News from April 2012
***FOR PRINT***EPA's popularity possibly waning
Rahall WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - President Barack Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency has managed to antagonize not only its foes but now might also be alienating its friends.
EPA's popularity possibly waning
Rahall WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - President Barack Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency has managed to antagonize not only its foes but now might also be alienating its friends.
Texas will receive $61M in Risperdal settlement
Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced this week that Texas will receive a larger share than initially expected from a $158 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson that was approved by courts on Tuesday.
Texas will receive $61M in Risperdal settlement
Texas will receive $61M in Risperdal settlement
Woman alleges she was fondled by Harris Co. deputy
HOUSTON - A Harris County woman says a Harris County deputy constable sexually assaulted her during a traffic stop last year, recent court documents say.
Former Galveston mayor's defamation suit concludes
GALVESTON - Former Galveston Police Chief Charles Wiley's defamation suit against Galveston Councilman Chris Gonzales recently came to a close after a year of litigation.
Defendants claim Wiggins fails to show proof of defamation
GALVESTON - Two men being sued by a former Kemah mayor for defamation have each submitted motions to dismiss.
Amended complaint filed in suit against JCP
GALVESTON - Revisions were recently entered into a local woman's personal injury lawsuit against J.C. Penney Corp. Inc.
Foundation seeks dismissal from suit over yacht club shooting
GALVESTON - Asserting it neither owned nor operated the Galveston Yacht Club at the time that one of its clients was shot, the Sealy & Smith Foundation has submitted a motion for summary judgment.
Lawsuit over nursing home death disposed
GALVESTON - A 2011 lawsuit stemming from a nursing home death has been disposed.
Suit over Texas City wreck comes to close
GALVESTON � The late Thomas Viancour's lawsuit over a two-vehicle accident in Texas City came to a close.