MARSHALL � Driving his 18-wheel motor carrier through Marshall, Juan Hosea Gates was attempting to cross railroad tracks when his truck became stuck and was struck by a Union Pacific train.
Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN � Bexar County District Judge Karen Pozza stepped out of bounds when she ordered Union Pacific Railroad to share rate-setting secrets with personal injury lawyers, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on Sept. 25.
Mena Train Depot FORT SMITH, Ark. � In need of cigarettes, Mena resident Luther Brazeel tied his dogs to a wagon at the old Mena Railroad Depot and walked across the railroad tracks to the tobacco store.
Youngdahl Claiming that a well known plaintiff's attorney went back on her word, another trial lawyer has filed suit over the alleged broken verbal agreement hoping to collect $100,000 � his share of the attorney's fees.
Harron WHEELING - U.S. District Judge Frederick Stamp has cancelled a trial on CSX Transportation's claim that radiologist Ray Harron of Bridgeport conspired with Pittsburgh lawyers Robert Peirce and Louis Raimond to fabricate an asbestos exposure suit.
A Bexar County man has filed suit against Union Pacific Railroad Co., alleging he sustained injuries to his hip after he was forced to jump on and off moving objects.
Harron WHEELING, W. Va. - Bridgeport, W.Va., radiologist Ray Harron doesn't want jurors in his federal civil fraud trial to learn that a Texas judge exposed his unreliable methods, that he pleaded the Fifth Amendment or that he lost his medical license in seven states.
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.
A man who claims he was exposed to benzene and other carcinogens throughout his career with the Kansas City Southern Railway Co. has filed suit against his former employer.
Farmers and ranchers across the state are experiencing significant losses due to record temperatures and the worst drought some parts of Texas have ever seen.
Peirce CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Pittsburgh-based law firm and a West Virginia physician were part of an intricate web of deceit that reached as far as Texas and led to big money for all, say their accusers in a civil fraud lawsuit.
Ruling that a case tried in the wrong county is "never harmless," justices on the Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals reversed an $8.2 million verdict levied against Union Pacific Railroad on July 16.
WHEELING, W. Va. - West Virginia University researchers took money from U.S. taxpayers and plaintiff lawyers, hid the conflict of interest, and produced questionable research for the benefit of the lawyers.
Perry AUSTIN � Gov. Rick Perry stated his concern about the impact of proposed cap and trade legislation and possible regulation of CO2 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Texas' energy industry and economy.
Harron WHEELING, W.Va. - Physicians Ray Harron and Richard Cassoff must answer CSX Transportation's questions about their roles in helping Peirce, Raimond and Coulter of Pittsburgh sue the railroad, U.S. Magistrate Judge James Seibert decided on May 14.
WHEELING, W. Va. � Someone added six words to a questionnaire that former CSX Transportation employee Earl Baylor filled out for asbestos lawyers in Pittsburgh, and owners of the railroad want to know how it happened.