Lawsuits against Dole on behalf of Nicaraguan banana pickers allegedly exposed to pesticides have been in the news this summer after a California judge ruled that some of the plaintiffs' attorneys committed fraud.
A woman has filed an asbestos suit against seven defendant corporations on behalf of her recently deceased husband, claiming the asbestos-related disease with which her husband was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
Chris Kirchmer Representing Jefferson County resident Cheryl Fisk, the law firm Provost and Umphrey has filed another lawsuit against Medtronic's implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).
Known to some as a plaintiff friendly venue, Beaumont appellate justices have begun a trend of booting cases improperly filed in Jefferson County back to their appropriate courts � most recently sending a $60 million suit to Harris County.
Hyde The wife and child of a deceased man have filed an asbestos suit against E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Co., alleging the man died from mesothelioma and pleural asbestosis after he was exposed to asbestos during the course of his career.
A total of seven new lawsuits relating to hurricane damage claims were filed against insurance companies in Jefferson County District Court during the week of July 27 through July 31.
Robreno PHILADELPHIA � Asbestos lawyers from Provost Umphrey in Beaumont and Motley Rice in Mount Pleasant, S.C., have amassed an anonymous army to block a subpoena on radiologist Jay Segarra.
Blevins The representative of a deceased man's estate has filed a suit against 24 defendant corporations, alleging the man died from mesothelioma after he was exposed to asbestos during the course of his career.
Keith Hyde The families of two men killed when a large crane collapsed at a refinery in Houston have sued the crane company and other entities in Jefferson County District Court.
An asbestos suit naming 10 defendant companies has been filed by a man and his wife, alleging the man's asbestos-related disease was caused by company negligence.
Coon For the past two years, two of Texas' most influential plaintiff's lawyers have been embattled over millions in attorney's fees stemming from the state's mega-billion dollar tobacco settlement.
A total of nine new lawsuits against insurance companies over hurricane damage claims were filed in Jefferson County District Court during the week of July 13 through July 17.
Blevins An asbestos suit naming 14 defendant companies has been filed by a man and his wife, alleging the man's asbestos-related disease was caused by company negligence.
In a class action involving rollovers in Ford Explorers, attorneys from Beaumont's Provost Umphrey Law Firm received about $1 million in legal fees � only a small share of the total $25 million of attorney's fees and costs � but the lawyers still received more than the class members they represented.