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Lawsuit blames electric co-op for Bastrop County wildfire
9/26/2011 3:33 PM By Marilyn Tennissen

A lawsuit was filed Sept. 23 against Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, alleging the power company is responsible for the Bastrop County fire, the largest in Texas history.

The flames in Bastrop County may be extinguished, but a recently filed lawsuit is now igniting a court battle over the largest wildfire in the state's history.

Plunk

Longtime Hardin County Judge Britt Plunk dies
5/18/2011 8:30 AM By Staff Reports
Hardin County State District Judge Britt Plunk, 64, died Tuesday morning after being rushed to an area hospital.

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Coontz

Texas judge names former law partner to investigate Toyota
2/8/2011 11:00 AM By Marilyn Tennissen
A Texas judge has named his former law partner as special prosecutor to look into possible wrongdoing by Toyota in a rollover lawsuit.

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Jack

With retirement announced, tort reform groups praise Judge Jack's impact
10/20/2010 1:24 PM By David Yates
As U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack plans her impending retirement in June 2011, local and national tort reform groups praise the impact she had behind the bench during her 17 year career as a federal judge.

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Halbach

Only 1 percent of plaintiffs offer evidence in Texas silica MDL
7/19/2010 4:34 PM By John O'Brien
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Only 54 plaintiffs out of more than 5,000 in a silicosis multidistrict litigation court responded to a request for information that would have satisfied medical requirements and allowed their lawsuits to proceed.

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Schaffer

Texas MDL panel consolidates 15 Toyota acceleration suits
7/14/2010 12:00 PM By Steve Korris
AUSTIN - Fifteen lawsuits from 11 counties over unintentional acceleration of Toyota vehicles will proceed in a single court.
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Tracy

Plaintiffs want Toyota wrongful death suits kept out of MDL
6/10/2010 10:00 AM By Steve Korris
AUSTIN - Wrongful death claims against Toyota Motor Corp. don't belong in the statewide consolidation of lawsuits being filed over unintended acceleration, a Texas plaintiffs' attorney claims.

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Brister

Former Texas justice to represent BP in state litigation
6/2/2010 10:15 AM By Steve Korris
AUSTIN - Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister will lead BP Exploration and Production's defense in state litigation over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Viehman

Toyota seeks MDL for Texas acceleration lawsuits
5/18/2010 9:18 PM By Steve Korris
AUSTIN - Toyota Motor Corp., facing 15 unintended acceleration lawsuits in Texas and expecting more, seeks to consolidate them before a single judge.

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TCEQ complaint over hunters defecating in woods arouses public support
5/13/2010 12:17 PM By David Yates
Overwhelmed by what he saw as the idiocy of a recent complaint to the Texas Commision on Environmental Quality, Limestone County Judge Daniel Burkeen felt compelled to author an appropriate response after being asked to investigate whether a hunting lodge owner was allowing patrons to defecate in the woods.

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Texas legal environment improves, survey shows
3/22/2010 9:59 AM By Chris Rizo
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)-The legal climate in Texas has improved over the past seven years but Beaumont is still getting negative national attention, a survey released today of top corporate lawyers and business executives shows.

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