BEAUMONT -- A Texas appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling refusing to dismiss a lawsuit by an incapacitated man who sold his annuity payments to a structured settlement company.
OHIO - The Honorable Civil Judge Sherrie Miday granted a probate court officer’s motion for a protective order against a subpoena in a lawsuit filed by a retired surgeon alleging racketeering in the guardianship of his 85 year old wife who is currently a ward of the state.
In the two years since Congress overhauled trade secret laws, a spike of court filings and a record-setting judgement could signal the opening of a new frontier in misusing intellectual property law reminiscent of patent trolling which has become a drag on economic growth.
HOUSTON – After filing suit in March of 2015, a Saudi diplomat is standing by his complaints that a hospital employee allegedly leaked confidential health information and an alleged hospital debt to the consulate.
A suit brought by Michael Stelly, who claims he stepped onto a gangway that gave way and nearly tossed him into the water after finishing his barge inspection, was recently brought up for trial but instead has been ordered to mediation. On March 4, 2013, Stelly filed suit against OilTanking of Beaumont, Amspec Services and Harley Marine in Jefferson County district Court. The case was slated to go to trial on Oct. 5.
A recent column in Forbes called our litigation system and “the explosion of frivolous lawsuits” in our country “one of our economy’s most profound weaknesses.” The piece, which urges readers to support legislation or reform that seeks to put a stop to abusive litigation, argues that the fear of litigation in our country limits freedom, economic growth, and innovation.
A dental practice accused of discrimination in a “frivolous” $10 million lawsuit recently had its motion for admission pro hac vice granted – a legal term referring to adding an attorney from an outside jurisdiction.
NEW ORLEANS – An Alabama man has been ordered to return hundreds of thousands of dollars he received in an alleged scheme to defraud the claims program in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill program.
NEW ORLEANS – An attorney at one of the largest plaintiff’s firms in Louisiana was sent to the hospital recently after being attacked by the husband of a co-worker who alleged the two were having an affair.
NEW ORLEANS – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s decision prohibiting attorneys from demanding “quick” access to criminal citations.
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has ordered a Louisiana commercial shrimper to return a $357,000 claim involving the 2010 Deepwater Horizon.
Bo-Mac Contractors and Joseph Lemelle, who sued the company for injuries he received re-securing loose freight loaded by the company’s employees, have resolved the suit.
TEXARKANA - An Arkansas woman has filed a lawsuit against a Texarkana podiatrist claiming the doctor failed to disclose the risks associated with numerous surgical procedures on her foot.
Although a trial was slated this month, a suit brought by Ronald Beverly, who claims he was wrongly denied some benefits for his on-the-job injury because of a typographical error, has been continued.
