News from August 2011
Patent company has big case, no office
The directory in Ogma's building LONGVIEW (Legal Newsline) � By some accounts, freshly formed Ogma LLC is a legitimate company in the business of making legitimate patent infringement claims. What the company appears to lack, however, is a legitimate office.
***FOR PRINT*** Patent company has big case, no office
The directory in Ogma's building.
LONGVIEW (Legal Newsline) � By some accounts, freshly formed Ogma LLC is a legitimate company in the business of making legitimate patent infringement claims. What the company appears to lack, however, is a legitimate office.
Denton County attorney sentenced for child porn
TEXARKANA � A 65-year-old Double Oak lawyer has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
Rolling Frito-Lay sued for truck driver's collision
Area resident Brittny Self has filed suit against Rolling Frito-Lay Sales and one of the company's truck drivers, Darrell Barbosa, who allegedly struck her vehicle.
Insurer sues motorist who struck pedestrian policyholder
Hoping to recoup $88,000 in benefits paid, American Home Assurance Co. has filed suit against David and Janice Pippin � the couple it holds responsible for the injury claim.
Widow sues ExxonMobil for husband's asbestos-related death
Beaumont resident Florence Woodard, the widow of Andrew Woodard, has filed suit against her husband's former employer, Exxon Mobil, for exposing him to asbestos.
Slippery meat aisle results in suit against Wal-Mart
While strolling through the meat department at the Port Arthur Wal-Mart, Mary Jane Bonura slipped and fell on a water puddle leaking from a cooler.
Legally Speaking: Legal Nonsense
"I'm afraid this dreadful nonsense is the law."
Justice Strauss in Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events (Volume One: The Bad Beginning)"
Med-mal plaintiffs seek to quash physicians' depositions
Claiming her medical records are irrelevant, the family of the late Judy Gregory, who sued Dr. Ezea Ede for medical malpractice in January, recently filed a motion to quash.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Aug. 18-24, 2011.
Star Bar non-suited from dancing woman's trip & fall suit
Texas Star Bar The Star Bar has been non-suited from litigation brought by Kathryn Gober, who fell flat on her face while exiting the dance floor at the Crockett Street nightspot.
Texas furniture store faces lawsuit
Abbott LAREDO (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced a lawsuit on Monday against a Laredo, Texas, furniture store and its owners for allegedly violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Texas SC overturns $8M Vioxx verdict
Hecht AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday overturned a huge jury award in favor of a Texas man who died after briefly taking Vioxx, an arthritis drug Merck & Co. eventually pulled from the market.
****FOR PRINT*** Texas SC overturns $8M Vioxx verdict
Hecht AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday overturned a huge jury award in favor of a Texas man who died after briefly taking Vioxx, an arthritis drug Merck & Co. eventually pulled from the market.
Texas Supreme Court reverses decisions two state agency permits; Removes Denbury Green Pipeline common carrier status
The Texas Supreme Court reversed the common carrier status of the Denbury Green Pipeline on Aug. 26. AUSTIN � Appellate judges in Beaumont invested too much power in state agency permits in two cases the Supreme Court of Texas decided on Aug. 26.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Aug. 23-26, 2011.
Pedestrian pinned by tractor-trailer sues driver for negligent operation of truck
Miller MARSHALL - After sustaining serious personal injury by being pinned between two tractor-trailers, a man is suing the driver for failing to operate the truck in a safe manner.
Woman alleges hernia repair patches caused bowel obstruction
MARSHALL - Nancy Cotten claims the mesh patch used to repair her hernia resulted in a small bowel obstruction and has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the medical product.
Collection agency sued for not marking debt as disputed on man's credit report
TYLER - An Overton man is suing a Richardson collection agency for failing to indicate that he was disputing a debt on his credit report.
Wrongful death suit filed after 21 year old dies from ruptured aorta
Hatcher MARSHALL - A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against an East Texas hospital for negligently discharging a 21-year-old man with only pain medication, instead of treating the condition causing his chest pain.