News from August 2011
Jones Act suit filed against K-Sea Transportation
Beckcom In 2010, seaman Devon Magill served aboard a vessel owned by K-Sea Transportation.
Defendant seeks to compel production in $3M breach of contract case
A request for production was recently filed in a suit filed by J.C. Cantera Homes, which seeks nearly $3 million in damages.
Christus objects to med-mal expert report
Lewis Christus Health Southeast Texas is objecting to an expert report submitted for a lawsuit brought by Mark Kent, who alleges a nurse "inexcusably" changed the settings on his Hemovac drain.
Beaumont attorney running for Congress supports tort reforms
Truncale Beaumont attorney Michael Truncale, who recently announced his Republican candidacy for U.S. Congress, said he will push for Texas-style tort reforms on a national level if elected.
It's official: Perry running for president
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) formally announced his candidacy for president at an event in South Carolina on Saturday. In a short speech to hundreds of supporters packed in a ballroom in South Carolina, Gov. Rick Perry officially announced he is running for president.
Texas AG: Lobbyists can't serve on state Board of Education
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, in an opinion issued Friday, said a subsection of the state Education Code precludes certain registered lobbyists from serving on the Texas Board of Education.
***FOR PRINT ***Texas AG: Lobbyists can't serve on state Board of Education
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, in an opinion issued Friday, said a subsection of the state Education Code precludes certain registered lobbyists from serving on the Texas Board of Education.
***FOR PRINT ***Eleventh Circuit rules against part of ObamaCare
Abbott ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) � A federal appeals court has sided with 26 states in their challenge to President Barack Obama's health care reform.
Eleventh Circuit rules against part of ObamaCare
Abbott ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court has sided with 26 states in their challenge to President Barack Obama's health care reform.
The House of Trolls in Marshall, Texas
East Texas in general and the town of Marshall in particular were immortalized last month on the weekly public radio show "This American Life." Unfortunately, it was not fame that was bestowed on us, but infamy.
172nd Court District Hearing dates for 8/16 -8/19/2011
Monday, August 16
Just Filed in Harris County Civil Courts
Recent lawsuits filed in Harris County Civil Courts, June 16-Aug. 3, 2011.
Unsafe lane change results in suit
Orange resident Leeanne Garrett has filed suit against Port Arthur local Bernice Potier, alleging she made an unsafe lane change and struck her vehicle.
Granddaughter appeals $37K award from trial over home sale proceeds
In March, a Jefferson County jury found in favor of plaintiff Lenora Fawcett, awarding her more than $37,000 in home sale proceeds that had been withheld by her granddaughter.
Slip & fall against Texas Roadhouse slated for April trial
Unless the case is mediated by March, a slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against a local Texas Roadhouse restaurant will go to trial in April 2012.
Alleged con artist's business dismissed from suit
A business partly owned by a man accused of romancing women for their money has been dismissed from a lawsuit filed in February by a female victim.
Second asbestos suit over man's death targets distributors
Blevins A second asbestos lawsuit brought by the family of the late James Lee Purks has been filed in Jefferson County District Court and names 18 companies as defendants.
Student sets himself on fire, sues welding school
After setting himself on fire, Garrick Goins has filed suit against the M. Weeks Welding Laboratory Testing and School, alleging he was not properly supervised.
Asbestos exposure resulted in man's cancerous death, suit alleges
The family of the late James Lee Purks have filed suit against the man's former employer, Texaco, alleging the company maliciously exposed him to asbestos.
Summary judgment battle underway in collision case
Last March, Brenda Clark and her husband filed a lawsuit against Leonardo Perez for allegedly striking her vehicle with his, injuring her head, neck and back.