News from July 2008
Louisiana couple sues after oilfield accident
MARSHALL � A Boone Oilfield Consulting employee said he was injured when an un-anchored pipe flow line ruptured while he was working as a flow-back hand on a natural gas well.
Colossal class action hits Texarkana
Judge Kirk Johnson TEXARKANA, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Like the common lore, everything may be bigger in Texas, except, it seems, when it comes to staggering legal action. Nobody tops Texarkana, Ark., these days.
New legal premise: My fault, pay me
It should go without saying if you drink and drive and cause an accident, the fault is yours and yours alone.
58th District Court Aug 2008
ALBERT ARMSTRONG VS. QUY PHU BIEN
60th District Court, Aug. 1-31, 2008
60th District Court
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, June 27-July 3
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, July 1-9, 2008
Texas high court rules 'laying of hands' protected by law
Justice David Medina AUSTIN � A district judge somehow carried out an appellate court order to hold a trial about a church without mixing religion into it, but now the Texas Supreme Court tells him he shouldn't have held a trial about a church at all.
BP continues defense as more plaintiffs settle out of court
GALVESTON � BP launched its defense as the third trial arising from the March 2005 explosions at the petroleum company's Texas City refinery entered its eighth week.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Recent patent infringement cases filed in federal courts in the Eastern District of Texas, July 2-9, 2008
Counterclaim filed, bars closed following Dram Shop suit against Crockett Street
Barely a month ago, a young woman left a Beaumont bar and died in a head on collision. In the few weeks since her death on June 5, the woman's parents have filed a lawsuit, a defendant has filed a counterclaim and the bar where she had been drinking has gone out of business.
Legal climate helps make Texas top business state, Perry says
Another study has named Texas as the top state for business, and the governor names the fairness of its legal climate as one of the reasons for the state's success.
Abbott accuses drug companies of price manipulations
Greg Abbott AUSTIN(Legal Newsline)-Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Wednesday filed a complaint against several pharmaceutical companies for allegedly reporting inflated drug prices to the state's Medicaid program.
Four defendants named in suit alleging supplements caused liver damage
Web photo of Island Supplements shop GALVESTON � A U.S. Military Policeman says local businesses allegedly manufactured and supplied him dietary supplements which inflicted severe and permanent damage to his liver.
Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson and Orange counties
Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson and Orange counties, June 26-July 8, 2008
Seaman files Jones Act suit after back injury on ship
Ocean-going tug and barge OSG Intrepid A Las Vegas seaman serving aboard a vessel owned by the Overseas Shipping Group filed a Jones Act suit against his employer after hurting his back.
Texas SC: State law trumps commercial code in wrongful death case
AUSTIN � The Texas Supreme Court wiped out a Cameron County jury verdict that skirted a state law prohibiting recovery for personal injury when most of the blame lies with the victim.
Texas SC rules judge should have listened to mom regarding visitation
Judge Judith Wells AUSTIN � Tarrant County District Judge Judith Wells improperly ignored a mother's objection when she awarded grandparents three days a month with the woman's 7-year-old child, the Texas Supreme Court decided June 27.
Anorexic accountant sues Rachael Ray cooking show
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-Rachael Ray's daytime cooking show faces a $1 million lawsuit from a former employee who claims that he was forced to leave his job because he suffered from an eating disorder.
A month from prison, Scruggs still bickering over attorneys fees
OXFORD, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Undeterred by the results of his previous efforts, famed plaintiffs lawyer and soon-to-be federal prisoner Richard "Dickie" Scruggs has again sued another law firm over a fees dispute.