News from August 2009
Charges dropped against Texas SC justice's wife
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)-Felony arson criminal mischief charges have dismissed against Francisca Medina, the wife of Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina.
Appeals court rules ship laborer not seaman under Jones Act
A maintenance laborer who occasionally works on a boat is technically not a seaman and unable to sue under the Jones Act, the Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals ruled on Monday, Aug. 31.
Deputy will get full compensation for injury time off, appeals court says
After years of litigation, a new trial and several trips to an appeals court, a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy will recover the full pay he claims he is owed for time lost after a work-related injury.
Texas Supreme Court cites limits to med-mal law
Medina AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)-The Medical malpractice law in Texas does not extend to claims unrelated to treatment, the state Supreme Court ruled last week.
18 companies named as defendants in recent asbestos suit
Blevins A man and his wife have filed an asbestos suit against 18 defendant corporations, claiming the asbestos-related disease with which the man was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
UP worker says hip injury due to jumping on and off trains
A Bexar County man has filed suit against Union Pacific Railroad Co., alleging he sustained injuries to his hip after he was forced to jump on and off moving objects.
I vant to be alone � on Facebook!
If she were alive today, Greta Garbo would not have a Facebook account. When she said she "vanted' to be alone, she meant it.
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Houston attorney on trial for using bribery to get big settlements for silica cases
A Houston attorney is currently on trial for allegedly bribing insurance company employees to settle silica-related lawsuits.
Inmate sentenced for threatening East Texas federal judge
U.S. District Judge David Folsom An inmate already serving time in a Texas state correctional facility has now been sentenced to more than three years in a federal prison for threatening a U.S. district judge in Texarkana.
Legally Speaking: Doogie Houser, J.D.
Television viewers fond of the "Doogie Howser" sitcom that launched the career of actor Neil Patrick Harris may never have gotten to meet a young medical prodigy in real life, but they just might encounter a legal wunderkind.
Capitol Comment: Cap and Trade - A Job Killer for Texas
As the summer winds down and the fall picks up, the Senate will return to a legislative agenda marked with more massive and misguided proposals being pushed by the Administration and Democratic Leadership.
Harron wants to keep info about Texas troubles from W. Va. jurors
Harron WHEELING, W. Va. - Bridgeport, W.Va., radiologist Ray Harron doesn't want jurors in his federal civil fraud trial to learn that a Texas judge exposed his unreliable methods, that he pleaded the Fifth Amendment or that he lost his medical license in seven states.
Southeast Texas jury finds Yamaha not negligent in first Rhino rollover trial
It only took a few hours for Southeast Texas jurors in the first trial over Yamaha Rhino all-terrain vehicle rollovers to return a swift ruling of no negligence -- a verdict in the company's favor that could have far reaching effects.
After hitting his head on a slide, swimmer sues fitness center
Eberstein SHERMAN � Attempting to cool off on a Texas summer day in August 2008, Steven Rank was planning to slide down the water slide into the pool at a fitness center.
Wrongful death suit filed against UP after employee dies of heart attack
MARSHALL � After her husband died on the job from a heart attack at age 46, Brenda Boyd filed a lawsuit against his employer, Union Pacific.
Man sues over attack he claims was unprovoked
Matheny A man is seeking exemplary damages after he says a Beaumont man attacked him for no reason.
Consultant falls while running up hill during fire alarm, sues Motiva
A Beaumont man claims he deserves to recover damages he incurred after falling up a hill while evacuating a plant.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Aug. 20-27, 2009
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, Aug. 20-25, 2009