Blevins An asbestos suit naming 49 defendant companies has been filed on behalf of a recently deceased man, alleging the man's asbestos-related disease was caused by company negligence.
The Southeast Texas Record recently reported on an insurance company that appealed after being ordered to pay interest on a business interruption claim.
A lawsuit has been filed in Jefferson County on behalf of a recently deceased mechanic against Garlock Sealing Technologies, claiming the man died after developing an asbestos-related disease.
A total of 13 suits against insurance companies regarding Hurricane Ike damage claims were filed in Jefferson County District Court during the week of March 23 - March 27, 2009.
A Texas business has filed suit against a construction company and its managing partner, alleging the company stole its money and failed to perform work on an office building.
Lou Thompson Black A woman has filed an asbestos suit on behalf of her recently deceased husband against 82 defendant corporations, alleging the asbestos-related disease from which he died was wrongfully caused.
Langdoc Asbestos litigation may be slowing down in Texas, but not for Texas law firms. Some of the biggest asbestos firms in the Lone Star state are now heading west to open offices in California where the future of asbestos litigation is looking sunny.
An insurance company that paid proceeds on a business interruption claim says the business went too far when it also asked for interest and now wants those interest payments back.
Gov. Rick Perry (R) For his leadership in reforming Texas' tort system, the American Medical Association honored Gov. Rick Perry with its Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service.
As reported by the Southeast Texas Record in July 2007, Perry Ashworth sued his employer Railserve Inc., along with Rescar Inc. and Huntsman Petrochemical Corp. after his leg was severed when a rail car rolled over him inside the local Huntsman refinery.
A Jefferson County man and his business have filed suit against Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, alleging the company did not honor a claim to which he was entitled after Hurricane Ike damaged his business.
The wife of a local refinery worker already received a settlement for a non-malignant illness allegedly caused by her husband's asbestos exposure. Now a new suit has been filed on her behalf after she died from an asbestos-related malignancy.