News from April 2011
***FOR PRINT ONLY *** Hood files scathing brief in BP MDL
Hood Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is arguing that citizens of his state are incapable of resolving their oil spill claims, according to Gulf Coast Claims Facility administrator Kenneth Feinberg.
Beaumont Chamber says parents responsible for girl's safety in 2008 Christmas parade
File photo from previous Christmas Parade. The Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce recently amended its answer in a wrongful death lawsuit to say the parents of Aaliyah Carter, who died two years ago during a Christmas parade, "failed to properly supervise" their child.
Legally Speaking: The Good, The Bad and the Just Plain Weird
I like to write about some of the brighter, more confidence-inspiring aspects of our legal system. Human nature being what it is, however, sometimes I'm stuck shining a light on the less heartwarming tales from the civil and criminal trenches.
Latest Hurricane Ike-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
A total of four complaints against insurance companies over Hurricane Ike damage claims were filed in Jefferson County District Courts, April 11-15, 2011.
Recent patent infringement/false patent marking cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement/false patent marking cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, April 18-21, 2011.
Tyson employee sues after slipping in chicken waste
Andrews MARSHALL - A Tyson employee has filed a lawsuit against the company after he was allegedly injured by a fall at work.
Health club employee claims racial discrimination over supervisor's 'fried chicken' jokes
SHERMAN - Following jokes about fried chicken and mustard greens, a fitness instructor for an Allen health club has filed a federal lawsuit accusing his employer of racial discrimination.
Gilmer family files wrongful death lawsuit against maker of Avandia
MARSHALL - A year after a Gilmer resident died while taking the diabetic drug Avandia, his family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the drug's manufacturer.
Homeowner sues manufacturer over allegedly defective water heater
SHERMAN - After his home flooded when his water heater leaked, a Plano resident has filed a lawsuit against the water heater's manufacturer.
U.S. Supreme Court: Texas protected from monetary damages by sovereign immunity in prisoner's religious freedom lawsuit
Thomas WASHINGTON � Texas prison keepers interfered with Harvey Sossamon's exercise of religion, but the state doesn't owe him a cent, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled on April 20.
Discovery underway in slip & fall against H.E.B
McGown A defendant grocery store chain recently filed a certificate of discovery, responding to interrogatories in a slip-and-fall lawsuit.
60th Court District 5/2011
ROBERT M GREEN VS KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO
Buzbee, Tran seek $100M for Vietnamese workers claiming indentured servitude
Buzbee GALVESTON � A group of Vietnamese laborers claim they were lured to the United States by the promise of good paying jobs only to be made to work in a situation they describe as indentured servitude.
Woman claims cold therapy product led to tissue damage, sues manufacturer
GALVESTON � Angleton resident Victoria Lynn Williams has filed suit against DeRoyal Industries Inc. after one of its products reportedly caused tissue injury.
Kemah mayor in legal dispute over billboard on his property
GALVESTON � Kemah Mayor Matthew D. Wiggins Jr. and Clear Channel Outdoor Inc. are embroiled in a legal dispute over a billboard.
Pasadena journalist still pursuing litigation over alleged assault
GALVESTON � A Pasadena-based Pakistani journalist is asking the Galveston County 10th District Court to substitute service on another Pakistani man he claims assaulted him outside a League City bank.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, April 14-20, 2011.
H.E.B. slated to go to trial over slip & fall
A slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against H.E. Butt Grocery last June is set to go to trial on Wednesday, April 27.
Trial over pipeline worker's injury begins in Jefferson County
Jury selection in a personal injury trial against several corporate defendants began Monday, April 25.