News from May 2008
Mostyn sues firm over attorneys' fees
Steve Mostyn A Southeast Texas lawyer has filed suit against another law firm, alleging the firm kept all the attorneys' fees from a client the two jointly represented.
Defense attorney stands by jury verdict in DuPont trial
M.C. Carrington A defense attorney said plaintiffs' lawyer Glen Morgan's motion for a new trial against DuPont was like kids asking for a "do over."
Morgan argues for new trial against DuPont
Editor's note: For DuPont's arguments in the hearing, see "Defense attorney stands by jury verdict in DuPont trial" on the Southeast Texas Web site.
Conspiracy theory
We never thought of Glen Morgan as a creative writer.
Reporter asked to leave hearing in Colossus class action
TEXARKANA, Ark.-A reporter covering a hearing in the biggest class action lawsuit ever filed in America was asked to leave a Miller County, Ark., courtroom Tuesday, May 13, by Circuit Judge Kirk Johnson.
Record files complaint regarding stolen papers
When Jerry Little, an employee of Reaud, Morgan & Quinn Law Firm, was confronted about stealing copies of the Southeast Texas Record in March, he replied "if I've committed a crime, then charge me."
Recent business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Orig. Filing Date: 05/08/2008 Certificate #: 72756
Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson and Orange Counties
Jefferson County
Delivery man blames forklift driver for injuries
A delivery man alleges he was ambushed by falling trusses when a forklift driver carelessly pushed them off a trailer.
Restraining order denied to parents who don't want son to share valedictorian spotlight
Angry parents who sued after they found out their son would have to share the valedictorian spotlight were denied their temporary restraining order by Jefferson County Judge Bob Wortham earlier this month.
Texas court overturns Vioxx ruling
A Texas appeals court overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against the drug maker Merck & Company in a case involving its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.
58th District Court, June 2008
58 TH COURT DISTRICT
Texas gamer wins $21M award in patent suit against Nintendo
A small East Texas gaming company has won a $21 million jury verdict in a patent infringement case against Nintendo.
Family's suit claims mother died from contaminated Heparin
TEXARKANA, Texas � The family of deceased Debra Spivey has filed suit against the manufacturers and distributors of the blood thinning drug Heparin alleging the drug was contaminated. The family claims that after Spivey was injected with the drug, she suffered a brain hemorrhage and died.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts, May 9-12, 2008
Woman sues Bausch & Lomb after eye infection
MARSHALL -- Kathy Kennedy believes her contact lens solution, ReNu with Multiplus, has put her at risk of losing her eye. She argues that when she bought the solution, it was "defective and unreasonably dangerous" due to contamination.
Collision in Galveston Bay has boaters awash in litigation
GALVESTON � An incident between two boaters that occurred in Galveston Bay two years ago is the source of a lawsuit between a Harris County woman and a Houston man.
Employee sues when injured on elevator at UTMB
GALVESTON � What was supposed to be a mundane elevator ride at work reportedly resulted in injury for a local woman.