News from 2008
Abbott has $7.3 million in campaign war chest
Greg Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has more than $7 million in campaign cash, raising speculation that the Republican might be considering a run for higher office.
Lawyers: insure and tell
Doctors cannot treat patients without it. Contractors cannot build homes, nor can plumbers plumb.
Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' kids
Judge Walther A Texas appeals court ruled May 22 that a San Angelo judge exceeded her discretion when she ordered the state to take custody of more than 460 children from a polygamous sect.
Loncar recovering from auto collision
Brian Loncar After building a career representing clients in auto collision personal injury cases, attorney Brian Loncar may be seeking counsel himself after suffering critical injuries in an accident in Dallas.
Recent business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Orig. Filing Date: 05/14/2008 Certificate #: 72784
60th court district June 08
60th COURT DISTRICT
Recent real estate foreclosures
Wells Fargo Financial Texas, Inc. has filed an application for foreclosure against the property of Leslie August, located at 1680 Harriot Street, Beaumont, Texas 77705.
No end in sight for Rita suits
Steve Mostyn Attorney Steve Mostyn is still pushing Hurricane Rita suits through the Jefferson County District Court, proving that even though the hurricane dissipated more than two years ago, the lawsuits following in her wake continue to swell.
Man crushed by copper sheeting sues trucking company
GALVESTON � A Home Depot employee blames a Fort Worth-based trucking company for allowing a 2,300-pound pallet to fall and crush him.
Status hearing set for manufactured homes class action
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- A status hearing is scheduled for May 23 in the class action pending in the circuit court of Miller County, Ark., over charges for wheels and axles of manufactured homes.
Court's decision on mandamus review opens 'new world,' dissenter writes
Justice Scott Brister AUSTIN � Just as owners of professional football teams discarded tradition by deciding they could halt a game to review a ruling, justices of the Texas Supreme Court have discarded tradition by deciding they can halt court proceedings to review a ruling.
Texas SC: Small gaps in road not premises defect, city immune from litigation
Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN � Kenneth Reed's motorcycle wiped out on a 2-inch drop between lanes on a Dallas roadway, but according to the Texas Supreme Court he can't hold the city liable for injuries he suffered.
Woman accuses Union Carbide, others of exposing late husband to asbestos
GALVESTON � A Livingston woman accuses a multitude of businesses of precipitating the death of her husband by way of extensive asbestos exposure before Galveston County District Court.
Galveston man seeks more than $75K for auto collision
GALVESTON � A Galveston man and his children are suing a Houston-based business and one of its employees in Galveston County District Court for a two-vehicle accident that incurred more than $75,000 in damages.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts, May 14-19, 2008
Family of deceased worker sues Helena Labs for benzene exposure
The husband of a deceased employee of a Beaumont bio-medical company is alleging his wife was exposed to so much benzene that it caused her to develop myelogenous leukemia.
Witness says woman could not have burned feet at hospital as med-mal trial continues
Jurors heard testimony from medical personnel this week in the medical malpractice trial of Connie Woods, who in a delusional state burned her own feet in flesh-eating chemicals.
Legally Speaking: Through a Lens, Darkly
Last week, the California Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision struck down a state law banning same-sex marriages as unconstitutional, saying in part that the capacity to enter into a stable, loving relationship and to "responsibly care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual's sexual orientation."