News from June 2007
172nd Court District Hearings: June 15
JEWEL RAYE AINSWORTH ET AL VS MOBIL OIL CORPORATION ET AL
Patently newsworthy
Once best-known as the birthplace of boxing champion-turned-pitchman George Foreman, Marshall is 25,000-strong and landlocked, four hours due north of Beaumont and 20 minutes east of the Louisiana border.
50-year, pack-a-day smoker blames asbestos for lung disease
Robert Guidry smoked more than a pack of cigarettes a day for 50 years of his life. Now dying of cancer, Guidry will seek compensation for what he claims is an asbestos-related lung disease.
Heirs in dispute with stepmother over father's estate
Tom Roebuck Charles Martin Clifton Sr. probably never imagined the dispute that would arise between his children and their stepmother after his death.
Smoker's family says career at Gulf justifies asbestos suit
Bryan Blevins Nearly two years ago Ray Rogers died of lung cancer at the age of 83. A smoker for most of his adult life, Rogers worked at the Gulf Oil Co. in Port Arthur from 1946 to 1980 as a boilermaker. His family and a Beaumont lawyer believe Rogers' profession and time period of employment make him a candidate for an asbestos lawsuit.
Medical procedure leaves man in vegetative state
Clay Dugas Needing an upgrade to his heart device, Joseph Roberts was admitted to Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital. However, a complication during the procedure left him in a vegetative state. Roberts died a few weeks later.
This Just In
This Just In
Sen. Hutchison Applauds NASA Steps Toward Implementing Space Station as a National Laboratory
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), ranking member of the Science and Space Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee, released the following statement June 1 regarding a NASA report outlining the steps toward implementing the congressionally-mandated designation of the U.S. portion of the International Space Station (ISS) as a National Laboratory:
Benzene blamed for seaman's lymphoma
From 1969 to 1999, Larry Areceneaux was a seaman on various vessels sailing the Gulf of Mexico.
Legally Speaking: "Do As I Say, Not As I Do"
On a daily basis, people invest a great deal of trust in the judgment of lawyers and doctors. But, what happens when the judgment those same professionals exercise in their own turns out to be, well, not so good?
Attorney general targets financer over contested debt collecting
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott HOUSTON -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed action against an Illinois finance company already in legal hot water in its home state over disputed accounts.
$3M med-mal suit ends in mistrial
The $3 million medical malpractice trial that has been tying up Judge Gary Sanderson's 6oth District Court for the last six weeks ended in a mistrial on Monday, June 4.
Home foreclosures in Orange County, June 4-5
Home foreclosures in Orange County, June 4-5
Recent business licenses/assumed names May 31-June 6
Recent business licenses/assumed names issued by the Jefferson County Clerk, May 31-June 6
Recent patent/copyright infringement cases filed in U.S. District Court
Recent patent/copyright infringement suits filed in U.S. District Courts, Eastern District of Texas, June 1-5, 2007
Family blames water supply for man's death
Many lawsuits blame the air that workers breathe has caused illness, but the family of a former employee of Du Pont's Sabine River Works are claiming the drinking water supply at the facility is the cause of the man's death.
Nederland EDC wants funds back from business
The Nederland Economic Development Corp. will seek to recover $12,500 in incentive funds, which comes from tax payers' money, that it loaned to Shannon Landry, owner of the Jaguar Salon and Day Spa.
Bausch & Lomb responds to suit as case moves to federal court
Bausch & Lomb has denied allegations of negligence relating to a local man's eye infection as lawyers prepare for a conference in federal court.
Third suit filed over Larkin's asbestos exposure
Keith Hyde While he was alive, Carl Larkin sued a petrochemical plant and received a claim for his "non-malignant asbestos-related disease."