News from May 2011
Judge had 'blatant' conflict on $322M asbestos case, company says
Bowen RALEIGH, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Union Carbide says the judge on a record-breaking asbestos lawsuit excused jurors with family ties to asbestos suits but did not reveal his own.
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, May 19, 2011.
Woman sues to recover damages from wreck in husband's work truck
A Beaumont woman would like her husband's employer's insurance company to reimburse her for injuries she sustained while riding in her husband's work truck.
Beaumont man sues State Farm over wreck
A Beaumont man claims his insurance company refuses to pay him for damages he sustained in an automobile collision with an uninsured driver.
Suit blames crash on stop-sign runner
A Beaumont man has filed suit against the driver who he claims failed to stop at a stop sign, causing a collision.
Farmers named in under-insured driver suit
A woman has filed suit against the insurance agency that she claims denied her claim for benefits after she and an under-insured driver collided.
Port Arthur woman sues insurer over payment for collision
A Port Arthur woman has filed suit against her insurance company, alleging it refuses to pay her for damages she sustained in a collision with an under-insured driver.
Latest Hurricane Ike-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
A total of two new lawsuits were filed against insurance companies over Hurricane Ike damage claims in Jefferson County District Court, May 9-13, 2011.
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County courts
Nationstar Mortgage has filed an application to foreclose on the property of Virginia McAnulty, located at 586 Georgetown St., Beaumont, Texas 77707.
Gilbert Adams sued for not paying for Yellow Pages ads
Pick up a Southeast Texas Yellow Pages and there's a good chance you will see Gilbert T. Adams and his law firm on the cover or in several full page ads.
Uncomfortable prosthetic leg focus of trial
A Jefferson County jury will be tasked to decide if an elderly amputee's prosthetic leg was defectively designed and caused him to fall.
Justices affirm court's ruling dismissing convict's suit against attorney
Texas justices seated on the Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court's ruling dismissing a lawsuit filed by an inmate, who sued his court appointed attorney after being convicted.
Case over mentally challenged man's burns settles
A case over a mentally challenged man's burns settled on Friday, following nearly two years of litigation.
*** FOR PRINT **** GOP blocks vote on Obama nominee
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Republicans in the U.S. Senate filibustered the nomination of a law professor to a federal appeals court last week.
GOP blocks vote on Obama nominee
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Republicans in the U.S. Senate filibustered the nomination of a law professor to a federal appeals court last week.
Community bank sues Orange fabrication company over $1M debt
A bank has filed suit against the Texas company it claims failed to repay more than $1 million they borrowed.
Port Arthur residents in litigation over car crash
A Port Arthur man filed suit against the driver who he claims rear-ended his vehicle.