MARSHALL � Rain, snow and sleet may not stop the postman from his appointed rounds, but an overhead door at Wal-Mart proved to be too much for a mail carrier in Longview.
1998 Toyota 4-Runner MARSHALL � Failing to stop at an intersection in Lewisville, an empty gravel-hauler truck slammed into David Williams' 1998 Toyota 4 Runner, rendering him a permanent paraplegic.
MARSHALL � After losing their daughter in an auto accident, an East Texas jury awarded the Frazier family $24 million in a trial against the car's seatbelt manufacturer. However a federal judge has now reduced those damages by almost 40 percent.
MARSHALL -- Although previous attempts at settlement negotiations were unsuccessful, Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven was able to achieve mediation magic in the flying carpet litigation at a conference held on Sept. 25.
Reed Morgan MARSHALL -- Last year former railroad worker James Smith sued Union Pacific, seeking more than $2 million as compensation for exposure to the toxic chemicals he blames for his leukemia.
Michael Patterson MARSHALL -- James Parks just wanted to pick up his new couch, but claims he came home with bodily injuries and a lawsuit. Now a mediator will step in to cushion the dispute between Parks and furniture outlet.
1995 Ford Escort MARSHALL -- Failing to stop at a red light, a Transport Designs tractor-trailer collided with Kelli Blount's 1995 Ford Escort causing her ejection. Although wearing her seatbelt, Blount says the seatblet was defective and the ejection caused 28-year-old to injury her head, neck, back and spine.
MARSHALL -- After reviewing a joint motion, a federal judge has granted an extension to complete discovery in a personal injury suit by a former Wendy's Restaurant employee who says she was robbed at work.
2004 Chevy Trailblazer MARSHALL -- A Kansas resident filed a motor vehicle product liability suit against GM, alleging his Trail Blazer did not have a stability control device.
MARSHALL -- Two days before Christmas in 2005, Dawn Howell was shopping in a Longview Wal-Mart when she fell after colliding with a pallet jack. Howell filed suit against Wal-Mart on Sept. 10 in the Marshall division of the Eastern District of Texas.
Michael Schmidt MARSHALL -- After 27 years of working as a pressman, Charles Wilson claims he developed myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) from exposure to benzene. Wilson's allegations will be heard by a jury on Nov. 13, just 16 months after initiating the product liability suit.
East Texas Medical Center-Carthage MARSHALL -- After a recent hearing in a medical malpractice suit, Magistrate Judge John Love denied a Motion to Continue Trial Date, stating he could not find sufficient justification.
T. John "Johnny" Ward Jr. MARSHALL -- Longview attorney T. John Ward Jr., son of federal judge T. John Ward, withdrew from class counsel on Aug. 28 in a suit against Nissan for inflated odometer mileage.
MARSHALL -- After voluntarily paying medical expenses for an injured employee, Home Depot is now facing a lawsuit from the employee who claims the payments were not enough.
Floor Blazer buffer with Honda propane engine MARSHALL � Annie Harper, the wife of Archie Ray Harper, believes her husband's death was a result of a defective and unreasonably dangerous floor buffer.
MARSHALL -- Headquartered in Houston, oilfield support company Stallion Oilfield Services (Stallion Heavy Hauling) is currently defending itself from Lenard Ray Hodge in two court venues, Houston and Marshall.
Blitz USA 5-gallon gas container MARSHALL -- In late winter in northeast Texas, Jonathon Green was burning brush in a barrel. He attempted to pour gas on to the brush, but the gas container exploded covering Green in burning gasoline.
MARSHALL -- U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis affirmed the Memorandum Opinion and Order protecting medical peer review privilege through granting nonparties' motion to quash and denying defendants' motion to compel production on Aug. 22.