News from September 2008
Abbott sues Houston diet and skin care company
Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)- A Houston-area weight loss and skin care company is being sued by Texas attorney general's office over claims the company engages in unfair and deceptive business practices.
Damage cap credited for drop in Texas malpractice premiums
AUSTIN(Legal Newsline)-Thanks to a tort reform law in Texas, physicians in the Lone Star State will have reduced liability premiums, officials said this week.
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BBB and FBI Warn of Relief Scams Following Gustav
New Mexico AG sues over counterfeit Indian jewelry
New Mexico Attorney General Gary King SANTA FE, N.M. (Legal Newsline)-The New Mexico attorney general Tuesday sued two retailers for allegedly selling counterfeit Indian jewelry.
Texas SC reverses award to heirs of Padre Island after decades of legal disputes
A statue of Padre Nicolas Balli stands in Padre Island, Texas. A recent decision by the Texas Supreme Court may have finally put an end to the decades of legal disputes involving the heirs of the original settler of Padre Island.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, Aug. 27-29, 2008
Med-mal suit filed against hospital after man dies in auto collision
After being in an automobile collision, Jesus Torres was admitted to Christus St. Elizabeth, where he died from respiratory failure.
Deceased worker's family files asbestos, Jones Act suit against 13 companies
At the age of 75, George Greer, Sr. allegedly died from mesothelioma. His family is holding more than a dozen companies accountable for his exposure to asbestos and death and has filed a suit on his behalf.
Asbestos suit against 21 companies filed on behalf of deceased worker
Between the years of 1944 to 1984, Julian Booker worked at various industrial sites. In September 2006, he allegedly died of pulmonary asbestosis.
Railroad worker sues in Jefferson County for injury in Baytown
A Chambers County railroad worker has filed suit in Jefferson County, claiming he was negligently injured by his employer and several other companies while working in Baytown.
Suit names 67 companies for alleged asbestos exposure
Lou Thompson Black Margaret Copeland and her husband Marvin have filed a lawsuit against 67 defendant companies, alleging the companies conspired together to purposely inflict Margaret with an asbestos disease.
Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson County
Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson County
Orange man wants couple's trailer moved off property
ORANGE -- Uninvited guests tax most people's patience. Guests who decide to park their trailer on someone else's property without permission would probably try everyone's patience.
Woman files Lemon Law suit against Harmon, GM
ORANGE -- Claiming she was sold a lemon, Terri Jones has filed suit against Harmon Chevrolet and General Motors Corp.
Suit alleges sexual harassment, discrimination by Orange company
ORANGE -- Shortly after being fired by Signal International of Texas, Jennifer Scarborough filed suit against the company, claiming she was sexually harassed and discriminated against.
DuPont employee sues 44 companies for benzene exposure
ORANGE -- The family of a deceased E.I. DuPont De Nemours employee has filed suit against the chemical company and 43 other businesses, claiming he was exposed to benzene during his career.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts, Aug. 13-28, 2008
60th Court District Oct 08
RONALD LLOYD HARE VS. A W CHESTERTON ET AL
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Aug. 27-29, 2008
Suit alleges faulty pressure cooker burned mother, daughter
TEXARKANA, Ark. � An Arkansas woman claims that burns she and her daughter sustained were the result of a defective pressure cooker and have sued the product's maker