News from November 2009
A/C installer sues after platform collapses
GALVESTON - After falling off a platform while installing an air conditioning system five months ago, a Chambers County man is suing a Galveston man and his business.
Lawyer tries to recover retainer from deceased expert witness
Doctors who hire themselves out to trial lawyers to testify against their fellow physicians probably never expect to be sued by the attorneys who hire them.
Texas SC denies class action against ExxonMobil by gasoline dealers
AUSTIN � Gasoline dealers who claim ExxonMobil tricked them into paying for their own rebates can't pursue a class action, the Supreme Court of Texas decided on Nov. 20.
Controversial Volkswagen case scheduled for jury trial in Dallas
DALLAS -- After receiving three opinions from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and a denial of certiorari from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Volkswagen case that caused a controversy over venue shopping is heating back up as the case continues towards its May trial date.
Construction company seeks payment for metal roof
A Jefferson County construction company claims a Port Neches couple owes it more than $25,000 for a metal roof the company installed on their house.
Arkansas judge sends Cooper Tire case to Mexico
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- A lawsuit over a vehicle accident that occurred in Mexico is better heard in a Mexican court, U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes decided on Nov 19.
Wife sues refinery over man's exposure to benzene
The wife of a deceased refinery worker has filed suit against Chevron USA, alleging the chemical company exposed her late husband to benzene.
Developer seeks $1.2 M from Friendswood over land dispute
GALVESTON � A real estate developer accuses the city of Friendswood of refusing and failing to purchase tracts of land despite signing an agreement that it would, recent court documents say.
Fired for theft, golf store employee sues for overtime pay
SHERMAN -- Although a former employee admits he took unpaid merchandise from a Plano golfing apparel and equipment retailer, he believes he was not fired for theft but as retaliation for filing a complaint with the Department of Labor.
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
Real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County, Nov. 23, 2009.
Texas doctors oppose Senate health care plan; Group seeks tort reform
Dr. William III AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)-The health care overhaul pending in the U.S. Senate requires significant changes before doctors can support the draft plan, the Texas Medical Association says.
Senate Republicans to push tort reform
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- The U.S. Senate will have "extensive" debate on health care reform in the coming weeks, with Republicans pushing for tort reform, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday.
Texas SC agrees to rehear long-running Exxon sabotage case
Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)- The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to rehear a case in the long-running case over whether Exxon Mobil Corp. sabotaged abandoned wells.
Texas judge tosses state's Vioxx lawsuit
Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)-A Texas judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general against drugmaker Merck & Co. over its now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.
100 companies sued over truck driver's asbestos illness
A Vidor couple has filed an asbestos suit against more than 100 corporate defendants, alleging the companies negligently used asbestos insulation on their premises.
Mom, kids seek loss of consortium from auto wreck
Juhon While driving her children Logan and Caleb, Tammy McIntosh was injured when their vehicle was in a collision. The Lumberton residents have now filed a suit against the driver that hit them.
Offshore worker sues two companies over 'disabling injures'
An offshore worker is suing his employer's employer for injuries he received while on the job.
Nursing home sued for patient who fell from wheel chair during Ike evacuation
In the midst of the chaos during the evacuation of Hurricane Ike in September 2008, Cindy Zerko fell out of her wheel chair and fractured her hip.
Suit claims asbestos caused refinery worker's mesothelioma, death
Keith Hyde A widow has filed suit against Chevron USA, alleging the oil giant negligently exposed her late husband, Billy Cunningham, to asbestos and inflicted him with mesothelioma.