Montgomery County
Recent News About Montgomery County
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Appeals court: Website not responsible for defamatory comments from third party
Horton Owners of the former Watchdog website in Conroe bear no liability for anonymous defamatory statements in a "guest book" for readers, Ninth District appeals judges decided on April 29. -
Injured bricklayer loses appeal; justices affirm take-nothing judgment
The Ninth District Court of Appeals of Texas recently affirmed a Montgomery County judge's ruling that dismissed a homebuilder from a personal injury lawsuit. -
Appeals court removes conditions in Mexican suit against Ford
EASTLAND, Texas � Ingeniously but improperly, Texas judge Michael Mayes sent a Mexican suit against Ford Motor Co. and Bridgestone Firestone to Mexico in a way that made it three times as strong. -
Texas justices at odds over decision on resort bar fight
Willett AUSTIN � Del Lago Golf Resort on Lake Conroe owes $1.5 million to a man who suffered brain damage in a bar brawl, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on April 2. -
Appeals Court: Father had no duty to warn of adult son's abuses
McKeithen Ninth District appeals judges upheld an $11 million verdict against wildlife ranch owner Jason Newsom for abusing boys, but they reversed a $2.2 million verdict against his father for failure to warn the victims. -
Justices order release of jailed dad
Montgomery County District Judge Frederick Edwards improperly sentenced a father to 180 days in jail for failure to pay child support, Ninth District appeals judges decided on Jan. 14. -
After series of mistakes, woman's suit ended by appeals court
In a double dose of bad luck, Patricia Jones hired a surveyor who measured the wrong lot and a lawyer who didn't file papers in time to preserve a suit she filed over the faulty survey. -
Texas SC reverses big attorney fee from nominal damages
AUSTIN � Lawyers who won $1,000 for a client at trial and tried to stick the losers with a legal fee of about $150,000 watched the little judgment and the big fees vanish at the Supreme Court of Texas. -
Party claiming agency status has burden of proof, justices rule
Montgomery County District Judge Kathleen Hamilton improperly stuck office building owner Omero Del Papa with a $76,348.91 bill for remodeling work he didn't authorize, appeals judges in Beaumont decided on July 16. -
Huntsman reaches $1.7B settlement with European lenders over Hexion deal
Judge Fred Edwards CONROE � Lenders were perhaps given yet another reason not to lend Tuesday, June 22, when attorneys for the Huntsman Corp. and European banks announced the parties had reached a $1.7 billion settlement. -
A&M appeal in eminent domain case shot down, county plans to plow parts of state forest
In an ironic twist, sections of a forest that Texas A&M University and the state of Texas dedicated to the study of forestry are now in danger of deforestation � thanks to an appellate ruling, eminent domain and a county's desire to build a highway. -
BREAKING NEWS: Huntsman reaches mid-trial settlement with European bankers
CONROE, Texas � Shortly after this morning's trial recess, attorneys for the Huntsman Corp. and European bankers announced the parties had reached a settlement. -
Criminal case not a factor in civil eviction proceeding, justices decide
Among renters who have devised novel ways to frustrate evictions, Bernie Johnson may take the prize by claiming possession of an apartment under his Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination. -
Appeals court upholds inmate's life sentence, denies incompentency claim
Justice Hollis Horton Jeffrey Lasiter killed a stranger, apologized to God and drank enough water to damage his brain, but Montgomery County jurors found him competent to stand trial and appeals judges at the Ninth District in Beaumont have upheld their decision. -
Texas SC serves ace to lawyer in case over tennis squabble
Attorney John Osborne of Houston improperly sued two women who beat his clients at tennis, Ninth District appeals judges in Beaumont ruled on Feb. 5. -
Appeals court: Judgment against partnership not automatically judgment against partner
When Texans win a lawsuit against a partnership but can't collect on the judgment, they can start a second suit against a partner that wasn't named in the first suit, according to appellate judges in Beaumont. -
Recent patent infringement suits filed in U.S. District Courts
Recent patent infringement suits filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Nov. 13-14, 2008 -
Appeals court removes legal hurdle for Huntsman merger with Hexion
THE WOODLANDS � After American judges decided that Huntsman could merge with another chemical company, the European bankers behind the deal made their own decision not to fund the merger. -
Appeals court: Expert's report not based on medical facts
Chief Justice Steve McKeithen BEAUMONT � Lori Cunningham Pinto, who sued two doctors for allegedly sewing her ureter shut, can't sue a third doctor for failing a few days later to break the stitches, the Ninth District appeals court in Beaumont decided on Oct. 9. -
Montgomery County can take Aggie forest land for highway, appeals court rules
Montgomery County can condemn state forest land by eminent domain, take ownership and return the land to the state, Ninth District appeals judges ruled as they marveled at how such a process could lead to a lawsuit.