A local hospital and physician claiming that they were wrongly named in a medical-malpractice suit had their case dismissed by appellate justices on Thursday, Dec. 10.
WHEELING, W. Va. � Beaumont lawyers who packaged 15 CSX Transportation workers together as identical injury victims for litigation in West Virginia are now protesting that the same 15 should not be packaged together as identical victims of legal malpractice.
Richardson As a medical malpractice trial against Christus St. Elizabeth neared its conclusion on Monday, plaintiff's attorney Mark Sparks told jurors that he believed they had all been drawn together for a meaningful purpose.
Mark Sparks In 2007, Rosalind Hall successfully sued Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth for more than $100,000 when local jurors ruled the health care provider negligently failed to keep her mother's pacemaker lead in place after she rolled off a surgical table.
Keith Hyde A widow has filed suit against Chevron USA, alleging the oil giant negligently exposed her late husband, Billy Cunningham, to asbestos and inflicted him with mesothelioma.
Brent Coon The battle between the Provost Umphrey law firm and former associate Brent Coon over attorney's fees from a multi-billion dollar tobacco settlement has outgrown its current arena and spilled over into another Jefferson County courtroom.
A man has filed an asbestos suit against 38 defendant corporations, claiming the asbestos-related disease with which he was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
Three Tyler County residents have filed suit against Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, alleging the company failed to properly inspect wiring that later caused a fire.
A total of seven new lawsuits against insurance companies regarding hurricane damage claims were filed in Jefferson County District Court, Oct. 19-23, 2009.
Blevins Thirty-four defendant companies are being blamed for the death of a man who allegedly developed a malignant asbestos-related injury after working around products manufactured by the companies.