News from 2008
Morgan drops his suit against divorce attorney he fired
John Morgan Only days before his divorce became final in late October, attorney John Morgan fired his divorce attorney, G. Michael Jamail, and then filed a lawsuit against him claiming he was divulging confidential information.
City settles suit with man who claims he was injured while in an ambulance
While most people call an ambulance because they're injured, Curtis Guillory claimed he was injured because of riding in an ambulance.
Clerk's office braces for second coming of Hurricane Ike
In the three years since Hurricane Rita struck, thousands of lawsuits have been filed in Golden Triangle courts. And now with Hurricane Ike in the rear view mirror, Jefferson County is expecting Ike suits to eclipse Rita-related filings.
Some Hurricane Rita suits going to Bexar County MDL
John Specia AUSTIN - Retired Bexar County Judge John Specia will preside over pretrial proceedings in 16 Hurricane Rita suits, the Texas Multidistrict Litigation Panel has decided.
Galveston judges consider plans to streamline potential Hurricane Ike lawsuits
GALVESTON � As Sunday, Nov. 30, marked the end of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, residents from Belize to Bermuda breathed a sigh of relief.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, Nov.13-19, 2008
Case over fall in hospital parking lot ends in mistrial
For the second time in just 13 months, Jefferson County jurors were tasked to decide if a non-profit hospital endangered visitors by refusing to paint an unmarked curb that at least two people claim to have tripped on.
Fannie, Freddie ride foreclosure freeze tide
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline)--As Capitol Hill remains under siege from all sides of America's faltering economy, pressure to stem the tide of foreclosures continued to make inroads as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac became the latest to join the foreclosure freeze movement.
High court revisits Texas well pooling, lease practices
Justice Scott Brister AUSTIN � Retired lawyer Jane Turner Sheppard struck a bonanza when a mineral lease on her property accidentally expired, but the Texas Supreme Court won't let her collect on her lucky strike.
Texas SC finds Louisiana law should have been applied in Texas case
AUSTIN � In a trial over three deaths from an oil well explosion in Louisiana, Harrison County District Judge Bonnie Leggat Hagan applied Texas law when she should have applied Louisiana law, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Nov. 21.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Nov. 19-24, 2008
Recent patent infringement suits filed in U.S. District Courts
Patent infringement suits filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Nov. 19-25, 2008
Texas company sues Apple for patent infringement in iPhone technology
Apple Inc. has been called out by a Texas company that alleges the technology used by the iPhone to surf the Web infringes a patent the company obtained less than a month ago.
Railroad employee sues UP over injury at rail yard
A Nederland man has filed suit against Rescar and Union Pacific Railroad Co., alleging he was injured while transporting railroad cars on Rescar's premises as part of his job as a UP employee.
Mother's suit alleges child hurt while at day care
A Beaumont woman has filed suit against Louise Hill and Hills Children Nursery individually and on behalf of her 19-month-old daughter, alleging her daughter was seriously injured after she fell while at the day care.
Tiger Industrial sues R&R over unpaid charges
Tiger Industrial Rentals has filed suit against R & R Marine, claiming it failed to pay for goods and services Tiger Industrial Rentals provided.
Man kicked out of dance hall sues bouncers for being too rough
Although the Dixie Dance Hall is gone, the suits against the former Crocket Street hangout continue. In October 2006, bouncers tossed Zachary Bailey out of the club. Bailey has now filed a lawsuit, alleging the bouncers were too rough.
Legally Speaking: I Can't Make This Stuff Up
As readers of "Legally Speaking" know, I have a fondness for chronicling some of the oddities that pervade the legal system, to the point of recognizing some of the strangest moments in a year-end wrapup.
Lawsuit possible after trip to dentist blamed for woman's death
Most kids may fear the dentist, the late Donna Carter may have inadvertently substantiated the fear when she paid a visit to her dentist last year and died of infection a few days later.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Orange County, Nov. 3-14, 2008