News from March 2009
Recent real estate foreclosures
U.S. Bank has filed an application to foreclose on the property of Darrell and Linda White, located at 3775 Audree, Beaumont, Texas 77708
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, March 10-16, 2009
Legally Speaking: The Greatest Gift
Previously in this column, I've written about lawyers as organ donors.
CSC settles out of Colossus class action
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Computer Science Corp., the distributor of the insurance software Colossus, has agreed to settle out of a pending class action in Miller County, Ark.
Recent patent infringement suits filed in U.S. District Courts
Recent patent infringement suits filed in the Eastern District of Texas, March 11-16, 2009
Harron could lose New York medical license over asbestos readings
Harron ALBANY, N. Y. � Radiologist Ray Harron of Bridgeport, W. Va., lost his Texas and Mississippi medical licenses for supplying false X-ray reports to lawyers, and New York state regulators want to kick him out too.
Galveston man seeks damages for auto wreck in Alabama
Buzbee GALVESTON � A Galveston County man is suing a truck company for more than $50,000 over a collision that occurred in Alabama three months ago.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts, March 5-16, 2009
Retirement gives Davidson time to focus on asbestos MDL
AUSTIN � Harris County voters fired Mark Davidson as district judge in November, but he continues presiding over 9,000 asbestos suits from courts all around Texas.
Business or personal? Use of stolen audio equipment basis of Galveston insurance suit
GALVESTON � Arguing his property loss claim should have been approved because it does not go against exclusion policy, a Galveston County man seeks approximately $40,000 in damages and attorney's fees from his insurance company, recent court documents say.
Remaining defendant in FELA suit seeks summary judgment
A local judge has been tasked to decide whether or not a rail switch operator company can be defined as a "railroad common carrier" and be sued under the Federal Employers Liability Act.
New hurricane-related insurance lawsuits filed in Jefferson County
New hurricane-related insurance lawsuits filed in Jefferson County, March 9-13, 2009.
Three day car wreck trial wraps up with topsy-turvy verdict
Although jurors found him to be only 30 percent responsible for causing an automobile collision several years ago, William Connally was still ordered to pay Sherrie Pool $1,500 in damages.
Company misidentified in trailer lawsuit story
A Feb. 10 story on the Southeast Texas Record Web site, "Trailer companies sued after toddler unlatches ramp," incorrectly identified one of the lawsuit defendants through the use of another company's logo.
Attorney sued for proposing insanity defense in criminal case
A Beaumont man has filed suit against a local lawyer, alleging the lawyer did not adequately represent his son in a criminal case.
Bus rider sues driver, city over highway collision
A Jefferson County woman is suing the city of Port Arthur and one of its bus drivers after she claims she was injured when the bus was in a collision at a highway intersection.
Oil company blamed for inury from flying fence debris
MARSHALL � While helping to harvest hay, Timothy Clay was injured when a tractor ran over part of an old fence, throwing a T-post towards him. The airborne post hit Clay causing severe injuries.
East Texas suit blames 37 companies for man's asbestos exposure, death
MARSHALL � The family of a deceased east Texas man has filed a lawsuit against 37 Corp.s, alleging the man was exposed to asbestos fibers which led to his death from lung cancer.
Continuance granted, DuPont retrial put on hold while SC examines asbestos case
Last month, the Southeast Texas Record reported that DuPont petitioned the Supreme Court of Texas to enforce a civil jury verdict in the chemical company's favor after being shut down by a district court and an appeals court.
Federal judge approves BP plea agreement for Texas City blast
GALVESTON � A federal judge on March 12 gave the green light to a criminal plea deal that orders BP to pay $50 million for its role in the deadly March 2005 explosions at the London-based petroleum company's Texas City facility.