News from 2007
Seaman sues three years after being struck by loose equipment
Quentin Price A seaman aboard a shrimp boat, Hector Mendoza was injured when a piece of equipment broke and swung across the ship's deck, striking him in the face.
Pedestrian struck on highway sues TxDOT
During the night, Kayla Carpenter darted across a Highway 73 feeder road and was struck by an oncoming motorist. Her left leg had to be amputated.
Injured passenger sues KDR over wreck
Sid Stover Roy Johnson was a passenger in a company vehicle when he was rear-ended by a truck owned by KDR Supply, Inc. Johnson claims he was injured and is suing KDR.
Suit alleges hospital oblivious to boy's lithium overdose
Memorial Hermann Baptist Behavioral Health Center Slurring his words and vomiting, a 10-year-old bipolar patient at Memorial Hermann Baptist Behavioral Health Center suddenly collapsed and slipped into coma. The young boy was life-flighted to a Houston hospital and diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia due to lithium toxicity.
Lawyers, doctors await Tex. SC med-mal ruling: report
Texas Supreme Court Texas Lawyer (TL) reported recently that the case (In Re: Jack Jorden, M.D.) will determine whether restrictions on pre-trial discovery in med-mal cases, introduced in 2003, trump a state provision allowing such discovery. An appellate court in Tyler ruled it did not, but similar courts in Houston and Eastland disagreed.
Preserve tort reform
Once suffering from a doctor shortage, the Lone Star State can now brag it has longest wait list of wanna-be MDs in the country.
Silicosis: Industrial disaster needed to support 'phantom epidemic'
Judge Janis Jack Honest doctors don't find asbestosis and silicosis in the same X-ray, but a pack of doctors claimed they found both thousands of times.
Habitat given property under liens, has to take donors to court
Charitably, Beaumont residents Harvey and Alma Henry gave a piece of property to Habitat for Humanity of Jefferson County, Inc. but neglected to mention there were two federal tax liens against the property.
Trade secrets, Chinese plant have chemical companies in court in Orange, Paris
Trade secrets that may have been leaked at a plant in Orange are at the center of litigation between two global chemical companies.
High court punts HP class-action lawsuit back to Okla.
Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON, DC -- A big class-action lawsuit against computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard will go ahead after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the company's appeal.
Texas Times: A Texan who helped change the world
Later this month, President Bush will present a Congressional Gold Medal, the legislative branch's highest civilian award, to Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey of Houston. I was proud to join Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and the Texas delegation in sponsoring this latest honor for our state's most famous medical doctor.
Auto detailers in litigation over invoices
Sinclair Auto Color has filed suit against Bridge City Paint and Body in hopes of recovering $19,505.62 in unpaid invoices.
South Texas State Fair celebrates 65 years
The South Texas State Fair runs through Oct. 21 at Ford Park. Since 1942, the Young Men's Business League has brought great rides, great food and great fun to Beaumont with the South Texas State Fair.
With a grand opening on Oct. 11, the Fair will run through Oct. 21 at Ford Park on Interstate 10.
Paraplegic sues Toyota for defective restraints
1998 Toyota 4-Runner MARSHALL � Failing to stop at an intersection in Lewisville, an empty gravel-hauler truck slammed into David Williams' 1998 Toyota 4 Runner, rendering him a permanent paraplegic.
New business licenses/assumed names issued by the Jefferson County Clerk
Orig. Filing Date: 10/04/2007 Certificate #: 71479
Recent copyright/patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Marshall Division, Eastern District of Texas
Smoker sues again for different asbestos disease
Bryan Blevins Although senior citizen Buster Flanigan boasts a 100-plus pack-year smoking history, Trinity Clinic physician Dr. Richard Kronenberg says Flanigan's lung cancer was caused by asbestos exposure.
Opinions of Supreme Court linked to party politics: poll
U.S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON, DC -- Barely half of Americans approve of how the United States Supreme Court (USSC) is doing its job, according to a recent opinion poll released the day after the Court's fall session began.