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News for July 2009

• Lobbyist: AAJ looking to quietly pass plaintiff lawyer tax break
  7/31/2009 7:37 AM By Chris Rizo 
• Seaman Jones files Jones Act suit after fall from ladder
  7/30/2009 5:44 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
  7/30/2009 1:41 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• East Texas woman sues Wal-Mart over unpaid overtime
  7/30/2009 1:33 PM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Appeals court cuts pro se plaintiff a little slack
  7/30/2009 1:00 PM By Steve Korris  
• This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
  7/30/2009 12:23 PM By David Yates 
• Hearing over injunction to stop BISD from razing South Park continues
  7/30/2009 11:00 AM By David Yates 
• Trial lawyers face tort reform 'danger zone' in health care overhaul, says lobbyist
  7/30/2009 10:43 AM By Chris Rizo 
• Bolivar church's fight with archdiocese belongs in state court, federal judge rules
  7/30/2009 8:56 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Woman sued over $45K credit card debt
  7/30/2009 8:20 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Port Arthur man sued for non-payment of credit card
  7/30/2009 8:18 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Convenience store sued after man trips on handicap ramp
  7/30/2009 8:11 AM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Nurse alleges discrimination due to race
  7/30/2009 8:00 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Company sues over payment for tank
  7/30/2009 7:55 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Families of two men killed in Houston crane collapse file suit in Jefferson County
  7/29/2009 9:35 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
  7/29/2009 9:18 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Teen awarded personal injury settlement, half goes to lawyers
  7/29/2009 7:22 PM By David Yates 
• Latest hurricane-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
  7/29/2009 7:00 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• BC/BS alleges cholesterol drug makers hid unfavorable test results
  7/29/2009 12:54 PM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Judge Criss weighs question of sovereign immunity in TWIA lawsuits
  7/29/2009 11:23 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• East Texas woman claims chest pains caused by exploding cell phone battery
  7/29/2009 10:48 AM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Asbestos suit names 10 companies as defendants
  7/29/2009 10:32 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Appeals court tapped to referee Coon vs. Umphrey dispute over tobacco fees
  7/28/2009 3:52 PM By David Yates 
• Hospital dismissed from suit due to inadequate report from plaintiffs' expert
  7/28/2009 9:22 AM By David Yates 
• Texas Times: Texas Farmers & Ranchers--An Enduring Legacy
  7/27/2009 12:54 PM By U.S. Sen. John Cornyn 
• Alleged asbestos fraud scheme started years ago
  7/27/2009 12:39 PM By Chris Dickerson 
• Nation's trial lawyers converge on San Francisco
  7/27/2009 12:26 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Man drives into ditch to avoid wreck, sues other driver's employer
  7/27/2009 12:00 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Ship's medic sues owner over back injury
  7/27/2009 11:51 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Man sues after hand crushed in gear box
  7/27/2009 11:47 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
  7/23/2009 3:24 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Abbott settles with dietary supplement distributor
  7/23/2009 3:00 PM By Keith Loria 
• Provost Umphrey attorneys file class action in Beaumont over light cigarettes
  7/23/2009 2:37 PM By David Yates 
• Party claiming agency status has burden of proof, justices rule
  7/23/2009 2:31 PM By Steve Korris  
• Groves couple sues installers over problems with in-ground pool
  7/23/2009 2:22 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Doctor sued over failure to pay note
  7/23/2009 2:11 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Latest hurricane-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
  7/23/2009 1:58 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Local asbestos suit names 14 companies as defendants
  7/23/2009 1:50 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
  7/23/2009 11:00 AM By David Yates 
• More Jefferson County suits filed over Digitek dosage
  7/23/2009 9:44 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Arkansas judge orders another insurance company to produce documents for class action
  7/23/2009 9:32 AM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Product demonstrator struck by store employee, sues Costco
  7/23/2009 9:28 AM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Wrongful death suit filed over man's exposure to poisonous gas
  7/23/2009 9:19 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Adopted child waited too long to claim inheritance, justices rule
  7/23/2009 9:00 AM By Steve Korris  
• Seafood worker sues after hand caught in shrimp processor
  7/23/2009 8:51 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Orange wants injunction to stop company from picking up the city's trash
  7/23/2009 8:00 AM By David Yates 
• This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
  7/23/2009 7:48 AM By David Yates 
• Injured worker claims ADA violations, seeks $1M from former employer
  7/23/2009 7:41 AM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
  7/22/2009 10:00 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Yamaha Rhino suit to proceed in Orange after appeals court denies mandamus request
  7/22/2009 5:10 PM By David Yates 
• Woman claims termination due to work-related injury
  7/22/2009 4:47 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Woman falls while jumping from burning trolley car, seeks $1M from city
  7/21/2009 2:38 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Woman seeks $150K from drug store over slip on soap
  7/21/2009 2:27 PM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Houston attorney files Jefferson County suits for injured seamen
  7/21/2009 2:21 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Ford rollover settlement provides more to lawyers than class members
  7/20/2009 7:00 PM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Default judgment over police beating reversed, defendants claim no knowledge of suit
  7/20/2009 3:26 PM By David Yates 
• Appeals court reverses $8.2 million verdict against UP, orders change of venue
  7/20/2009 1:49 PM By David Yates 
• Attorney bringing AG focus to ABA meeting
  7/16/2009 1:59 PM By John O'Brien 
• New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
  7/16/2009 1:35 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Veteran alleges agents concealed home defects before purchase
  7/16/2009 12:57 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Longview attorney files another suit against makers of Zicam
  7/16/2009 12:41 PM By David Yates 
• Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
