News from September 2010
Female fire marshal claims discrimination in suit against Texas City
GALVESTON - Alleging race and gender were factors in her termination from the Texas City Fire Department, a Galveston County woman has filed suit against the city.
Class action filed over recalled Similac baby formula
Brandner NEW ORLEANS-A day after the makers of Similac issued a recall on infant formula, a federal class action was filed accusing the manufacturers of unfairly and deceptively promoting the product as having safe ingredients for infant consumption when the ingredients may cause diarrhea and other health problems.
Asbestos defendants face two trials same day, same court in Illinois
Modesitt BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Judges in McLean County plan two asbestos conspiracy trials at the same time against the same defendants.
Recent patent infringement/false marking suits filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement/false marking suits filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Sept. 21-23, 2010.
Texas Times: The Lady Bootmaker from Nocona
On the dusty roads of West Texas in the 1920s, an unlikely figure traveled from town to town in her Model T, signing up roughnecks and cowboys for custom boot orders and continuing her late father's bootmaking legacy.
Order keeps attorney fees in $189M TWIA settlement under wraps
GALVESTON - A state district judge issued a temporary restraining order on Sept. 27 that keeps the amount paid to the attorneys involved in a massive Texas Windstorm Insurance Association settlement mum.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Sept. 23-29, 2010.
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
Citimortgage has filed an application to foreclose on the property of Pamela Darjean, located at 5840 Falcon Lane, Beaumont, Texas 77708.
Valero in trial over refinery worker's acid burn
A Jefferson County jury has been tasked to decide if Valero Energy is responsible for a refinery worker's acid burn.
Woman sues driver for wreck, insurance company for lack of coverage
A Vidor woman is suing three individuals and an insurance company for an automobile collision she was in two years ago.
Woman sues after being flung from swing
A Lumberton woman who voluntarily climbed into a swing hanging from a track hoe is suing after being flung into a bulldozer.
Orange couple pursues TRO to stop city from demolishing property
Orange residents Ira and Willie Mae Brown sought and received a restraining order against the city of Orange on Monday, temporarily stopping the city from demolishing their property.
Court Finds Inequitable Conduct Defense Insufficiently Pled
Applying the pleading requirements of the Federal Circuit's Exergen Corp v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. decision, Magistrate Judge Everingham of the Eastern District of Texas concluded in SynQor, Inc. v. Artesyn Techs., Inc. that Defendant Bel Fuse Inc.'s inequitable conduct defense was not pled with sufficient particularity.
Legally Speaking: Never a 'D'oh' Moment
Let's face it - life in general, and the legal system in particular, would be a lot more
boring without the comic relief provided by the occasional criminal defendant, litigant, or even lawyer making mistakes.
Couple claims contractor became aggressive after complaint about performance
GALVESTON - A League City couple is suing a Webster contractor for demanding payment on a residential work order the plaintiffs allege went unfulfilled.
Former Astro joins brutality suit over 'riot' at Galveston bar
GALVESTON � A former Houston Astros pitcher is among a number of Galveston County residents who claim that the Galveston Police Department violated their civil rights two years ago during a wedding reception at a hotel bar in Galveston, recent court documents say.
Car pulling out of driveway caused crash, suit states
A Port Arthur man has filed suit against the driver who he claims struck the front end of his vehicle as the driver attempted to pull out of a private driveway.
Port Neches man sues over auto collision
A Port Neches man claims he suffered physical pain and mental anguish after a driver failed to control his speed and struck him.
Lumber company seeks debt owed by deceased president
A Nederland corporation has filed suit against the estate of its former president, claiming he owed it more than $40,000 in unpaid loans at the time of his death.
Suit filed against driver who struck slowed vehicle
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims struck the rear of his vehicle as he slowed for traffic.