News from 2008
58th Court district april 2008
58th Court District
Judge rejects Weyerhaeuser's motion to dismiss in toxic tort case
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- U.S. Federal Court Judge Harry F. Barnes ruled against Weyerhaeuser's Motion to Dismiss in a case involving allegations that the Dierks plywood and lumber mill emitted hazardous substances and toxins into the environment.
Process server sues over dog bite
Bitten by a dog while serving a legal notice, Andrea Jones has decided to bite back and sue.
Family of metal worker sues refineries for benzene exposure more than 50 years ago
From 1946 through 1952, Lonnie Logsdon worked as a sheet metal apprentice at various refineries in Port Arthur, where he was allegedly exposed to enough benzene to develop leukemia.
Hull suing for defective hull on new boat
Aksano F-18 GALVESTON -- Ironically, a man named Hull is suing over alleged defects in the hull of his new boat.
Texas Times: Reality and the Federal Budget
The late William F. Buckley once observed that "The spirit of Christmas extends throughout the congressional season, and a penny here, a penny there, results in $100 billion per year deficits."
Default judgment granted in trip-and-fall case against Albertson's
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- While shopping at a Texarkana Albertson's a few days before Christmas in 2003, Gloria West tripped over a mat and fell. She states the fall caused her to fracture her left hip.
Plaintiff's attorney files two separate Lemon Law suits against Ford on same day
Claiming their fairly new Ford vehicles keep breaking down, a pair of Jefferson County residents have sought the legal expertise of plaintiff's attorney Richard Dalton, who has filed two separate Lemon Law suits against Ford and the dealerships who sold the them the vehicles.
Due process argument prevails, hearing postponed in Colossus class action
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- At a hearing March 17 in the Arkansas Colossus class action, plaintiffs' attorneys were expected to argue that the crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege would require public disclosure of an inadvertently disclosed document written between USAA's attorneys and employees.
Port Neches man trashes Record newspapers, vows to keep on unfilling racks
Snatching free copies of the Southeast Texas Record newspaper may not have gotten Jerry Little of Port Neches in trouble yet, but it could. It did for a University of Texas at Austin student in 1995 who pleaded guilty to stealing copies of the Daily Texan and served six months probation.
Suits against Countrywide for charging late fees piling up
Jason Byrd of the Snider & Byrd law firm has filed two new suits against Countrywide Home Lines in Orange County District Court.
Legally Speaking: The tricks of the trade
Trickery and deception are things that society tends to associate with the legal profession.
Vidor family sues neighbor when tree hits power lines
Yelling "timber" would not have stopped a freshly-cut tree from falling on power lines and damaging the wiring and appliances in Teresa and Tony Reed's Vidor home.
Inmate files med-mal suit after heart attack
Claiming his prescribed blood pressure medication caused him to have a heart attack, a Texas inmate has filed a medical-malpractice lawsuit against the doctor who prescribed him the pills.
Suit: Countrywide approved payment suspension after Hurricane Rita, now charging late fees
After Hurricane Rita flattened Southeast Texas, Countrywide Home Loans Inc. granted several residents a reprieve from making monthly mortgage payments. Now more than two years later, Countrywide is seeking to collect on those back payments.
Beneficiary sues Globe Life over death benefit
Herbert Martin is suing Globe Life Accident Insurance Co. for life insurance policy proceeds it allegedly refused to pay him. The policy was worth $20,000.
Here to stay
Plaintiff's lawyer Glen Morgan is used to having his way.
Seven asbestos suits filed by three firms in one day for claimants in six states
Mesothelioma victims from New Hampshire, Texas, North Carolina, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan filed asbestos complaints in Madison County Circuit Court March 3, alleging their exposure to asbestos and asbestos fibers caused their illnesses.
Class counsel attempts to disqualify defense attorney in Foremost Insurance case
TEXARKANA, Ark. � After almost four years of litigation in the Circuit Court of Miller County, Ark., plaintiffs' attorneys are attempting to remove opposing attorney Richard Griffin and his law firm Jackson Walker LLP from representing Foremost Insurance Company.