BEAUMONT – The Ferguson Law Firm has added another talented attorney to its already-impressive roster of trial attorneys with the addition of Harrison Tatum, a Southeast Texas native who joined the firm last month, a press release states.
HOUSTON - Yesterday, the 14th Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a medical-malpractice claim against the Crescent Continuing Care Center Company for failing to timely serve an expert report.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s ill-informed comments and questions at the recent oral argument in the challenge to the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccination mandate case (National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor) provide a timely reminder that the hyper-elite legal talent on the nation’s High Court is not always what it is cracked up to be.
AUSTIN - While California municipalities bringing climate change lawsuits argue Texas courts lack jurisdiction over litigation brought by ExxonMobil, one group is arguing that their suits are “actually part of a coordinated, nationwide campaign targeting Texas businesses.”
AUSTIN - While the California municipalities bringing climate change lawsuits against oil companies are arguing Texas courts lack jurisdiction because of a lack of contacts within the state, ExxonMobil contends their use of “lawfare” has in fact established sufficient contacts “to be held to account here.”
WASHINGTON – The full Fifth Circuit bench ruled yesterday that Texas accountant Michelle Cochran has the right to challenge the constitutionality of her Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) removal protections in federal court before undergoing an administrative adjudication, a press release states.
AUSTIN - Because of a lack of contacts within the state, Texas courts lack jurisdiction over the California municipalities bringing climate change lawsuits against oil companies, according to a merit brief filed yesterday.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals today affirmed a lower court’s ruling dismissing a man’s personal injury claim against Beaumont Municipal Transit.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the filing today of three lawsuits against three school districts defying Gov. Abbott’s Executive Order GA-38 regarding mask mandates: Richardson, Round Rock, Galveston, Elgin, Spring and Sherman Independent School Districts.
The news over the past few years has offered little to cheer about, but a recent story reporting an unprecedented 43 percent decline in membership in the Boy Scouts of America from 2019 to 2020—from 1.97 million Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts to 1.12 million—was especially dispiriting.
The following cases categorized as "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on June 25. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on June 24. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Waste Management of Texas Inc. against Merit Service Solutions LLC and Sunterra Landscape Services LP on June 24.
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Waste Management of Texas Inc. against Merit Service Solutions LLC and Sunterra Landscape Services LP on June 25: 'Original Petition Citation Issued'.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling declining to dismiss a lawsuit alleging an over prescription of anti-depressant medication led to an older man shooting himself in the head.
GALVESTON — The 14th Court of Appeals determined there was no merit to claims made by a beach-cleaning company in Galveston that Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) defamed the company when it reported violations to their beach cleaning permit.
The following cases categorized as "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on March 9. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
