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Ninth Court dismisses Entergy appeal in wrongful death suit, special appearance was at issue
BEAUMONT – In July, the Ninth Court Appeals granted a motion to stay a wrongful death lawsuit brought against Entergy Arkansas while justices examined a special appearance issue in the case. -
Ninth Court tackles special appearance issue in Entergy wrongful death suit
BEAUMONT - The Ninth Court Appeals recently granted a motion to stay a wrongful death lawsuit brought against Entergy Arkansas while justices examine a special appearance issue in the case. -
Shire Apartments granted summary judgment in trip & fall suit
By DAVID YATES A Beaumont judge has granted a motion for summary judgment in a trip and fall claim against an apartment complex. As previously reported, Tina Provost, a Beaumont local, filed suit against The Shire Apartments on Aug. 19, 2013, in Jefferson County District Court. According to the lawsuit, on July 30, 2012, Provost was visiting a friend at the apartment complex. -
Christus seeks to compel discovery in malpractice claim
Cooksey Christus Health Southeast Texas has filed a motion to compel discovery in a suit claiming a man died after a doctor at a Christus hospital failed to take appropriate measures following surgery. -
Deposition of doc interferes with lawyer's vacation time, motion to quash filed
Cooksey Because the deposition of a doctor would interfere with a lawyer's vacation, a motion to quash was filed in a suit claiming a man died after the doctor failed to take appropriate measures following surgery. -
Chili's dismissed from racial termination suit
Morgan Chili's Restaurant has been dismissed from a suit brought by a former manager, who claims she lost her job based on the color of her skin. -
Justices find expert report adequate in med mal
Boston Last Thursday, the Ninth Court of Appeals found that a local judge was correct when he denied dismissal of a malpractice complaint on the grounds that the plaintiffs' expert report was inadequate. -
Medical defendants appeal court's decision not to dismiss
An order to stay discovery was recently issued by the Ninth Court of Appeals in a medical malpractice complaint against several medical defendants. -
Discovery heating up in malpractice claim
Discovery is now underway in a suit claiming a man died after a doctor at Christus Health Southeast Texas failed to take appropriate measures following surgery. -
Granted: ExxonMobil's motion to designate responsible third party
Last August, plaintiff Christopher Waldon sued ExxonMobil, alleging the company failed to warn him to use "a higher standard of care when loading and unloading" pipes. -
Expert report filed in med-mal against Baptist Hospital
An expert report and a certificate of written discovery were recently filed in a medical malpractice complaint against several medical defendants. -
Chili's seeks arbitration in racial termination suit
Chili's Restaurant is seeking to force a former manager, who claims she lost her job based on the color of her skin, to the arbitration table. -
Jury finds that natural gas well not producing
A Jefferson County jury recently found that a natural gas well is not producing in a civil trial over the well's leasing rights. -
Trial over oil and gas well lease begins in Jefferson County
Jury selection for a civil trial over leasing rights to a gas and oil well began Monday in Jefferson County. -
Post discovery sought by Christus following bedsore trial
Cooksey Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth filed a certificate of discovery earlier this month, submitting a post-judgment request to Ronald Lee Lewis, who lost his case against the hospital in July. -
No-show plaintiff loses breach of contract case
A Beaumont judge awarded summary judgment to the Lumberton business Hampshire Roofing on Monday, since plaintiff Raul Sifuentes failed to show up at the hearing. -
Mineral company sues landowners for access
Samson Lone Star has filed suit against Winnie residents Walter and Pamela Stokes in order to access and mine minerals on their land. -
Pinchback Industrial obtains final judgment in wrongful termination case
Sued for wrongful termination in November 2009, Pinchback Industrial recently obtained a final judgment ordering the company discharged from the lawsuit. -
Discovery certificate filed in art museum trip-and-fall case
Discovery is well underway in a trip-and-fall lawsuit filed against the Art Museum of Southeast Texas.