News from January 2015
Man says daughter wrongfully withdrew $622K
A father is suing his daughter over claims she removed money from his bank accounts without his consent.
Woman died after falling on sidewalk, suit claims
A Collin County woman is suing over claims her mother was fatally injured on uneven sidewalk in Galveston.
Man says he was a victim of racial discrimination
A Smith County man is suing over claims his employer denied him promotions based upon his race.
Mother says special needs student was abused
The mother of a special needs student is suing over claims her son was abused at school.
Man says he was fired for reporting sexual harassment
A Harris County man is suing over claims he was fired after reporting sexual harassment in the workplace.
Judge: Criminal case against Perry can continue
The criminal case against former Texas governor Rick Perry will move forward after a district judge refused to dismiss the abuse of power charges.
‘Losers’ not ‘paying’ at Beaumont courthouse, judges say
Jefferson County 60th District Court Judge Gary Sanderson
PERSONNEL FILE: Susman Godfrey to consolidate offices in Houston
National litigation boutique Susman Godfrey has decided to merge its 12-lawyer Dallas office into its much larger Houston office when the Dallas office lease expires in 2016.
PERSONNEL FILE: Gardere welcomes trial attorney Craig Dillard to Houston office
HOUSTON - Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is pleased to welcome Craig D. Dillard as a trial partner in the Firm’s Houston office. Dillard joins the Firm from BoyarMiller, where he had practiced since 2007 and been a shareholder since 2012.
Defendants move for summary judgment in barratry case
Michael Kubosh
Suit seeking $1 million for car crash placed on court’s October docket
Unless the case is mediated, a suit brought by a Madison County woman seeking more than $1 million against a Jefferson County woman for an alleged crash on state Highway 75 will go to trial sometime in October.
Appeals court looks at DuPont case under new standards
DuPont de Nemours won a legal victory in a Jefferson County asbestos case almost seven years ago, and now the company is asking a Texas appeals court to look at why the trial court judge has granted the plaintiff a new trial.
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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
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Yemen’s collapse shows Obama’s foreign policy failures
By Sen. Ted Cruz
UPR in trial over fatal veterans’ parade crash
A civil trial began Monday in Midland over a veterans’ parade crash that killed four and wounded many others when a Union Pacific Railroad train collided with a float.
Suit over man’s fall at construction site settles before trial
Slated for trial this week, a suit over a man’s fall at a construction site settled before a jury could be selected.
Okla. man claims he was fired over heart condition
An Oklahoma man is suing over claims he was fired due to his heart condition.
Woman says she slipped, fell at mall
A woman is suing over claims she was injured at a mall.