News from November 2008
Outcome of two Harris County judicial races pending ballot verification
HOUSTON -- The outcome of two narrowly decided judicial races in Harris County hangs in the balance Thursday as election officials work on final vote tabulations.
East Texas couple seeks $1 M from Wal-Mart over false arrest
MARSHALL-Kevin and Heather Langston were arrested and accused of possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute. The couple maintains they were not in possession of the drugs but nonetheless Wal-Mart insisted on prosecution.
Theater owner sues landlord for not making repairs after Hurricane Ike
GALVESTON � The owner of a League City theater reportedly damaged by Hurricane Ike accuses his landlord of failing to help him with rebuilding and restoration efforts, court papers say.
Galveston woman sues over fall at HEB
GALVESTON � A Galveston County woman claims a San Antonio-based grocery chain failed to protect her from harm two years ago, recent court documents say.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2008
Hospital Housekeeping agrees to settlement over personal injury claim
For the past five months, Hospital Housekeeping Systems has fought a $24,950 judgment levied against the company last December in Texas' Ninth Court of Appeals. But before justices could reach a decision, HHS settled.
Recent real estate foreclosures
Recent real estate foreclosures
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Nov. 6, 2008
Democrats file suit against Harris County registrar over provisional ballots
Officials with the Democratic Party of Texas have filed a complaint against the Harris County voter registrar over the counting of provisional ballots that they believe could sway the final outcome of several close judicial races.
Spence: Trial lawyers more important than doctors
Gerry Spence SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-Being a trial lawyer is the noblest profession in America, some 500 lawyers who gathered here for the annual Consumer Attorneys of California convention heard from one of the nation's most famed plaintiffs' attorneys.
Judge affirms arbitrator's award against Pilgrim's Pride in personal injury case
MARSHALL -- U.S. District Judge T. John Ward affirmed an arbitration award for $765,000 in a case involving a man injured after falling from a commercial freezer.
Speedy justice: Trial ends 20 minutes after start
Charles Gordon Reed Twenty minutes after the trial of David Elie et al vs. Wave Tec Pools Inc. et al officially started, plaintiff's attorney Charles Reed walked over to his clients and said, "Merry Christmas � we got everything we asked for."
Wortham honored for service to special needs children
Employees of the Shorkey Center gathered for the facility's annual awards dinner Nov. 11 at the Holiday Inn. Following in the footsteps of his mother, local Judge Bob Wortham has been helping advance the Shorkey Center's mission to help special needs children.
Nintendo faces another suit over Wii technology
Another company is taking on video game giant Nintendo in a lawsuit that alleges the popular Wii gaming device infringes previously patented technology.
Former U.S. attorney joins Fulbright & Jaworski
DeGabrielle A former U.S. Attorney in Texas has joined one of the state's biggest law firms.
Legally Speaking: Poetic Justice, and Other Bizarre Tales from the Criminal Courts
I may not practice criminal law, but that doesn't mean that I can't be a fascinated voyeur watching the bizarre goings-on in the criminal justice system.
Investors claim beach development plan was only fraudulent marketing scheme
Artist's rendering of Seagrass from the development Web site. Claiming they were lured by promises of a new luxury beach development complete with tennis courts, swimming pools and private fishing lodges, a group of local investors bought property on the Bolivar Peninsula.
Appeals court: Jury, not trial judge, gets to decide credibility of evidence
BEAUMONT � For seven years Naomi Johnson has tried to prove she killed Terry Boulwen in self defense, and the Ninth District appeals court in Beaumont will let her keep trying.
Provost Umphrey Stadium will be home to revived Lamar football team
Walter Umphrey, left, with Lamar University President James Simmons at the naming of the Provost Umphrey Stadium. Beaumont attorney Walter Umprhey's name keeps popping up all over Texas, and not just in the courtroom. When the Lamar University football team returns to the gridiron two years from now it will be in the newly named Provost Umphrey Stadium.
Appeal in case against lawyers denied due to further claims pending in trial court
Justices on the Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals have brightened the light at the end of the tunnel for a score of lawyers by recently dismissing an appeal that derives from a two-decade old litigation.