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News for July 2008

• Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
  7/31/2008 5:00 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Low-profile judge thrust into the spotlight
  7/31/2008 3:21 PM By  
• SunMart sued for allegedly cheating consumers at the pump
  7/31/2008 3:00 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Former paralegal's suit calls Houston attorney Laminack a 'sexual predator'
  7/31/2008 1:33 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Recent business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
  7/31/2008 11:50 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
  7/31/2008 11:22 AM By David Yates 
• Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson County
  7/31/2008 11:00 AM By David Yates 
• Galveston woman sues Wal-Mart for fall injury
  7/31/2008 11:00 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Defeated PA councilman's fate rests in judge's hands
  7/31/2008 11:00 AM By David Yates 
• Seamen infected with MRSA sue ship owners for $2 million
  7/31/2008 10:44 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Shooting victim files suit against suspected attackers
  7/31/2008 10:23 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Shared tracks don't mean shared pockets, appeals court rules in railroad case
  7/31/2008 9:59 AM By Steve Korris 
• Driver sues railroad after train reverses into tractor trailer
  7/31/2008 9:52 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau 
• Appeals court allows defendants to get second medical opinion in injury case
  7/31/2008 9:41 AM By Steve Korris 
• Government agencies sue former wood treatment plant for environmental cleanup costs
  7/31/2008 9:14 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau 
• Black worker at Halliburton claims racial, religious discrimination in suit
  7/30/2008 3:43 PM By David Yates 
• Nintendo puts up $38 M to keep Wii in the game
  7/30/2008 3:17 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Blessey Marine sued by Port Arthur seaman
  7/30/2008 12:51 PM By David Yates 
• Seaman claims poor lighting caused fall, files Jones Act suit
  7/30/2008 12:35 PM By David Yates 
• Appeals court denies DuPont's mandamus request regarding new asbestos trial
  7/29/2008 4:32 PM By David Yates 
• Haver dismissed from Goodyear conveyor suit
  7/29/2008 3:15 PM By David Yates 
• BPD officer suspended in prostitution sting gets TRO against department
  7/29/2008 2:53 PM By David Yates 
• Corporate hunting trip ends in suit when man shot by camp cook
  7/29/2008 11:00 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau 
• Downtown cafe sued after patron falls
  7/28/2008 4:49 PM By David Yates 
• Judge to decide defeated PA councilman's fate
  7/28/2008 4:33 PM By David Yates 
• Sunmart stations accused of cheating customers
  7/28/2008 1:49 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Web site spotlights trial lawyer 'earmarks'
  7/28/2008 10:23 AM By Chris Rizo 
• Abbott warns against post-storm price-gouging
  7/25/2008 1:34 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Court agrees no cap was set on lawyer's fees
  7/24/2008 6:49 PM By Steve Korris 
• Expert: Private securities lawsuits hurt economy
  7/24/2008 2:31 PM By Chris Rizo 
• New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
  7/24/2008 11:26 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Church employee says he was doused with Lysol for smoking cigar
  7/24/2008 11:19 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau 
• This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
  7/24/2008 11:00 AM By David Yates 
• Man sues Goodyear for gender discrimination
  7/24/2008 11:00 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau 
• Suit filed in Jefferson County by workers in Houston crane collapse
  7/24/2008 10:41 AM By David Yates 
• Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
  7/23/2008 8:41 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Capitol Comment: Measured Steps to Ease Housing Crisis
  7/23/2008 8:00 PM By U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison 
• Stockyards Act created in 1921 to protect competition in meat, poultry industry
  7/23/2008 7:52 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Andrade named new Texas secretary of state
  7/23/2008 6:34 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Alvin merchant sues AT&T over yellow page ad
  7/23/2008 3:39 PM By David Yates 
• Mississippi woman trips, sues Tuffy's
  7/23/2008 3:30 PM By David Yates 
• Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson and Orange counties
  7/23/2008 3:00 PM By David Yates 
• Garbage man claims no warning about dangers of heavy trash lifting
  7/23/2008 3:00 PM By David Yates 
• Orange suit names 43 companies for man's asbestos exposure
  7/23/2008 2:48 PM By David Yates 
• Texas City sued for taking tractor
  7/23/2008 2:24 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Orange couple says rental company employee assaulted children
  7/23/2008 1:57 PM By David Yates 
• Suit alleges Wal-Mart damaged engine during oil change
  7/23/2008 1:52 PM By David Yates 
• This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
  7/23/2008 1:45 PM By David Yates 
• Appeals court breaks from precedent on Stockyards Act ruling in Pilgrim's Pride case
  7/23/2008 12:00 PM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau 
• Beaumont man gets TRO to stop house demolition
  7/23/2008 11:36 AM By David Yates 
• Not just AGs sicking outside counsel on big business
  7/22/2008 5:47 PM By John O'Brien 
• 'Built Ford Tough' slogan basis of another suit against Ford
  7/22/2008 1:34 PM By David Yates 
• Suit says Sears failed to warn shoppers that lawnmowers could fall
  7/22/2008 1:00 PM By David Yates 
• BP trial ends in settlement after nine weeks
  7/22/2008 12:48 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Asbestos trial nixed, case settles
  7/22/2008 11:50 AM By David Yates 
• Attorney blames hotel ashtray for loss of finger
  7/21/2008 4:00 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Amputee sues orthopedist for loss of finger
  7/21/2008 3:49 PM By David Yates 
• Teen with bullet in head sues surgeon that tried to remove it
  7/21/2008 2:40 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Second asbestos suit filed on pipe-fitter's behalf names 19 defendants
  7/21/2008 12:38 PM By David Yates 
• Judiciary Committee to probe 'pro-business' Supreme Court rulings
  7/21/2008 8:53 AM By Chris Rizo 
• Law students work in legal aid offices throughout Texas
  7/18/2008 10:58 AM  
• New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
  7/17/2008 5:00 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• RadioShack settles with Texas AG for $630,000
  7/17/2008 1:40 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Fund established to restore Texas Governor's Mansion
  7/17/2008 1:31 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Recent real estate foreclosures
  7/17/2008 1:12 PM By David Yates 
• This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
  7/17/2008 1:00 PM By David Yates 
• Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
  7/17/2008 11:13 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Judge denies motion for sanctions against coin fraud attorney
  7/17/2008 9:28 AM By David Yates 
• Justices vacate judgment against elderly woman
  7/17/2008 9:00 AM By Steve Korris 
• Former Terminix manager sues over wrongful termination
  7/16/2008 9:41 PM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau 
• UTMB, docs named in breast surgery lawsuit
  7/16/2008 9:28 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Vacation ends in lawsuit against Galveston resort
  7/16/2008 9:00 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Beaumont jury awards Dallas company $18M in patent infringement case
  7/16/2008 8:46 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Huntsman dismissed from railroad worker's FELA suit
  7/16/2008 3:54 PM By David Yates 
• Pilot files Jones Act suit for injury during boat transfer
  7/16/2008 3:36 PM By David Yates 
• Widow's suit questions husband's death in Galveston regatta
  7/16/2008 2:40 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Benzene lawsuit names 41 companies as defendants
  7/16/2008 12:19 PM By David Yates 
• Ironworker claims faulty lift caused hand injury
  7/16/2008 12:00 PM By David Yates 
• Texas Times: Water from on High
  7/16/2008 11:20 AM By U.S. Sen. John Cornyn 
• Beaumont man sues insurance agent for defamation
  7/16/2008 11:00 AM By David Yates 
• Attorney awaits judge's decision on sanctions
  7/15/2008 4:50 PM By David Yates 
• Capitol County faces 11 new Rita suits
  7/15/2008 3:35 PM By David Yates 
• Med-mal suit blames podiatrist for foot pain
  7/15/2008 2:22 PM By David Yates 
• Study: Arbitration a better venue for consumers than courtrooms
  7/15/2008 12:33 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Asbestos suit faults 44 companies for man's death
  7/15/2008 12:21 PM By David Yates 
• Judge Floyd levies $2M judgment against man who assaulted woman
