In February 2013—African-American Heritage Month—it’s easy to grow complacent about the strides made by blacks in the legal profession. After all, the president of the United States is African-American and a former president of the Harvard Law Review. The U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, is African-American, as is Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Eight state attorneys general, including Texas AG Greg Abbott, have joined a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Although Ryan and Tara McLeod signed a contract with a forum clause when they purchased a diabetic alert dog from Guardian Angel Service Dogs, a Beaumont judge has denied the Virginia-based company’s motion to dismiss.
Ryan and Tara McLeod recently filed a motion to invoke crime-fraud exception in their suit against Guardian Angel Service Dogs, who they claim sold them a diabetic alert dog and then demanded more money.
Once considered a “Judicial Hellhole,” the state of Texas is now listed among the “Points of Light” in the latest report from the American Tort Reform Association.
SHERMAN - After attempting to collect a debt from a Collin County resident, a Virginian law firm has been sued for not paying the appropriate bond with the Texas Secretary of State in violation of federal law.
LUFKIN - Union Pacific has filed a lawsuit against a Virginia company claiming that the company failed to pay approximately $153,000 in charges associated with moving railcars to its various facilities in Texas.
HOUSTON - After she was allegedly terminated from Forfeiture Support Associates LLC for reporting sexual harassment against her, Harris County resident Valeri Devere has filed a lawsuit.
Because Ryan and Tara McLeod signed a contract, Guardian Angel Service Dogs is asking a Beaumont judge to dismiss a suit filed over the sale of a diabetic alert dog.
A Beaumont woman has filed suit against the former owners of her home, saying they failed to transfer the title in the home to her after she purchased it.
