News from August 2009
Teen injured in raid sues local law enforcement agencies
Mark Lanier GALVESTON � While Kenneth Ramsey's home was being raided in June, law enforcement officers lobbed a small grenade into the house and unknowingly hit the man's teenage daughter as she slept on the couch.
BISD plans to appeal order to stop South Park demolition
Forcing the Beaumont Independent School District to comply with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Jerry Jordan, editor for The Examiner, sought and received a temporary restraining order stopping the district from holding a board meeting last Thursday.
Argentinians invoke 1853 treaty in Delaware asbestos suit
WILMINGTON, Del. - Three men from Argentina accusing chemical maker DuPont of exposing them to asbestos in Argentina have invoked American jurisdiction pursuant to a treaty that President Franklin Pierce signed in 1853.
AGs look to outside counsel amid states' budget woes
Doug Gansler (D-Md.) (Legal Newsline)-State legal officials, struggling against budget cutbacks, may be forced to increasingly look to outside lawyers to litigate cases on behalf of the public, said Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler.
Man sues KCS for alleged benzene exposure
A man who claims he was exposed to benzene and other carcinogens throughout his career with the Kansas City Southern Railway Co. has filed suit against his former employer.
Man seeks up to $10M after being crushed by sheet rock
A man and his wife who say the man lost the use of one of his legs after a pile of sheet rock fell on top of him have filed suit against seven companies, seeking up to $10 million for their damages.
Let the man speak
Plaintiffs' attorneys have been calling Dr. Jay Segarra to the stand for years.
Senate confirms Sotomayor to U.S. Supreme Court
Sotomayor WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, making her the nation's first Hispanic justice.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, July 30-Aug. 5, 2009
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, July 30-Aug. 3, 2009
Appeals court affirms dismissal of former WOSMS principal's suit
Superintendent O. Taylor Collins of West Orange-Cove school district transferred middle school principal Dale Dardeau to an assistant principal position at an elementary school for proper reasons, Ninth District appeals judges ruled on July 30.
Man claims employee caused mower to fall from ramp and crush him
MARSHALL- While attempting to drive his lawnmower up a ramp into his truck, Robert Brown states that the loading ramps became loose causing the mower to fall on top of him.
Asbestos suit filed against DuPont over worker's death
Hyde The wife and child of a deceased man have filed an asbestos suit against E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Co., alleging the man died from mesothelioma and pleural asbestosis after he was exposed to asbestos during the course of his career.
58th cd 9/09
JOYCE MELANCON, ET AL VS STEINER INDUSTRIES INC ET AL
Suit claims defects in tire, vehicle caused fatal rollover
Ammons TEXARKANA, Ark. � While driving a 2000 Ford Explorer on Aug. 11, 2008, Mona Troutman suffered fatal injuries when she lost control of the vehicle and it flipped.
Orange judge in charge of Digitek MDL, 23 suits already transferred
McGown Nearly two dozen suits against Mylan Pharmaceuticals have been transferred into Orange County District Court in the last three weeks, as a local judge is now in charge overseeing all Texas Digitek suits.
Latest hurricane-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
A total of seven new lawsuits relating to hurricane damage claims were filed against insurance companies in Jefferson County District Court during the week of July 27 through July 31.
Kemah woman says mortgage company foreclosed despite payments
GALVESTON � A Kemah woman alleges a mortgage processing and servicing company foreclosed her residence even though she was on time with her payments, recent court documents say.
Motorcycle owner claims rear brakes disconnected, caused bike to flip
A Beaumont man claims he was seriously injured when his motorcycle flipped because service men failed to reconnect the bike's rear brakes.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, July 27-30, 2009