BEAUMONT – After denying UPS a trial by jury, Judge Kent Walston, a district judge in Jefferson County, awarded the plaintiffs suing the company $27 million in damages for an auto collision that didn’t occur in Texas.
BEAUMONT – Back in December, the Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling rejecting an expert report offered by Christus Health Southeast Texas in a lawsuit brought by a patient who delivered her baby into a toilet while admitted to St. Elizabeth Hospital.
BEAUMONT – Judge Mitch Templeton did not err by opting not to grant a new trial in car wreck suit that resulted in a jury awarding no damages, according to an opinion issued by the Ninth Court of Appeals today.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling declining to dismiss a lawsuit alleging an over prescription of anti-depressant medication led to an older man shooting himself in the head.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals has reversed Judge Kent Walston’s award of $1.34 million to Aattaboy Termite and Pest Control – a judgment Walston handed down when the defendants in the case were without representation.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently granted a writ of mandamus seeking to vacate a discovery order in a lawsuit between a veterinary clinic and a veterinarian.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling in favor of Eric Yollick, publisher of the Golden Hammer Newspaper, in an open records case against the San Jacinto River Authority.
BEAUMONT – Christopher Charles Valsin failed to convince the Ninth Court of Appeals that a trial court harmed him by admitting evidence in a trial in which the jury unanimously determined beyond a reasonable doubt that he is a sexually violent predator.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals has issued a mandate affirming a ruling dismissing a wrongful termination suit brought against the city of Port Arthur by a former employee.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling affirming a trial court’s ruling granting the Weller Green Toups & Terrell law firm summary judgment.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals today affirmed a ruling dismissing a wrongful termination suit brought against the city of Port Arthur by a former employee.
BEAUMONT – An appellate court has reversed local attorney Brent Coon’s summary judgment win in a malpractice lawsuit accusing him of mishandling a 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill claim.
BEAUMONT – Rather than try to arbitrate the case, Walmart has opted to settle a lawsuit brought by Ercell Bowman, who sued the mega-retailer after a shopping car ran over her foot.
BEAUMONT – Nearly two years after initially dismissing an auto collision suit against Jefferson County, the Ninth Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling denying the county’s plea to the jurisdiction.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a damages award in a car wreck suit that Judge Kent Walston, 58th District Court, presided over.