News from June 2009
Land man testifies in oil and gas lease trial
The oil and gas lease trial in which the plaintiff is also the defendant carrying on in Judge Gary Sanderson's 60th District Court continued this week as jurors heard testimony from a local petroleum land man.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, May 22-29, 2009
Supreme Court hearing of Bilski surprises some patent followers
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a patent case this week that many in the intellectual property world thought would never happen.
Woman alleges company swindled $50,000
A Jefferson County woman claims a local company and two individuals conned her out of $50,000.
Lanier represents local family in mesothelioma claim against 37 defendants
Mark Lanier An asbestos suit naming 37 defendant companies has been filed on behalf of a recently deceased man, alleging the mesothelioma with which the man was diagnosed was caused by company negligence.
Longview man claims he suffered discrimination because of ADHD
MARSHALL � A Longview resident alleges that his employer violated the Civil Rights Act by failing to accommodate his attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The Libby verdict: Did the judge play favorites?
Uhlmann The acquital of W.R. Grace in Libby, Mont., brought cheers among asbestos defendants who for decades have had little to celebrate in courtrooms across the country.
(Best of) Legally Speaking: Lyrical Law
Judge Learned Hand, one of the greatest figures in American jurisprudence, once lamented, "A judge's life, like every other, has in it much of drudgery, senseless bickerings, stupid obstinacies, captious pettifogging, all disguising and obstructing the only sane purpose which can justify the whole endeavor."
Family sues Port Arthur over auto collision with city employee
Three Jefferson County residents are blaming the city of Port Arthur for an injury they sustained in an auto collision.
D&L sues C&C over unpaid invoices
A Texas corporation is suing a contracting company, alleging it was not paid money it was owed pursuant to a trucking services contract.
Woman claims dry cleaner's van struck her vehicle
A Jefferson County woman and her husband say the woman was injured in a rear-end collision while she was working.
Suit over man killed in fall at church transferred to federal court
A wrongful death suit filed by the family of a man killed when he fell from a man lift inside a local church has been transferred from Jefferson County to federal court.
Suit against cable company claims black employee kept from working white neighborhoods
A former Time Warner Cable employee claims she was kept from working in white neighborhoods and eventually terminated because of race and gender.
Pedestrian sues after being struck by Frito-Lay van
GALVESTON � A local woman is suing Plano-based Rolling Frito-Lay Sales LP and one of its employees in Galveston County District Court after she was hit by a company vehicle while walking in Houston more than a year ago.
Kent resigns, but buys time with distant effective date
Kent Convicted felon Samuel Kent agreed to resign from the federal bench � but not until 2010, assuring his retirement salary for another year while he sits in jail and Congress deals with his impeachment.
Latest hurricane-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
A total of six suits over hurricane damage claims were filed against insurance companies in Jefferson County District Court during the week of May 25 through May 29.
Beaumont man sues insurer over workers' comp denial
A Beaumont man claims an insurance company wrongfully denied his workers' compensation claim after investigation by one of its adjusters.
Galveston man sues insurer over failure to pay boat fire claim
GALVESTON � Asserting an accidental fire on his shrimp boat warrants coverage, a Texas City man seeks in excess of $240,000 in damages from his insurance company, recent court documents say.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, May 29-June 2, 2009
Coon & Associates involved in Illinois class action over check cashing fees
Attorneys from Brent Coon & Associates are representing clients in a class action lawsuit against SuperValu, doing business as Shop N Save, filed in Madison County, Ill.