News from 2007
Marshall Court affirms order protecting medical peer review privilege
MARSHALL -- U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis affirmed the Memorandum Opinion and Order protecting medical peer review privilege through granting nonparties' motion to quash and denying defendants' motion to compel production on Aug. 22.
Seven locals sue Merck for "jaw death"
Seven local residents have put their names on a lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Merck, claiming a medication designed to treat thinning bones instead caused permanent bone decay.
Humiliated railway worker sues for personal injury, slander
John Sloan Jr. Railroad worker Michael Scott Smith says he received a back injury while on the job for Kansas City Southern, but was told by his boss that his injury claim was bogus. Now Smith is suing his employer not only for the personal injury, but also for the slanderous comments made in front of his co-workers.
Gas truck driver slips on oil, sues Motiva
Russell Gautreaux, a tanker truck driver, was picking up a load of gasoline at the Port Arthur Motiva refinery when he slipped and fell on a patch of oil.
Orange man says asbestos exposure was intentional, sues 50 companies
Lou Thompson Black Vincent Cooper Sr. is suing A.W. Chesterton, along with 50 other companies, for conspiring to mine, process, sell and distribute asbestos products, suppressing the information pertaining to the fiber's hazardous influence on human health and purposely inflicting him with an asbestos disease.
Atrium sues JCAD over excessive appraisal
Every year, thousands of people and businesses complain or protest that their appraised property values exceed market values.
Alberto Gonzales announces resignation
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced his resignation Monday, Aug. 27, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and over the use of warrantless wiretaps in the war on terror.
Former assistant DA sentenced for role in conspiracy
Wendell "Chip" Radford, Jr. U.S. Attorney John L. Ratcliffe announced Aug. 24 that a former Jefferson County Assistant District Attorney has been sentenced for his role in a complex mail fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas.
Judging Thyself
Plaintiffs seeking "jackpot justice" in Texas? Not a chance.
LaFleur family sues DuPont over July death at plant
The family of Lonnie LaFleur, the worker who lost his life last month while extracting a heat exchanger at the Dupont plant in Orange, Texas, has filed a wrongful death suit.
Recent patent/copyright infringement cases filed in U.S. District Court
Marshall Division, Eastern District of Texas
Recent home foreclosures in Jefferson and Orange counties
Jefferson County
This Just In: Jefferson County
Aug. 16
This Just In: Orange County
Aug. 17
Man hit in face with acid sues Allied Machine Works
Kyle Perry claims he was hit in the face by a burst of acid while demolishing some plant lines.
F.J.T. seeks injunction against company accused of stealing customers
F.J.T. Technical Resource Co. claims Lana Sepulvado and the Landmark Staffing Co. are planting lies about its business in order to lure away F.J.T.'s employees and customers.
Texas couple receives settlement after Bush protest
By Cara Bailey
St. Jude, Medtronic sued for alleged defibrillator problems
Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator TEXARKANA � Two major manufacturers of cardiac defibrillators have been sued by patients claiming the devices had to be removed because of ongoing problems.
Recent business licenses/assumed names
Orig. Filing Date: 08/16/2007 Certificate #: 71216
Lamar University/NCAA rules against student-athlete extra benefits
Lamar University Montagne Center, home of Cardinal Basketball The NCAA defines an extra benefit as any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution's athletics interest ("booster/donor") to provide a student-athlete (or a student-athlete's relative or friend) a benefit that is not generally available to other LU students and their relatives and/or friends.