  7/16/2009 12:00 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Texas woman sues ConAgra over tainted pot pie
  7/16/2009 11:28 AM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
  7/16/2009 11:24 AM By David Yates 
• Galveston nurse sues UTMB for discrimination
  7/16/2009 11:21 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
  7/16/2009 11:00 AM By David Yates 
• Lawyers in asbestos MDL settle dispute over 'dysfunctional database'
  7/16/2009 10:56 AM By Steve Korris  
• Motorcycle wreck blamed on defective trike
  7/15/2009 9:47 PM By David Yates 
• Arkansas man files 14 suits claiming discrimination by various cities, businesses
  7/15/2009 9:41 PM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Texas SC directs judge to rule on arbitration motion
  7/15/2009 9:00 PM By Steve Korris  
• Private meeting on new DuPont trial held in judge's chambers
  7/15/2009 4:42 PM By David Yates 
• Latest hurricane-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
  7/15/2009 12:24 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Chicken farmer sues FEMA for flooding his property
  7/15/2009 12:00 PM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Hospital employee claims promotion denial due to harassment complaint
  7/15/2009 11:37 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Supplier sues to collect from construction company
  7/15/2009 11:26 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Legal malpractice suit alleges lawyer misrepresented potential damage award
  7/15/2009 11:00 AM By David Yates 
• A/C installer hurts back lifting unit, sues employer
  7/14/2009 4:51 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Texas SC to decide if date of birth is public information
  7/14/2009 4:39 PM By Steve Korris  
• Fisherman sues yacht club after falling from golf cart
  7/14/2009 4:31 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• DuPont asking Floyd to set aside new trial decision
  7/14/2009 12:47 PM By David Yates 
• Hearing over South Park school demolition reset
  7/13/2009 1:16 PM By David Yates 
• Woman claims collectors harassing her over ex-husband's debt
  7/13/2009 1:12 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• After house explodes, Port Arthur man sued by neighbors
  7/13/2009 12:49 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Conductor sues UP over injury on train
  7/13/2009 12:00 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Terminated for pulling knife on employee, supervisor loses appeal
  7/13/2009 11:48 AM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Sotomayor hearings to begin Monday
  7/13/2009 11:31 AM By Chris Rizo 
• Asbestos lawyers say defense using 'dysfunctional' database to dismiss claims in MDL
  7/10/2009 9:28 AM By Steve Korris  
• New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
  7/9/2009 2:51 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• J&J wins record setting $1.6B in patent case against Abbott
  7/9/2009 1:34 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
  7/9/2009 10:57 AM By David Yates 
• Texas tobacco lawyers now file class action in Arkansas over light cigarettes
  7/9/2009 10:30 AM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
  7/9/2009 9:35 AM By David Yates 
• Suit claims no love for band on rock bus
  7/9/2009 9:15 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Orange County woman sues Louisiana casino over trip in parking lot
  7/9/2009 8:59 AM By David Yates 
• Woman sues over fall at grocery store
  7/9/2009 8:53 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Tourist sues trustees after injury in Galveston park
  7/9/2009 8:45 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Men blame auto collision on sleeping driver
  7/9/2009 8:43 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Latest hurricane-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
  7/9/2009 8:36 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Judge considers addition of injured woman's employer as third-party defendant
  7/9/2009 8:22 AM By David Yates 
• Provider claims insurer not fully reimbursing for services
  7/9/2009 8:00 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Woman files second suit over deceased man's asbestos exposure
  7/9/2009 7:59 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Toddler burned after playing with gas can, parents sue manufacturer for not child-proofing cap
  7/9/2009 7:50 AM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Rainy day leads to suit against bank after customer falls
  7/9/2009 7:39 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Man injured by cherry picker sues employer
  7/9/2009 7:36 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• High court addresses new trial issue in Columbia Medical Center opinion
  7/9/2009 7:14 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
  7/8/2009 9:23 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Sotomayor missed opportunities to define views on civil rights law
  7/8/2009 7:44 AM By Steve Korris  
• Texas Republican AG candidates rake in campaign cash
  7/8/2009 7:28 AM By Chris Rizo 
• Nike sued over diabetic's foot infection
  7/7/2009 3:17 PM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Windblown papers lead to injury, suit against Motiva
  7/7/2009 3:00 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Family blames mom's death on incorrect blood thinner dosage
  7/7/2009 2:50 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Tiki Island couple accuses broker of deceptive trade
  7/7/2009 2:34 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Abbott, other AGs hail GM bankruptcy agreement
  7/7/2009 11:40 AM By Chris Rizo 
• Woman sues over collision with lane-changing freight truck
  7/7/2009 10:29 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Seaman falls on knife, claims vessel not seaworthy
  7/7/2009 10:20 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Port Arthur man sues electric company over house fire
  7/7/2009 8:47 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Home improvement center sued after woman falls in store
  7/7/2009 8:33 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Defendants in benzene suit seek change of venue
  7/6/2009 2:54 PM By David Yates 
• Plaintiff seeks enforcement of settlement from suit against Mexican restaurant
  7/6/2009 2:50 PM By David Yates 
• Senate Republicans question Sotomayor's views on racial bias
  7/6/2009 9:34 AM By Chris Rizo 
• Texas SC orders Floyd to give reasons for new DuPont trial
  7/4/2009 1:13 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• South Park Middle School demolition stopped by TRO
  7/4/2009 11:41 AM By David Yates 
• Dirty foot tub at nail salon leads to suit
  7/4/2009 11:14 AM By David Yates 
• Makers of Zicam respond to nationwide allegations, deny Texas woman's claims of loss of smell
  7/2/2009 9:31 AM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 
• Suit alleges drill rig presented unreasonable risk of harm
  7/1/2009 8:30 AM By Michelle Massey, Texarkana Bureau 

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