News from 2008
Texas man faces copyright infringement for music downloads
An East Texas man didn't make it to "Paradise City" when he downloaded some tunes from Guns N Roses and other bands, but instead landed in court facing copyright infringement.
Employee sues Morgan Spas for hot tub injury
A Hardin County man moving a hot tub may be in need of a few hours in the spa himself for injuries he claims he sustained on the job.
Woman sues Market Basket after fall in parking lot
Market Basket on Highway 105 A woman that tripped and fell in the parking lot of a local grocery store is suing the grocer for negligence.
Group blasts Dallas attorney for role in Edwards' scandal
Fred Baron AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)- One of the leading legal reform groups in Texas has taken aim at Dallas trial lawyer Fred Baron, who admitted to paying John Edwards' former mistress.
Suit claims improper warning on seizure drug caused woman's fatal skin disorder
Keith Jensen The family of a Port Arthur woman claims the anti-seizure medication she took caused a fatal reaction, a recent lawsuit filed in Jefferson County states.
Asbestos suit names 72 corporations as defendants
Bryan Blevins Provost Umphrey attorney Bryan Blevins has filed an asbestos suit that names 72 corporations as defendants, court papers show.
U.S. Chamber says proposed accounting rule change could spur lawsuit abuse
David Hirschman WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Proposed accounting rule changes could result in widespread lawsuit abuse, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Friday.
Sex, fraud and the law
There's a sexual harassment lawsuit currently roiling the Texas plaintiff's lawyer community, and we're not sure what to believe.
Suit says UTMB lost piece of patient's skull
GALVESTON � A stroke patient is blaming the University of Texas Medical Branch for losing a piece of his skull, say court papers filed Aug. 6 in Galveston County.
Texas Times: NASA - A National Asset in Texas
"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
Arkansas jail accused of dumping inmates on hospital
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Shortly before being brought to the Miller County Correctional Facility, John Wayne Lemoine had been hit in the head with a cinder block during a fight.
60th CD September '08
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State AGs warned against pursuits of sex and money
SEATTLE, Wash. (Legal Newsline)-Ticking off a litany of recent political scandals, a South Dakota judge and former longtime state attorney general warned a group of AGs on Wednesday to avoid even the suspicion of impropriety.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, July 31-Aug. 6, 2008
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, July 30-Aug. 4, 2008
Former PA councilman Jones loses fight to reinstate ballots
Cal Jones Former Port Arthur Councilman Carroll "Cal" Jones will keep the prefix "former" in front of his name. On Aug. 4, Judge Gary Sanderson ruled the suspect ballots that Jones was trying to have reinstated were properly discarded.
Colossus judge says USAA documents not privileged
Judge Kirk Johnson TEXARKANA, Ark. � Plaintiffs in the Colossus class action won a small victory recently when Miller County Circuit Judge Kirk Johnson agreed that insurer USAA would have to make public inadvertently disclosed documents.
Montgomery County can take Aggie forest land for highway, appeals court rules
Montgomery County can condemn state forest land by eminent domain, take ownership and return the land to the state, Ninth District appeals judges ruled as they marveled at how such a process could lead to a lawsuit.
Appeals court allows legal malpractice case between brothers to go forward
In a case of brother versus brother, Montgomery County District Judge Frederick Edwards committed 13 errors in favor of the brother with the law license, according to the Ninth District appeals court in Beaumont.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, July 30-Aug. 5, 2008