News from April 2008
Report shows lawsuit reforms boost local economy
More than a billion dollars have been added to the local economy and more than 8,000 jobs have been created in Southeast Texas thanks to lawsuit reforms, a national economist reported Monday.
Enterprise, Chronicle file suit against Police News for copyright violations
HOUSTON -- A Galveston journalist is facing a federal lawsuit after the Associated Press, the Beaumont Enterprise and other Texas newspapers say he has posted unauthorized copies of their stories on his news Web sites.
Consequences for their actions
Some lawyers seem to persist in behaving unethically. Yet they infrequently face punishment, even when it appears they are caught red-handed, critics contend.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Orig. Filing Date: 04/17/2008 Certificate #: 72624
Emissions testers sue DuPont for chemical exposure
Jason Itkin A couple whose job it was to detect chemical emissions is suing EI DuPont De Nemours for exposing them to chemicals while at work.
Recent real estate foreclosures
LaSalle Bank National Association has filed for an application to foreclose on the property of Kevin and Kathleen Peyton, located at 2225 Briarcliff Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77706.
Grandparents sue for survivor damages after dad runs over mom in driveway
Only weeks before Christmas 2006, Henry LaRocca ran over his wife Brenda with a pickup truck while backing out of his West End home's driveway, leaving the couple's five children motherless.
60th District Court, May 1-31, 2008
60TH COURT DISTRICT
Brooks honored with Legends Scholarship
Former Congressman Jack Brooks was honored with a Legends Scholarship in his name at Lamar University. Longtime legislator Jack Brooks has been honored with a Lamar University scholarship in his name.
Appeals court rules amended petition showed no new claims, reverses Stover's decision
Hollis Horton Hardin County District Judge Earl Stover III must dismiss a personal injury suit against health care provider Care Center Ltd. and award fees to its attorneys, the Ninth District court of appeals ruled April 17.
Assault victim sues attacker, attacker's employer
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Employed by a Shreveport labor force company, Cheng Hain Lin claims he was viciously assaulted by the company's van driver, Darren Beavers.
Texas SC: Sanctions in med-mal cases can't be avoided by nonsuiting
Dale Wainwright AUSTIN � Attorneys who file flimsy medical malpractice suits can't dodge sanctions by nonsuiting their claims, the Texas Supreme Court decided April 18.
Abbott calls for 'one strike' law for strip clubs
Greg Abbott DALLAS (Legal Newsline)-Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Tuesday called for a "one strike and you're out" law for sexually oriented businesses, including adult bookstores and strip clubs.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts, April 16-21, 2008
Mexican family files suit in Jefferson County on behalf of deceased seaman
In anticipation of a hurricane, a Mexican seaman attempted to remove a jack-up rig's flare stack, but the chain linking the flare stack recoiled, thrusting the man of the rig and into the Gulf of Mexico, where he drowned.
Virginia man files suit in Galveston County over asbestos exposure
Aaron DeLuca GALVESTON -- Whether Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company and several other businesses are responsible for a Virginia man's deteriorating health from prolonged asbestos exposure will be determined by a Galveston County jury.
Galveston man sues Valero for harassment over coworkers' comments about wife, daughter
GALVESTON � Sex discrimination and retaliation are accusations a Galveston County man has harbored against a petrochemical company that formerly employed him.
Couple receives jury award in trial over windstorm insurance coverage
A local insurance agency was recently ordered by Jefferson County jurors to pay a Nederland couple nearly $47,000 in damages for failing to obtain windstorm coverage for them before Hurricane Rita struck the Golden Triangle area.