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AP Poll: Americans want medical malpractice reform
Maas WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The majority of Americans say federal lawmakers ought to make it more difficult for allegedly aggrieved patients to sue for medical malpractice, a poll Thursday indicates. -
Trial lawyers oppose special med-mal courts
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- A U.S. Senate panel is considering proposals aimed at decreasing the number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed in already bogged down courts. -
5th Circuit denies Kent's disability status, recommends impeachment
Kent Former U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent tried to blame his sexual attacks of female staff members on alcoholism and mental illness, but the Judicial Council for the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wasn't buying it. -
Souter stepping down from U.S. SC
Souter WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter has announced his retirement from the Court, giving President Barack Obama the opportunity to pick his successor. -
Lawyers behaving badly not limited to Jefferson County courts
In a local court, Judge Donald Floyd has twice had to issue stern warnings to misbehaving attorneys during an ongoing trial, but the theatrics in his court are nothing compared to the brawl that broke out between lawyers in a New Orleans courtroom recently. -
Suit filed in Jefferson County by workers in Houston crane collapse
Just days after a deadly crane collapse at a Houston refinery, four construction workers have filed personal injury claims against several defendants. -
Three Texas SC justices believe state was right to remove teen girls from polygamist compound
AUSTIN � Three justices on the Texas Supreme Court agreed with the other six that the state lacked evidence to take boys and little girls from their parents at the Yearning for Zion Ranch. The three believe, however, that the state did act properly when it removed pubescent girls from the ranch near Eldorado. -
Texas court overturns Vioxx ruling
A Texas appeals court overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against the drug maker Merck & Company in a case involving its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. -
Texas gamer wins $21M award in patent suit against Nintendo
A small East Texas gaming company has won a $21 million jury verdict in a patent infringement case against Nintendo. -
Enterprise, Chronicle file suit against Police News for copyright violations
HOUSTON -- A Galveston journalist is facing a federal lawsuit after the Associated Press, the Beaumont Enterprise and other Texas newspapers say he has posted unauthorized copies of their stories on his news Web sites. -
BP's Browne gives deposition regarding explosion
Lord John Browne After two years of legal wrangling by Beaumont attorney Brent Coon, former BP chairman John Browne gave a voluntary deposition under oath April 4. -
Republican Kyle Janek resigns from Texas Senate
State Sen. Kyle Janek, a Houston Republican who represents parts of Jefferson County, has announced he will resign his seat in June. -
Legally Speaking: Legal Year In Review
As 2007 mercifully draws to a close, I cannot help but reflect on the many legal milestones that distinguished this past year � pivotal court decisions, groundbreaking legislation, etc. But what about those moments in the legal realm that were just plain wacky? Don't they deserve a little recognition, too? I think so. -
Ford to settle suits over Explorer rollovers
2001 Ford Explorer Ford Motor Co. has agreed to a settlement that will put an end to all the outstanding lawsuits claiming its Explorer SUV is prone to rollovers. -
Street preachers say arrest violated civil rights
A file photo from the group's Web site shows SPF Director Ron McRae preaching in Washington, D.C. Members of the World Wide Street Preachers' Fellowship (SPF) are suing Beaumont's mayor and police chief, claiming their First Amendment rights were violated when they were arrested for "preaching about the sins of homosexuality." -
BP agrees to settle with 4 victims of 2005 refinery explosion
Brent Coon BP agreed Sept. 18 to settle claims by four victims of an explosion at its Texas City refinery, ending the first trial over the March 2005 explosion. The terms were not disclosed. -
$54 million pants fund-raiser eases Chungs' legal pain
$54 million pants under guard WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The owners of a Washington, D.C. dry cleaning business got some relief at a legal defense fund-raiser Tuesday night as guests from around the country turned out to help their brethren. -
Self-serve
We all feel incredible sympathy for 23 year-old Eva Rowe, who famously lost both her parents in a 2005 explosion at a British Petroleum (BP) oil refinery in Texas City. -
Legally Speaking: What's Your Name Worth? Maybe Not As Much As You Think
In his play "Othello," Shakespeare wrote "Who steals my purse, steals trash - but he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed." -
Texas gets cured
Four years after instituting sweeping medical malpractice lawsuit reforms, Texas has gone from a doctor shortage to a doctor surplus.