Karl Rove, former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to President George W. Bush, will speak at Blowout 2011, the Texas Energy Museum's annual fund raising dinner. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 17, 2011, at the Beaumont Civic Center.
Lamar University's College of Business will host Paul Trevino, administrator of CHRISTUS Hospital-St. Elizabeth, as the ExxonMobil Executive in Residence Dec. 2.
Roberts WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case that could determine the future of class action lawsuits.
Last March, the Southeast Texas Record reported on a suit filed by Louisiana resident Calvin Clary, who was injured after a glass door shattered on him while working at ExxonMobil's Beaumont facility.
Bradley A Chambers County man has filed suit against Goodyear and other corporations, alleging they exposed him to benzene which caused him to develop multiple myeloma.
An Orange electrician has filed suit against ExxonMobil, alleging the oil company negligently allowed a flash fire to consume the area where he was working.
The widow of Earl Juneau is suing Koppers and nine other companies for allegedly exposing her husband to benzene, which caused him to develop lymphoma.
Umphrey Beaumont lawyer Walter Umphrey has added Luck In A Bucket Bait Shop of Port Arthur and Paul's Seafood of Vidor to a federal suit over economic damages to coastal seafood businesses from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Kagan WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court began its new term this week, with new Justice Elena Kagan one of three women now on the bench.