  7/15/2008 11:55 AM By David Yates 
• Former coach files race bias lawsuit
  7/14/2008 3:26 PM By David Yates 
• Jones Act suit filed against Kirby Inland Marine
  7/14/2008 3:13 PM By David Yates 
• Nursing home blamed for woman's back injuries
  7/14/2008 3:00 PM By David Yates 
• Woman sues over husband's nursing home fall
  7/14/2008 2:45 PM By David Yates 
• Colorado couple files slip-and-fall suit against Whataburger
  7/14/2008 11:11 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau 
• Louisiana couple sues after oilfield accident
  7/14/2008 11:00 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau 
• Colossal class action hits Texarkana
  7/14/2008 10:11 AM By  
• This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
  7/10/2008 12:48 PM By David Yates 
• New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
  7/10/2008 11:46 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Texas high court rules 'laying of hands' protected by law
  7/10/2008 11:26 AM By Steve Korris 
• BP continues defense as more plaintiffs settle out of court
  7/10/2008 11:00 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
  7/9/2008 11:37 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Counterclaim filed, bars closed following Dram Shop suit against Crockett Street
  7/9/2008 11:00 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Legal climate helps make Texas top business state, Perry says
  7/9/2008 7:15 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Abbott accuses drug companies of price manipulations
  7/9/2008 4:33 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Four defendants named in suit alleging supplements caused liver damage
  7/9/2008 3:36 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson and Orange counties
  7/9/2008 3:23 PM By David Yates 
• Seaman files Jones Act suit after back injury on ship
  7/9/2008 3:00 PM By David Yates 
• Texas SC: State law trumps commercial code in wrongful death case
  7/9/2008 12:32 PM By Steve Korris 
• Texas SC rules judge should have listened to mom regarding visitation
  7/9/2008 11:56 AM By Steve Korris 
• Anorexic accountant sues Rachael Ray cooking show
  7/9/2008 8:28 AM By Chris Rizo 
• A month from prison, Scruggs still bickering over attorneys fees
  7/8/2008 3:20 PM By John O'Brien 
• County drops prisoner-housing litigation after PA pays up
  7/8/2008 3:00 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Umphrey endowment creates LU scholarship for union workers
  7/8/2008 2:28 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• $1M salt cake injury suit transferred to OC
  7/8/2008 1:52 PM By David Yates 
• This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
  7/8/2008 12:50 PM By David Yates 
• Daughter of deceased DuPont employee sues for dad's asbestos exposure
  7/8/2008 12:38 PM By David Yates 
• Charity sues charity for theft of donor list
  7/8/2008 11:38 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau 
• Dad seeks $3M for daughter's exposure to moldy apartment
  7/8/2008 11:19 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Yacht club sued for dangerous condition on premises
  7/7/2008 1:21 PM By David Yates 
• 'Trashy appearance' leads Parker to sue neighboring business
  7/7/2008 12:00 PM By David Yates 
• Murder allegations lead to libel suit
  7/3/2008 3:41 PM By David Yates 
• Worker claims toxic release at Valero caused mental impairment
  7/3/2008 3:12 PM By David Yates 
• Suit alleges asbestos users purposely mislead workers
  7/3/2008 2:38 PM By David Yates 
• Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
  7/3/2008 1:42 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Brazen Web scam uses AG's likeness and logo
  7/3/2008 12:52 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Tyson faces Arkansas class action over chicken labeling
  7/3/2008 8:42 AM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau 
• Justices affirm Judge Floyd's ruling, waive off inmate's 'frivolous' suit against AG
  7/2/2008 6:50 PM By David Yates 
• Nexstar gets second shot at recovering damages from former newscaster
  7/2/2008 6:27 PM By David Yates 
• Criss to Coon: Wrap it up
  7/2/2008 5:52 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• A Core Right, Reaffirmed
  7/1/2008 5:46 PM By U.S. Sen. John Cornyn 
• Texas SC justices face ethics hearings
  7/1/2008 5:25 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Couple never receives cash back on new truck, sues rewards company
  7/1/2008 5:16 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  

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