News from October 2009
Judge fines and jails grandstander
"Incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial!" That's what District Attorney Hamilton Burger would exclaim whenever Perry Mason resorted to grandstanding legal tactics.
Man sues after tripping over wire at hardware store
A Jefferson County man has filed suit against the Beaumont Sutherland Lumber store, alleging he tripped over an exposed piece of electrical wiring, causing him to fall into a metal cradle.
Railroad worker claims mental and physical pain in lawsuit
A man is seeking a judgment for injuries he obtained while working for a railroad.
Latest hurricane-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
A total of seven new lawsuits against insurance companies regarding hurricane damage claims were filed in Jefferson County District Court, Oct. 19-23, 2009.
Hospital wins $156K verdict from doctor who failed to uphold contract
After his contract was terminated in 2004, Dr. James Grubbs filed suit against Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital alleging he was let go for reporting illegal Medicare billing practices.
Attorney John O'Quinn killed in Houston car crash
O'Quinn Texas plaintiff's attorney John O'Quinn died Thursday in a single car accident on a Houston roadway.
Capitol Comment: Cap and Trade is a $3.6 trillion gas tax on all Americans
There's something the Democratic lawmakers who are pushing cap and trade legislation don't want the public to know. The controversial climate change legislation winding its way through Congress will impose a massive new national gas tax, raising the cost of gasoline and diesel and jet fuels.
Woman sues grocery store over water puddle near ice machine
While shopping at the Port Arthur HEB, Shauntral Pollard slipped and fell in a puddle of water that had dripped from an ice machine.
34 companies named as defendants in recent asbestos suit
Blevins Thirty-four defendant companies are being blamed for the death of a man who allegedly developed a malignant asbestos-related injury after working around products manufactured by the companies.
Perry promotes Texas as best state in the nation for business
From the Governor's Office
Couple alleges deceptive trade in suit against flooring company
GALVESTON - Claiming a Houston flooring business erred with a project and neglected to perform repairs, a Galveston County couple seeks more than $50,000 in damages.
Judge rules Toyota can see whistleblower documents, but not plaintiffs' attorneys
Biller MARSHALL � In a litigation alleging Toyota committed acts of racketeering, fraud, discovery abuse and misrepresentation and shortly after a temporary restraining order was entered against Toyota, U.S. District Judge T. John Ward has issued an order placing four boxes of evidence under the supervision of a secured facility.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, Oct. 15-23, 2009
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
Legally Speaking "Will We Keep Rockin' In the Free World? Music, Torture, and Gitmo"
On Oct. 22, a coalition of liberal activists and musicians announced the launch of the National Campaign to Close Guantanamo, an effort designed to restore momentum to President Obama's now-stalled intent to shut down the detention facility.
IP for Your Business: Seven Steps for Reducing Patent Litigation Budgets While Increasing Effectiveness (Part II)
Last week, attorney R. David Donoghue shared the first three of seven strategies to help companies decrease patent troll litigation costs while increasing the effectiveness of their defense. Steps 4-7 are continued below
Texas SC reverses $5M verdict against Union Pacific
AUSTIN � Reflective tape on a railroad crossing counts as a warning device, the Texas Supreme Court held when it wiped out a $5.1 million jury verdict against Union Pacific.
UTMB sues construction company after mechanic's lien issued
GALVESTON � Because a mechanic's lien was placed on one of the school's clinics, the University of Texas Medical Branch-Healthcare Systems is suing a Spring construction company for failing to pay its subcontractors.
Man sues after falling from safety ladder at safety seminar
MARSHALL � An East Texas man is giving a safety training school a failing grade after he was caught up in an allegedly defective rescue ladder.
Phila. judge sentences Texas lawyer to week in jail for 'grandstanding'
Langdoc PHILADELPHIA -- Judge James Lynn of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas sentenced Baron and Budd asbestos lawyer John Langdoc of Dallas to a week in jail and fined him $1,000 for grandstanding at a jury trial.