News from April 2010
Arkansas resident sues truck driver and employer for interstate collision
An Arkansas resident is claiming a Shira Truck Leasing employee rear-ended her so hard that he sent her spinning out on Interstate 10.
Galveston County resident sues Vidor man for auto collision
Jack Castro Jr., a Galveston County resident, is suing Robert Wilson, who resides in Vidor, for driving the wrong way and "smashing" into his vehicle.
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Orange County
Flagstar Bank has filed an application to foreclose on the property of Janice and Steven Hatton, located at 355 Quincy St., Bridge City, Texas 77611.
Orange County residents sue over Port Arthur wreck
Two Orange County residents have filed suit against the driver who they say struck them as they traveled in Port Arthur.
25 defendants named in Jefferson Co. asbestos suit
The administrator of a Texas man's estate has filed an asbestos suit against 25 defendant corporations, claiming the asbestos-related disease with which the man was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
Beaumont residents sue wrong-way driver
Two Beaumont residents have filed suit against the driver who they claim struck them when she drove on the wrong side of the road.
Woman sues over Port Arthur crash
A Jefferson County woman claims she sustained injuries in an accident at a Port Arthur intersection.
Pennsylvania company is 89th to collapse under asbestos claims
Robreno PHILADELPHIA - Durabla Manufacturing, a Pennsylvania company that made sealing products, collapsed under the weight of 108,000 asbestos suits.
Trying to deform tort reform
If you found a diet plan that worked, would you abandon it in favor of one that didn't?
How about a successful investment strategy? Would you give up that one for another with little or no return?
172nd 5/2010
MARY LEE MCZEAL ET AL VS OWENS CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP ET AL
Kenedy saga has unusual tie to W.R. Grace & Co.
J. Peter Grace In 1948, the sole heir of the vast fortune of the Kenedy family of South Texas fame was Sarita Kenedy East. Before long the rancher's daughter would find her life intertwined with a man whose company later became synonymous with asbestos litigation.
W. Va. mine tragedy ad may result in ethics charge
Underwood CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- The law firm that ran advertisements in the wake of the recent West Virginia mine tragedy is expecting an ethics complaint.
Record columnist wins second national legal writing award
Browning Dallas attorney and Southeast Texas Record legal columnist John G. Browning was recently named the winner of the 2010 Burton Award for Distinguished Achievement in Legal Writing.
Legally Speaking: The High Price of Not Keeping a Low Profile
It never ceases to amaze me what people think they can get away with in a reality-show-obsessed, 15-minutes-of-fame society.
Texas high court denies woman's claim to Kenedy estate
The Main House of the Kenedy Ranch AUSTIN � Letting the dead rest, the Supreme Court of Texas blocked a woman's bid to exhume the corpse of a man she claimed as her father.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, April 15-20, 2010
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, April 15-20, 2010
Another trial against Entergy begins in Jefferson County
For the second time in the month of April, a jury will decide if Entergy's alleged negligence caused electricity to surge through a man's body.
Orange sues La Quinta over hotel/motel tax
Hoping to extract back taxes from the La Quinta Inn, the city of Orange has filed suit against the motel and its owner.
Nederland resident sues driver for improper left turn
Nederland resident Mary Tompkins is suing motorist Sunny Hopper for making an improper left turn and striking her vehicle.