News from October 2014
PERSONNEL FILE: Norton Rose Fulbright welcomes transactions lawyer to healthcare team
DALLAS — Norton Rose Fulbright announced that Lisa Atlas Genecov, a prominent healthcare transactions lawyer with 30 years of experience, has joined its Dallas office as a partner.
BP settlements slow to a trickle; Critics say system ‘shockingly inefficient’
NEW ORLEANS – The numbers are in and the number of claimants paid under the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement totals 883 for the entire month of September – leaving more than 131,000 people still awaiting resolution, according to records submitted by the settlement administrator.
Another fraudulent claim identified by special master in BP case; investigator requests $240K repayment
NEW ORLEANS – An Alabama man has been ordered to return hundreds of thousands of dollars he received in an alleged scheme to defraud the claims program in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill program.
Antitrust case results in $450K in civil penalties in Texas
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached a settlement on Friday with R. Craig Rathmann and his firm, Rathmann & Associates L.P., over antitrust allegations that claimed Houston-area municipal utility districts paid inflated underwriting fees for bond refundings.
Our View: When did Texas approve public funding of political campaigns?
As far as we know, the Texas legislature has never authorized public funding of political campaigns.
Jefferson County 136th District Court: Docket for December 2014
MARGIE LEGENDRE V. CHRISTUS HEALTH ET AL
Tyler man sues GM after allegedly losing control of Cadillac
A Tyler man claims General Motors is responsible for injuries he allegedly received when he lost control of his Cadillac and crashed into a ditch.
Jewelry company claims Sam's Club selling its products without permission
A jewelry manufacturer says Sam's Club has begun selling its products without its permission.
Texas College accused of firing employee because of her religious beliefs
A woman has filed suit against Texas College, alleging she lost her job because she refused to work Saturdays due to her religious beliefs.Kasha L. Robinson claims she worked as a recruiter for Texas College in Tyler. Before she was hired, however, she informed the school that she could not work on Saturdays due to her religious beliefs as a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, according to
Driver blamed for causing collision
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims failed to yield the right-of-way, causing a collision.Tony Garcia claims he was driving east on U.S. Route 67 in Morris County on July 9, 2013, when defendant Shawn McCoy Henderson, who was driving on U.S. Route 77, attempted to make a left turn onto U.S. Route 67. "Defendant Henderson failed to yield the right-of-way and made an unsafe left turn,"
Super 8 floor collapsed beneath man, according to lawsuit
A man claims he incurred medical costs after a floor at a Super 8 motel collapsed beneath him.
Man claims spinal injuries in collision
A Corpus Christi man has filed suit against the driver who he claims caused a multi-car collision, causing him to sustain spinal injuries.
Rear-end collision subject of lawsuit
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended the vehicle in which she was riding.
Man files lawsuit over injuries sustained when moped flipped
A man claims he suffered injuries when a driver switched lanes and caused his moped to flip.
Man blames injuries on driver who sideswiped his vehicle
A man claims he suffered physical pain after a driver sideswiped his vehicle.
Couple claims injuries in collision with city bus
A woman claims she suffered neck, back and shoulder injuries after a bus driver merged into her lane and struck her vehicle.
Woman claims injuries in fall at Taco Bell
A Jefferson County woman sustained severe and disabling injuries after falling while eating at Taco Bell, according to a recently filed lawsuit.Barbara Guillory filed a lawsuit Sept. 8 in Jefferson County District Court against Taco Bell. In her complaint, Guillory claims she was eating with her husband at the Taco Bell located at 6365 Phelan Blvd. in Beaumont on June 28 when she attempted to refill
ExxonMobil says fire caused by cleaning companies
After a company cleaned equipment at ExxonMobil's Beaumont refinery, a fire erupted, causing substantial damage, according to a recently filed lawsuit. ExxonMobil Corp. filed a lawsuit Sept. 9 in Jefferson County District Court against Zurich American Insurance Co., American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Co., Lexington Insurance Co., Signature Industrial Services, Clean Harbors Industrial Services
Man claims HEB job loss based on discrimination
A former H.E.B. Grocery Co. employee has filed suit against the store, alleging he lost his job after attempting to investigate the treatment of an employee.Bruce Block claims he had been working for defendant H.E.B. since 1995 with an exemplary record when he began to investigate the subordination by a minority employee.