News from June 2008
Seaman sues four defendants in Jones Act case
M/V Ms Mary Clint Guidry, a Louisiana resident, was working as a seaman aboard the M/V Ms Mary when he became injured.
'Record' takes holiday break from print edition
As America takes a holiday for Independence Day this Friday, we at the Southeast Texas Record will be celebrating too.
AGs celebrate landmark firearms ruling
Greg Abbott WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) - A victory for firearms makers, gun enthusiasists and the Second Amendment Thursday was also a victory for a group of state attorneys general.
Recent business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Recent business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, June 19-25, 2008
Sally Beauty to pay woman $30K for unlawful hiring practices
An African American woman who said a West Orange beauty supplier denied her employment so it could meet its quota of white employees has received a settlement from a suit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed on her behalf.
ExxonMobil to pay $1M jury award to woman who chopped off fingers
Minutes before they began deliberating, plaintiff's attorney Brett Thomas told jurors that if they didn't award his client $3.7 million for inadvertently sticking her hand in a rotary feeder, ExxonMobil executives would throw a party.
Insurance companies respond to Colossus class action severance
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Newly severed defendants in the Colossus class action -- USAA and ANPAC Insurance Companies -- have filed emergency motions for the Miller County Circuit Court to reconsider and vacate the Severance Order and to stay the case pending appellate review.
Law firm sued for failing to litigate med-mal case
UTMB GALVESTON � Two local physicians narrowly escaped a malpractice suit, but the attorneys who failed to litigate are not so lucky.
With dismissal of discrimination suit, Galveston schools closer to unitary status
GALVESTON � A local school district will soon find itself spending a lot less time in U.S. District Court.
GM sued after sports car rollover
MARSHALL -- While driving a 2007 Saturn Sky, Stephen Slider lost control and hit a concrete culvert, causing the vehicle to roll over.
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 18-25, 2008
Jones Act suit filed for asbestos exposure
Former Seaman Edgar Taylor has filed a Jones Act asbestos suit against Amoco Shipping, where he worked in the 1940s.
Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson and Orange counties
Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson and Orange counties
172nd Court District July 2008
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Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts, June 19-25, 2008
Texas SC: Partners must be named to be personally liable
AUSTIN � Harris County District Judge Caroline Baker improperly held an individual liable for a $2.5 million default judgment against a partnership, the Texas Supreme Court ruled June 13.
Legally Speaking: The Justies � Part I
As regular readers of this column know, it's been an especially rewarding month for "Legally Speaking," as honors have poured in from organizations like the Houston Press Club, the Press Club of Southeast Texas, and the Texas Press Association.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts, June 9-18, 2008
Rita damage claim filed against Allstate
Steve Mostyn Even though the Golden Triangle has entered its third hurricane season following Hurricane Rita, attorney Steve Mostyn is still filing new suits against insurance companies.
Legal expert calls Exxon Valdez decision 'limited'
James Copland WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Legal reformers praised the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 25, for its decision to slash the punitive damages award in the long-running Exxon Valdez case, but one expert said the maritime case will have little effect on the overall legal landscape.