Samuel Kent Only weeks away from a trial stemming from sexual abuse of an employee, a federal judge in Houston has now been indicted for attacking another female court employee.
Valorie Davenport As if she were a stray steer, a bailiff for Judge Donald Floyd was ordered to go wrangle up a plaintiff's attorney who had wandered away from a trial to attend a hearing in a different court.
TEXARKANA, Ark. � An Arkansas woman claims that burns she and her daughter sustained were the result of a defective pressure cooker and have sued the product's maker
U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent HOUSTON -- U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent found himself on the other side of the bench Sept. 3 as he pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual abuse of a female employee before another federal judge in Houston.
In spite of John Edwards' failed presidential campaigns, Texas trial lawyers such as serial-lawsuit-filing-birds-of-a-feather Wayne Reaud, John Eddie Williams, John O'Quinn and Russell Budd have nothing but good things to say about him.
Another study has named Texas as the top state for business, and the governor names the fairness of its legal climate as one of the reasons for the state's success.
TEXARKANA, Ark. � John Nash had a felony conviction, but when he applied for a job he claims the potential employer said his record would not be a factor. When Nash did not get the job anyway, he suspected it wasn't his felony that kept him from employment, but his race.
A local insurance agency was recently ordered by Jefferson County jurors to pay a Nederland couple nearly $47,000 in damages for failing to obtain windstorm coverage for them before Hurricane Rita struck the Golden Triangle area.
TEXARKANA -- A worker for a concrete company claims his employer told him to adjust a power saw in an improper manner to get his work done faster. When the manipulation caused a severe injury, the man sued his employer.
David Matthews TEXARKANA -- Texas resident Tammy Ledbetter suffered fatal injuries when the pickup truck she was riding in went into a spin and flipped. Her family believes the vehicle's accident was caused by a "violent blow-out" when the tread separated from the tire and are seeking $100 million in punitive damages for the "wanton and willful recklessness" of Cooper Tire and Rubber Company.
Texarkana resident B. Eugene Guthery, M.D., claims he invented a formula to sanitize poultry using organic acids that allow it be used in meat for human consumption. But Dr. Guthery alleges that when he contacted the supplier of the organic acid he needed for his invention, the supplier took his idea and had its own patent issued.
"Danger: Avoid Death," found on a small tractor, was chosen as the winner of the 2007 Wackiest Warning Label Contest sponsored by the Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch. "Danger: Avoid Death" is this year's winner of the Wacky Warning Label Contest.
Five years ago, when commodity prices were low and the national economy was reeling, Congress approved a controversial major farm bill. The 2002 law shored up nutrition, conservation and commodity support programs, and brought benefits to rural and urban areas alike.
An Aug. 6 story regarding a litigation settlement between Universal Coin & Bullion and Examiner reporter Jerry Jordan incorrectly referred to another case involving rare coins.
Veolia facility in Port Arthur Shipments of VX nerve gas wastewater arrived at the Veolia plant in Port Arthur on Aug. 8 with the approval of a federal judge.
Former Beaumont Mayor Guy Goodson thanked supporters at a farewell reception on May 31. Goodson and three council members, including Dr. Lulu Smith, right, are leaving city government after decades of service. The city of Beaumont said goodbye May 31 to a group of public servants that had a combined total of 68 in city government.