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Recent News About Texas Department of Transportation
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Justices wipe out $1.1M verdict against TxDOT in uncut grass suit
In June 2011, a Jefferson County jury nailed the Texas Department of Transportation with a $1,145,000 judgment, finding that uncut grass obscured a woman’s vision and caused her to steer into oncoming traffic. -
Harris Co. man says he was fired because of sleep disorder
GALVESTON - Alleging The American Bottling Co. and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc. terminated him because he suffers from sleep apnea, Harris County resident Michael Sumpter pursues legal action. -
TxDOT appeals $1.1M verdict in wrongful death suit
Last June, a Jefferson County jury hit the Texas Department of Transportation with a $1,145,000 judgment, finding that uncut grass obscured a woman's vision and caused her to steer into oncoming traffic. -
Legally Speaking: A funny thing happened on the way to the courthouse (Part 2)
In Part 1, I shared some recent examples of the strangeness that frequently accompanies criminal and civil cases. -
TxDOT sues owner of ship that hit Galveston causeway in 2004
Galveston causeway GALVESTON - The Texas Department of Transportation has filed suit against Marquette Transportation Co. Gulf-Inland LLC over an incident at the Galveston Causeway Bridge seven years ago. -
Jurors award $4.7M to family of TxDOT worker
A Jefferson County jury awarded $4.7 million Thursday to the family of a Texas Department of Transportation employee killed while doing roadwork in Southeast Texas. -
TxDOT employee fatality suit inching toward trial
A pretrial conference was held Monday in a civil case filed over the death of a Texas Department of Transportation employee. -
$1.1M verdict levied against TxDOT for woman's death
A jury hit the Texas Department of Transportation with a $1,145,000 judgment on June 28, finding that uncut grass obscured a woman's vision and caused her to steer into oncoming traffic. -
Fatality case against TxDOT over uncut grass goes to trial
A wrongful death case alleging uncut grass obscured a woman's vision and caused her to steer into oncoming traffic has gone to trial. -
Experts retained in suit over TxDOT employee fatality
Both the plaintiff and defendant in a suit filed on behalf of a deceased Texas Department of Transportation employee have retained several experts to solidify their case. -
Single-car crash on Highway 124 subject of lawsuit
GALVESTON � A Louisiana man has filed suit over a one-car accident near High Island last year, recent court documents say. -
Bridge contractor not liable for car over embankment, high court rules
Lehrmann AUSTIN � Parents of a woman who drowned after her car missed a bridge can't sue the contractor who fixed the bridge, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on April 15. -
Cyclist sues TXDoT, says construction caused bike flip
GALVESTON - Daniel Valdez is suing Angel Brother Enterprises Ltd. and the Texas Department of Transportation over an accident he insists was caused by roadwork. -
Collision at Bolivar ferry landing leads to Galveston lawsuit
Vehicles loading the Bolivar Ferry GALVESTON - Mary MacIntoush of Port Arthur is suing Edgar Salgado of Houston over a two-vehicle collision at a landing for the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry. -
Widow of TxDOT employee killed at work asks court to preserve evidence
A Texas woman has filed an application for injunctive relief, asking the court to prevent trucking companies from destroying any evidence that may be used to determine the cause of an accident that took her husband's life. -
Woman sues TxDot for not building better road
An Orange resident has filed suit against a truck driver who ran a red light and hit her, the company the driver works for and the Texas Department of Transportation for not building a safer road. -
TxDOT not responsible for cycle crash, appeals court affirms
Barricade feature at the State Highway 105 exit ramp of U.S. 69/96/287. AUSTIN � Jefferson County District Judge Donald Floyd's decision to absolve the Texas Department of Transportation of responsibility for a fatal motorcycle crash stands. -
Texas tort reform leader, Valley advocate Bill Summers dies at 71
Bill Summers, founder of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Texas lost a leader of tort reform efforts in the state with the death of Bill Summers on Nov. 30. -
Gov. Perry Announces Special Session for July 1
Perry (R) AUSTIN � Gov. Rick Perry today announced that a special session of the Texas Legislature will begin on Wednesday, July 1, at 10 a.m.
