On Sept. 16 Jay Misenheimer, a Smith County businessman, announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination for Texas House District 5 in the upcoming March Primary. The seat is currently held by Rep. Bryan Hughes, who is running for Texas Senate in District 1.
By DAVID YATES BISDlogoAn appeals court has agreed to hear a whistleblower lawsuit against the Beaumont Independent School District, which seeks immunity from the claim. Plaintiff George W.
Lawyers for Provost Umphrey and other asbestos firms might see their case loads lightened very soon, as justices shut down a direct appeal to the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, clearing the way for potentially thousands of asbestos cases to be tossed out.
Each of the candidates for Jefferson County’s 58th District Court are campaigning on their experience: one for his lifelong service as a civil trial attorney; the other for his life experience before becoming a trial attorney.
A Texas judge is ready to dismiss more than a 1,000 asbestos and silica cases for failing to have medical reports filed by a Sept. 1 deadline, but the plaintiffs’ attorneys say that deadline is unconstitutional.
There actually was a King Floyd -- at least three of them, in fact. King Floyd III was a soul singer from New Orleans who tried to launch his music career in Los Angeles in the late 1960s after a stint in the Army. Having less success than he’d hoped for out in La La Land, he returned to his hometown and got a job at the Post Office.
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) — The Texas State Troopers Association filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Greg Abbott in federal court last week, arguing the state’s top lawyer is intimidating and discriminating against the nonprofit.
