JACKSON, Miss. � Just as X-rays allow patients to see through skin, X-ray lawsuits allow Americans to see through asbestos litigation that swallowed profits of American corporations and carried away their assets through bankruptcy courts.
Bob Wortham Consolidating the hundreds to possibly thousands of hurricane suits piling up in Jefferson County District Court into a multidistrict litigation (MDL) will save money and time for all parties involved, says one county judge.
A Jasper County couple has filed suit against Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth, alleging the man was administered morphine after he told doctors he was allergic to the pain medication.
Five children of a woman have filed suit against the Texas Department of Transportation and MD Johnson Tractor Service, alleging their mother was killed because she was unable to see oncoming traffic due to high, uncut grass.
Bryan Blevins A Texas man has filed an asbestos suit against 31 defendant corporations, claiming the asbestos-related disease with which he was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
Blevins A Texas man has filed an asbestos suit on behalf of his recently deceased relative against 27 defendant corporations, claiming the asbestos-related disease with which the deceased man was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
A Jefferson County woman whose husband allegedly died after being exposed to toxic and benzene containing products has filed suit against his former employer.
Provost Umphrey attorney Christopher Kirchmer was busy in 2008 filing dozens of suits against Glaxo Smith Kline and is starting the new year with more suits against the pharmaceutical company.
The family of a Groves refinery worker claim he contracted an asbestos-related disease after being exposed to toxic products at work and has filed suit against the man's former employer.
The family of a Jefferson County woman has filed suit against drug manufacturer over allegations the woman's prescription contained a lethal amount of morphine because the tablets were too large.
The family of a deceased refinery worker has filed suit against Chevron USA, alleging the man was wrongfully exposed to benzene and other toxic chemicals at the plant which eventually caused his leukemia.
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.
Bryan Blevins A Jefferson County couple has filed an asbestos suit against 25 defendant corporations, claiming the asbestos-related disease with which the man was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
Four Texas men have filed an asbestos suit on behalf of their recently deceased father against Chevron and Gulf Oil, claiming the mesothelioma with which he was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
A Port Arthur woman has filed suit against H.E. Butt Grocery Co., alleging she slipped on water and fell into a display of glass jars of hot sauce while shopping at H.E. B. Pantry.
Blevins The financial sector isn't the only industry in decline. The number of lawsuits filed yearly in Jefferson County is also in remission, with trial lawyers filing 600 fewer suits in 2008 -- cutting asbestos filings in half.