News from August 2014
Woman seeks more than $1M for injuries after crash with ambulance
A woman has filed suit against the ambulance driver she claims struck her as she was walking on the side of the road.
Insurer files lawsuit after defective front end bounced off road, killed passenger
An insurance company seeks damages from the business it claims placed a defective front end replacement on a vehicle, which eventually fell off the automobile and struck a person, killing her.
Woman files lawsuit against driver who rear-ended her vehicle
A woman is condemning the speed of another driver, saying he was driving too fast when he rear-ended her vehicle.
Woman blames allegedly intoxicated driver for causing collision
A woman has filed suit against the driver she claims struck her vehicle while driving under the influence.
Man accuses A/C company of causing fire in home
A man has filed suit against Triangle Air Care, saying its employees caused his home to catch on fire.
Attorney charged with plot to kill witness against him in barratry case
First he was indicted for barratry, but now a Corpus Christi attorney has been arrested for trying to have a witness in that barratry case killed.
Petitioner files application for foreclosure
A company is seeking permission to foreclose on a woman’s Beaumont property.
Petition for foreclosure filed against deceased man
A company is seeking permission to foreclose on a deceased man’s Port Arthur property.
Bank of New York seeks foreclosure on property
The Bank of New York Mellon claims a Port Arthur resident has failed to make required monthly mortgage payments.
Port Arthur woman pleads guilty to faking wreck to get insurance
A 32-year-old Port Arthur woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales.
Civil rights class action brought against state of Louisiana on behalf of mentally ill prisoners
BATON ROUGE – A number of people who have been diagnosed with mental illnesses and found not guilty by reason of insanity are suing the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals over their continued incarceration.
Legally Speaking: Is that really a contract?
From time to time, I’ve had an opposing party claim that he was going to “wipe his backside” with a legal document like a contract. Rude, yes, but what if a contract was actually written on toilet paper? Would it still be enforceable? If a contract is required to be reduced to writing (and not all of them are), does it matter what it’s written on?
TracBeam sues Apple over wireless location technology including 'Find My Phone' service
TYLER (Legal Newsline) – A Colorado-based, inventor-owned company is suing Apple Inc. for patent infringement.
Davis, supporting PAC react to Gov. Perry’s indictment
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – The Democratic gubernatorial candidate and committee funding her campaign to become Texas’ next governor reacted immediately to Friday’s news that GOP Gov. Rick Perry, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, had been indicted on two felony charges.
Personnel File: Texas Appellate Justice Jim Moseley joins Gray Reed
Gray Reed & McGraw in Dallas announced that Justice Jim Moseley, who has served on Texas' Fifth District Court of Appeals for 18 years, is joining the firm and will chair the appellate section. Moseley, 60, retires from the benchAugust 21 and joins Gray Reed on September 2.
Personnel File: Colvard joins Ford Nassen in Of Counsel position
Dallas – Ford Nassen is pleased to announce that Todd H. Colvard has joined the firm in an Of Counsel position in our Houston office.
Texas AG Child Support Division named best in nation
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Child Support Division was recognized as the nation’s best child support program by the National Child Support Enforcement Association (NCSEA).
Man files lawsuit against driver he claims struck vehicle in parking lot
A man has filed suit against the driver he claims struck his car in a parking lot.
Woman says race, gender caused her to lose engineering job at Caterpillar
A former Caterpillar employee has filed suit against the company, claiming she was forced to perform an unfair amount of additional work – more than was expected of her white, male counterparts.
Man files lawsuit against driver who rear-ended him
A man says he sustained personal injuries after a rear-end collision.