News from February 2012
Shopper claims falling boxes knocked her down
Juhan A Wal-Mart shopper is suing the store, claiming that employees negligently allowed boxes to fall off a shelf, which caused her to be knocked to the ground.
Truck driver sues after rear-end collision with another 18-wheeler
A truck driver is suing trucking company after her 18-wheeler was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer that failed to slow for heavy traffic in a construction zone.
Field inspector sues employer for violations of labor laws
Cartwright TYLER - A field inspector has filed a lawsuit against his employer claiming that he was not paid overtime compensation for the time he spent doing manual labor.
Seafood company sues insurance agent over lapsed policy
A seafood wholesaler claims its insurance company refuses to provide workers' compensation benefits to one of its employees after she sustained work-related injuries.
PERSONNEL FILE: Sidley Austin law firm opens Houston energy office
Kenneth Anderson HOUSTON - Chicago's Sidley Austin LLP is opening its first Houston office with seven founding partners recruited from a variety of other Houston firms.
PERSONNEL FILE: Construction law firm Allensworth & Porter adds female associate
May AUSTIN - Allensworth & Porter LLP of Austin is pleased to announce that Sara Whittington "Whitney" May has joined the firm as an associate.��
PERSONNEL FILE: Baumgartner firm opens Austin office
Gregory Baumgartner Personal injury attorney Greg Baumgartner is pleased to announce the opening of a satellite office in Austin with a practice focused on semi-truck and complex personal injury litigation.
Legally Speaking: Book 'em, Dano
I recently moved offices, and as I was lugging boxes of old law books, the thought struck me�why? Why was I holding onto these dusty tomes and treatises when, like most of the lawyers currently practicing, 99 percent of the legal research I do is done on the computer?
Start of oil spill trial moved to next week
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has postponed the start of the Gulf oil spill trial until next week.
58th Court district : 4/2012
HENRY E BRANDCH JR ET AL VS GLEN ALLEN KEEL III ET AL
Governor's commission seeks nominations for Texas Women's Hall of Fame
The Texas Governor's Commission for Women is seeking nominations of outstanding women for the Texas Women's Hall of Fame, which celebrates accomplishments of Texas women who have made significant contributions in areas such as business, education, philanthropy, military and public service.
Denbury Green Pipeline loses appeal of $444K condemnation judgment
The Denbury Green company website shows this photo of the pipeline construction. Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas lost an appeal Thursday when the Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed a final judgment awarding damages in the amount of $444,587 in a condemnation proceeding.
Texas Roadhouse asserts contributory negligence in slip & fall suit
Texas Roadhouse restaurant recently filed an amended answer asserting that a plaintiff in a slip-and-fall lawsuit is responsible for causing her own injuries.
Man alleges loose load caused injuries
Harris County resident Joseph Lemelle is suing Bo-Mac Contractors for injuries he received re-securing loose freight loaded by the company's employees.
Window installer trips over blocks of wood, sues employer
Orange County resident Kevin Armstrong has filed suit against Nederland Glass Co. for injuries he received after tripping over some blocks of wood while installing a window.
DuPont dismisses trade secrets suit against former chemist
Bachynski Asserting that they have reached an understanding, E.I. DuPont De Nemours and a former chemist recently filed an agreed motion to dismiss a trade secrets suit.
Accused con artist dismissed from suit
A man accused of romancing women for their money has been dismissed from a lawsuit filed last February by a female victim.
Christus seeks to designate responsible third party in med-mal
Cooksey Christus Health Southeast Texas recently filed a motion for leave to designate responsible third party in a lawsuit brought by Mark Kent, who alleges a nurse "inexcusably" changed the settings on his Hemovac drain.
Beaumont woman seeks TRO to stop city from demolishing home
Nancy Robbins has filed an application for injunction, seeking to stop the city of Beaumont from demolishing her condemned home.
Huge win for Transocean removes the company from liability for underwater oil spill
Barbier NEW ORLEANS - U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled in favor of a Transocean motion relieving the Deepwater Horizon rig owner from liability for oil spilled from the Macondo wellhead itself.