downey Trucking tractor-trailer experienced mechanical problems on an East Texas highway, it billowed thick black smoke across the road. In the poor visibility, several vehicles collided in a chain reaction. -
Woman's suit alleges cold remedy took away sense of smell
MARSHALL � An East Texas woman has filed suit against the makers of Zicam, alleging the cold remedy caused her to lose her sense of smell. -
GE sued after employee involved in collision
MARSHALL-Traveling down the highway in Harrison County, Barbara Jean Reynolds was suddenly struck by a vehicle driven by Robert Charles Clark when he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign. -
Seatbelt manufacturer sued after rollover fatality
MARSHALL � While driving her 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix east of Tyler, Sandra Dozier was killed when she lost control of the vehicle and it rolled over. Contrary to the police report, Dozier's family maintains she was properly wearing her seat belt. -
Suit blames sawmill's safety violations for employee's wrongful death
MARSHALL � The family of a man killed while working at a Texas sawmill is suing the company for alleged safety violations. -
Southeast Texas Record "Most Viewed Stories of 2008"
From suits against corporations to odd personal injury cases, a variety of stories caught the attention of Southeast Texas Record Web site readers. -
Lawsuits claim welding fumes cause Parkinson's-like illness
Carlile Law Firm in Marshall MARSHALL -- Two recently filed lawsuits filed in Marshall allege workers developed nervous system disorders because of exposure to welding fumes without adequate ventilation. -
Lawsuit alleges man's death caused by lack of maintenance staff
MARSHALL � Attempting to fix an industrial dryer used in the process of pottery manufacturing, supervisor Frederick Beham climbed into the machine and attempted to make repairs when it restarted, crushing him to death. -
Man seeks full disability for work-related foot problem, sues employer
MARSHALL � While working as a press operator and general laborer for Exopack in December 2006, Larry Rosborough says he suffered a repetitive trauma to his left foot.