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Louisiana AG sues Houston company for environmental violations
Oil rig Rowan-Midland MARSHALL -- The state of Louisiana is claiming its natural resources and wildlife were diminished, fishing waters polluted, and its beaches, coastline, inland, and coastal waters spoiled and befouled through the unlawful discharges of pollutants by the oil rig Rowan-Midland. -
Hunter sues after fall from tree stand
Tree stand MARSHALL � While hunting in a tree stand on Oct. 9, 2007, Gary Fannon fell from the tree, sustaining injuries that left him a paraplegic. Fannon claims the strap securing the stand failed. -
'Gross-out factor' makes episiotomy story most-viewed for 2007
Since its first publication in April 2007, the Southeast Texas Record has written about hundreds of Hurricane Rita-related lawsuits, asbestos injury claims, class actions against refineries and countless other civil suits filed in Jefferson County. -
Dropped Cable Suit Moved to Federal Court
MARSHALL � On July 17, 2006, Jimmy Maassen, a driver for Hunt Transportation, was making a delivery to General Cable Industries in Scottsville when an employee dropped a 500-pound steel cable reel off the truck. Maassen was pinned to the cement while his wife Marcy watched. -
Three-car collision leads to suit against Nissan
MARSHALL -- While traveling down University Boulevard in Tyler on Nov. 28, 2006, Rebecca Perdue's 1995 Nissan Pathfinder was caught in a three-vehicle collision. After hitting another vehicle, Kenneth Smith's vehicle crashed into Perdue's Nissan. -
TCEQ employee sues for racial discrimination
MARSHALL -- After being fired for watching a movie during his lunch break, a TCEQ employee is claiming the termination was really because of his race in a federal lawsuit. -
Explosion of lawsuits against gas can maker
MARSHALL � Oklahoma gas container manufacturer Blitz USA is facing three new product liability suits alleging its containers exploded and seriously injured users. The company claims the fires were the result of the consumers' misuse of the gasoline containers. -
18-year-old quadriplegic sues Chrysler for injuries
MARSHALL -- Early on an August Saturday morning, 17-year-old Rodrigo Berriochoa was driving his father's 4-door 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 when the pickup truck suddenly went out of control. The vehicle left the road and began to roll eventually landing upright in a ditch. -
KCS gets partial dismissal in million dollar "Bad Sprain" case
MARSHALL -- Judge Leonard Davis granted defendant Kansas City Southern Railway Company's (KCS) Partial Motion to Dismiss on Dec. 5 for failure to state a claim. -
MicroUnity, Sony reach settlement in patent suit
California company MicroUnity Systems recently reached a settlement in a patent infringement case against Sony over technology used in PlayStation systems. -
Woman initiates second suit after losing eye
MARSHALL -- Upshur County resident Nancie Drake filed her second product liability suit against Bausch and Lomb for its contact lens solution. -
Forty-one East Texas families allege Pilgrim's Pride violated labor standards
MARSHALL -- Pilgrim's Pride is facing allegations of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act from 41 East Texas families who are contracted to operate chicken farms for Pilgrim. -
Suit alleges retaliation for tip to EPA over illegal oil dumping
MARSHALL -- Robert Steinruck says he was worried about contaminating a day care center when he refused to help dump used oil into a parking lot. Now Steinruck claims he was fired after he notified the Environmental Protection Agency about the illegal dumping. -
Car seat manufacturer sued for infant's death in auto crash
MARSHALL -- In an attempt to take the family to Louisiana for the 2006 Thanksgiving holiday, Amanda and Steve Espinosa rented a 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer from an Oklahoma Enterprise Leasing Company. -
Judge orders production of paralegal's notes to help identify parties
MARSHALL -- U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis ordered defendant Time Warner to produce a flowchart created by its paralegals on Nov. 20. -
Woman seeks $175K from Long John Silver's for possible dentist visit
MARSHALL -- Seeking more than $175,000, Iler Boyd is suing Long John Silver's, Inc. after biting into her dinner and discovering a foreign object. She told health inspectors she might have to go to the dentist. -
Doc says med manufacturers using his stent technology
BCS Taxus coronary stent A surgeon considered a leader in cardiac stent technology is taking on Boston Scientific Corp. and Johnson & Johnson for infringement of his patents. -
Pastor files suit against GM after 3 church members die in rollover
MARSHALL -- Kelly Gray, pastor of the Apostolic Lighthouse Church in Whitesboro, filed suit against General Motors after his wife and two church members died during a rollover accident. -
Couple seeks $2.75 M after tire falls off
MARSHALL �Driving only a few minutes and a short distance from the Wal-Mart where Jerry and Maxine Freudiger had two new tires installed, the couple says the right front wheel came off their truck. Jerry Freudiger claims he was seriously injured in the incident, and they are seeking $2.75 million from the retailer. -
Appeals Court reasserts '100-mile threshold' in venue transfer
The John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building in New Orleans MARSHALL � After weighing public and private interest factors regarding location of lawsuits, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reasserts that a proper venue should be within a "100-mile threshold" for the convenience of the parties.