News from April 2009
ABA lawyers seek to plant one million trees by 2014
To celebrate Earth Day, the American Bar Association announced a nationwide, public-service endeavor on April 22 that calls upon the nation's lawyers to plant one million trees across the U.S. in the next five years.
Arkansas judge dismisses woman's claim that fall caused by defective ladder
EL DORADO, Ark. � U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes dismissed an Arkansas woman's claims that her fall from a 4-foot ladder was due to its defective design.
Barge worker sues Kirby Inland over alleged benzene exposure
GALVESTON � Alleging he became seriously ill because of benzene exposure, a Harris County man seeks more than $75,000 in damages from a Houston-based marine shipping company.
Suit against Memorial Hermann claims negligence caused man's sepsis, death
The daughter of a deceased man claims the negligence of doctors at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital caused the sepsis and pneumonia that led to his death.
Tenant sues manager over shoddy hurricane repairs
A Port Arthur woman says workers hired by Regency Park Section I Owners Association and its president did not adequately fix her house after it was damaged by Hurricane Rita.
Job-Killing Asbestos Legislation
Water, in doses too large, can kill you.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, April 16-21, 2009
Worker says construction company fired him for filing workers' comp claim
An Orange County man has filed suit against a construction company, alleging he was wrongly terminated in retaliation for filing for workers' compensation.
Justices: Injuries from high speed police chase not 'intentional,' insurer must pay
Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN � Richard Gibbons never paid in any way for ramming a Ford F-350 truck into a car with a family inside but his insurer must pay $300,000.
Continental wants to consolidate suits over December runway fire
Continental Flight 1404 after skidding off a Denver runway and catching on fire Dec. 20, 2008. AUSTIN � Continental Airlines of Houston, facing lawsuits over a flight that caught fire on a Denver runway on Dec. 20, wants the Texas Judicial Panel on Multi District Litigation to take charge of all the cases, plus new ones as lawyers file them.
UPS sued by local woman after vehicle collision
A Jefferson County woman has filed suit against United Parcel Service and one of its employees, alleging she suffered severe pain after a UPS van collided with her vehicle.
Judge denies summary judgment in motor vehicle accident involving postal worker
TEXARKANA � U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes denied defendant's motion for partial summary judgment in lawsuit stemming from a 2002 motor vehicle accident.
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Latest hurricane-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
A total of 14 hurricane-related suits were filed against insurance companies in Jefferson County District Court during the week of April 13-17, 2009.
Pilgrim's Pride worker sues after being hit by pallet jack
MARSHALL -- A former Pilgrim's Pride employee has filed a lawsuit alleging the company failed to warn him of the risk of being struck by a pallet jack.
Legally Speaking: Angel On My Shoulder
Recently, a New Jersey appellate court made headlines with its ruling that pets have "special subjective value" that judges should consider when deciding custody of a companion animal.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts,
April 9-15, 2009
Woman sues HEB over fall at Beaumont store
A Jefferson County woman is suing a grocery store for alleged injuries she received after she slipped in the store.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, April 8-13, 2009
Four years later, Harron goes after Judge Jack
Harron Radiologist Ray Harron of Bridgeport, W. Va., swore he wouldn't pick a fight with a Texas judge who accused him of fabricating X-ray reports for asbestos lawyers, but he picked the fight anyway.