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SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD

Thursday, March 28, 2024

News from August 2008


BREAKING: Evacuation Ordered for Jefferson County!

By Marilyn Tennissen |
Westbound lanes of Interstate 10 are filling up as residents flee from Louisiana in advance of Hurricane Gustav. Local officials have called for the mandatory evacuation of all residents of Jefferson County beginning at 6 a.m. Sunday in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav.

"Dr. Kirchmer Calling"

By The SE Texas Record |
U.S. pharmaceutical companies are already among the most regulated in the world. Do they really need the freewheeling scrutiny of Southeast Texas' plaintiff's bar?

Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts

By Marilyn Tennissen |
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Aug. 20-26, 2008

New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County

By Marilyn Tennissen |
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Aug. 21-26, 2008

Jury finds Bush not guilty in criminal trial, but civil suit regarding bullet removal continues

By Marilyn Tennissen |
Prosecutors would have liked to have the bullet that is lodged in Joshua Bush's forehead to convict the Groves teen on felony charges.

Store owners lose appeal against Parkdale Mall

By David Yates |
If shoppers have been wondering what happened to Urban Collection at Parkdale Mall, the store's owners have been tied up in litigation over their lease for the last two years.

58th CD October '08

By Carrie Gonzalez |
RAYTHEON EBASCO OVERSEAS LIMITED VS. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON ET AL

Legally Speaking: When Judges Get Cute

By John G. Browning |
In authoring a 1967 guide for new judges, Judge George Rose Smith of Arkansas admonished against displaying judicial humor, calling it "neither judicial nor humorous."

Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson County

By David Yates |
Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson County

This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts

By David Yates |
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, July 25-Aug. 26, 2008

Asbestos suit names 46 companies for alleged asbestos exposure

By David Yates |
Lou Thompson Black Tommy Davis and his wife Jacqueline have filed a lawsuit against 46 defendant companies, alleging the companies purposely inflicted Tommy with an asbestos disease.

Homebuilders' online service files patent infringement suit against Pulte, others

By Marilyn Tennissen |
Scott Clearman MARSHALL � A recent patent infringement suit has an online service for builders and buyers pitted against some of the country's largest homebuilders and manufacturers.

Contractors in dispute over construction agreement

By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau |
GALVESTON � Two companies based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex will meet in Galveston County District Court over a contract dispute.

Inmate sues UTMB for improper cancer diagnosis

By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau |
GALVESTON � A Texas inmate has sued the University of Texas Medical Branch on allegations its doctors improperly diagnosed his cancer.

Defendants ask judge to deny class certification in manufactured homes case

By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau |
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Defendants in a proposed class action against makers of manufactured homes for not disclosing charges for axles and wheels have asked an Arkansas judge to deny the class certification.

Colossus defendant claims it has been denied due process

By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau |
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Claim IQ Inc. is petitioning the Arkansas Supreme Court to order a state circuit court to cease what the company calls improper exercise of jurisdiction and dismiss the defendant without prejudice from the Colossus class action.

Man claims test-drive trick left him with watercraft he didn't buy

By David Yates |
Yamaha FX Before he could test drive a watercraft, Troy Hebert was allegedly told he had to fill out a credit application. When he returned the following day, Hebert unexpectedly learned he was now the owner of a Yamaha water vehicle.

Worker blames nail gun injury on employer

By David Yates |
Juhon A local construction worker claims his employer purposely removed the safety switch on nail guns, causing him to be accidentally shot in the stomach with a nail.

Only one BP civil case remains after four more settlements

By Marilyn Tennissen |
After more than 4,000 suits filed against BP by victims of the 2005 explosion at its Texas City refinery, there is now only one civil case left on the books.

$120K judgment levied against Trans Texas Construction for faulty roof repairs

By David Yates |
McFaddin North Apartments Trans Texas Construction Co. has been ordered to pay MJ3 Ltd. nearly $120,000 in damages for faulty roof repair to MJ3's three apartment complexes, which were damaged when Hurricane Rita ripped through Southeast Texas.