News from May 2017
Ninth Court forces ExxonMobil into arbitration, oil giant had brought lawsuit against Lexington Insurance
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently found a valid arbitration agreement exists between ExxonMobil and Lexington Insurance, ordering a lower court to reverse its ruling that denied the insurer’s motion to compel arbitration.
Inspector alleges construction company failed to pay overtime
GALVESTON — A North Carolina man is suing a construction company, alleging violation of workers compensation acts in not paying overtime.
KBR recovers almost half-billion dollar judgment, resolves lengthy commercial dispute
HOUSTON – KBR Inc. has reached settlement with PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion on a nearly half-billion dollar judgment that was first rendered nearly a decade ago.
Federal judge rules Title IX suit against Baylor University can proceed
AUSTIN – A federal judge in Texas has ruled a onetime Baylor University student’s deliberate-indifference suit naming former school football coach Art Briles as one of several defendants can move forward.
MoneyOnMobile selects former senator Kay Hutchison for board of directors
DALLAS – MoneyOnMobile has appointed former Kay Bailey Hutchison as a member of its board of directors after her initiatives for women empowerment made her a standout senator.
Government watchdog files FOIA lawsuit seeking alleged EPA encryption documents
WASHINGTON – Judicial Watch Inc. filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit March 23 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that some Environmental Protection Agency officials “may have used the cellphone encryption application ‘Signal’ to thwart government oversight and transparency,” according to a Judicial Watch news release.
Texas Supreme clarifies past insurance rules, orders second trial in USAA lawsuit
AUSTIN – The Supreme Court of Texas has overturned two lower court rulings and ordered that a new trial take place in an $11,350 Galveston Island insurance case.
ACLU sues customs and border enforcement for allegedly violating FOIA law
HOUSTON – The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas has filed a lawsuit in district court against the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for allegedly failing to provide documents or respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests filed back in February.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
MARSHALL DIVISION Apr. 26 POST MEDIA SYSTEMS LLC V. DEEZER S.A. ET AL 2:17-cv-00356-JRG
Jefferson County 58th Court District: June 2017
JACQUELINE WARD ET AL V. TOYOTA
New business licenses issued in Jefferson County
April 21 - 27 License #:13078 Assumed Name:TRACI LOUISE PLEASE Address:6050 TYRRELL PARK RD, BEAUMONT, TX 77705 Owner Name:JOHNSON TRACI License #:13143 Assumed Name:BREAD BUS Address:6685 CALDER AVE, APT N, BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77706 Owner Name:NSQUARED ENTERPRISES LLC License #:13173 Assumed Name:ESCAGNE ENTERPRISES Address:241 HARDY #31, NEDERLAND, TX 77627 Owner Name:ES