The birthplace of mass hailstorm litigation in Texas, Hidalgo County is now home to a cluster of “falling object” lawsuits, which respectively seek up to $1 million in damages for chipped floor tiles.
Valero Energy has denied entering into an agreement with a former district judge who sued the energy giant for breach of contract, seeking to extract more than $6 million in damages.
MARSHALL – A motorist is suing a national trucking company, alleging gross negligence after she says one of the defendant's big rigs drove through a red light and struck her car.
Tangelo IP, LLC v. Snap-On Incorporated et al 2:16-cv-00201
Tangelo IP, LLC v. Dollar General Corporation 2:16-cv-00202
Tangelo IP, LLC v. Brooks Brothers Group, Inc. 2:16-cv-00205
Tangelo IP, LLC v. Mrs. Fields Gifts, Inc. et al 2:16-cv-00206
BEAUMONT -- Two attorneys from the Provost Umphrey Law Firm are being recognized among the best young lawyers in the state in the 2016 edition of Texas Rising Stars from the publishers of Super Lawyers.
AUSTIN – On Feb. 23 Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Bob Borochoff, Molly Curl, Phillip Holt and Matt Moore for terms set to expire on Feb. 1, 2022, to the Finance Commission of Texas.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with nearly 30 states in granting a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan.
BEAUMONT - While staying at a Comfort Inn in Orange, Allen Doverspike, an Oklahoma resident, sat in a chair and began to take his boots off when the chair collapsed. Seeking less than $1 million for his injuries, Doverspike filed suit against Hospitality Operations on Aug. 5, 2013, in Jefferson County District Court.
