NEW ORLEANS – The recent implementation of a new accounting system in the BP Deepwater Horizon settlement has slowed claims payments to a crawl, creating lots of uncertainty about who will be paid in the future, the lead attorney in the case told fellow plaintiffs’ attorneys last week at a conference sponsored by the Louisiana Association for Justice.
East Beach Project Phase II Ltd. filed a lawsuit March 14 in the Galveston County Court against East Beach Project Phase I Ltd., citing breach of contract, quantum meruit and promissory estoppel.
HOUSTON - Alleging she was prompted to resign from St. Hope Foundation Inc. after an alleged incident during the organization's annual trip last year, Houston resident Mary Ann Contreras pursues legal action.
NEW ORLEANS – As the legal process for determining BP’s depth of liability for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill continues, claims against the company are racking up for personal injury, environmental injury, and economic injury.
The plaintiff’s attorney representing the wife and children of a recently deceased man, who blame doctors at Renaissance Hospital Groves for causing his death during an arteriogram, has withdrawn.
SHERMAN - A Sulphur Springs woman has filed a lawsuit against an automotive store claiming she was injured when she slipped on an oily substance underneath a floor mat.
GALVESTON - An area woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Moody Gardens Inc. and Palm Beach At Moody Gardens Inc. on behalf of a child she claims was injured two years ago at the Galveston attraction.
