News from 2007
Trial to focus on Entergy fees to city of Port Arthur
The city of Port Arthur will battle Entergy in court this week in hopes of recovering unpaid franchise fees.
Employee sues paint store after customer's lewd behavior goes unchecked
A Tyler woman is taking her former employer to court, alleging the paint store management did nothing to stop repeated lewd behavior by a customer.
Texas SC opinion could affect insurers in litigation with each other
Justices of the Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN � Texas Supreme Court Justices unanimously agree that Liberty Mutual Insurance can't force Mid-Continent Insurance to pay half of a car crash settlement that Liberty Mutual accepted but Mid-Continent resisted.
He of the thin skin
Wealthy Corpus Christi plaintiff's lawyer Mikal Watts says he isn't running for U.S. Senate anymore.
New business licenses/assumed names filed with Jefferson County Clerk
Orig. Filing Date: 10/19/2007 Certificate #: 71596
Sky Tech starts third suit for patent infringement
Stephen Susman After successfully reaching a settlement with computer giant IBM last year, Sky Technologies is taking on another company alleging infringements on its business software patents.
Attorneys urge jurors to set aside emotions in $3 M railroad wrongful death trial
Jason Itkin Defense attorneys continued to stress the law during the ongoing trial of Derrick Cezar et al vs. Union Pacific Railroad, reminding jurors to bottle up any feelings of sympathy they may garner for Cezar and his 7-year-old girl, who broke her neck and lost her mother in a train collision.
Legitimate plaintiff can't find attorney, represents self in silicosis case
U. S. District Judge Janis Jack of Corpus Christi found an honest silicosis suit among 10,000 phony ones, but attorneys for the honest plaintiff torpedoed his case and no other silicosis attorney would take him for a client.
Why is your local DA accountable when your state AG isn't?
When West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw sued drug maker PurduePharma over misrepresentation of its pain killer OxyContin, he petitioned the court saying, "This action involves the impact of State action against one of the most vulnerable and dependant sections of West Virginia society, the elderly and disabled."
Sierra Club trial against Texas power plant postponed until February
Welsh Power Plant near Plano TEXARKANA � A federal judge in Texas has agreed to postpone what could be a lengthy trial by environmental groups against an East Texas power plant.
Fatal collision case against employer of drunk driver transferred to Michigan
MARSHALL � Two years ago, an accident in Michigan took the lives of a mother and her two young children when a drunk driver employed by a Texas-based firm rear-ended the family's vehicle.
58th Court District November 2007
58th COURT DISTRICT
Recent patent/copyright infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Marshall Division, Eastern District of Texas
Woman's suit alleges molestation by Vidor doctor
An Orange County woman is alleging a Vidor doctor routinely molested her when she came in for medical treatment in her youth.
Texas AG's housing-crisis proposals no help: author
AUSTIN -- Recent proposals by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to help alleviate a "looming crisis" in the state's housing market are unlikely to have much impact, according to a prominent property columnist.
Improper egress blamed for seaman's injuries
Jesus Chapa, a seaman, was injured while exiting the barge Pacific Horizon. Under the Jones Act, he is suing Horizon Offshore Inc. for failing to provide proper egress (exit) procedures.
Punched-out plumber files suit against employer
Michael Josephson Dissatisfied with his co-worker's job performance, Gary Cameron, an employee of Cameron Plumbing, walloped Thomas Boudreaux, landing a damaging blow to Boudreaux's jaw.
Widows sues for husband's asbestos exposure at Gulf
A Port Arthur widow is suing Chevron U.S.A. for "maliciously" exposing her late husband to asbestos which caused his "painful and terrible death."
Jury Duty scam just another ID theft trick
News release from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott