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Jefferson County man sues former employee claiming breach of contract
A Jefferson County man is suing a former employee for allegedly stealing customers from his business. Mark Reddoch filed a lawsuit Feb. 24 in the Jefferson County District Court against Robert...
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TWIA: Texas Windfall Income for Attorneys
Remember that amazing time when we Texans came together and with one heart and one mind lobbied our state legislature to establish a billion-dollar trust fund to benefit our favorite native-son trial...
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From household mold to insurance gold: How Mostyn made his millions
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Not long after Hurricane Ike pounded the Texas Gulf Coast, trial lawyers mobilized, launching aggressive advertising campaigns with the aim of enticing area residents to sue...
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Jefferson County 58th District Court: Docket for May 2014
ROSE SONNIER ET AL V. ABLE FASTENER INC ET AL (P)BROWN, DARREN L -(D)LAMBERT, MARK D LAM PHAM ET AL V. JEROME F SCHRAPPS MD ET AL (P)THWEATT, L LEE JR -(D) QUINN, WADE R Jefferson County 58th District...
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New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 2014005760 Assumed Name:HOWARD JOHNSON BEAUMONT Address:10700 RICHARMOND AVE, STE 120, HOUSTON, TX 77042 Date Filed:2/24/2014 Owner Name:ALH PROPERTIES NO ONE INC License #: 2014005766...
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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
MARSHALL DIVISION March 3 Penovia LLC v Acer America Corp. Case No. 2:14-cv-00161 Penovia LLC v Aliph Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00162 Penovia LLC v Alpine Electronics of America Inc. Case No....
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Sunoco, Transcanada Keystone Pipeline named in $15M breach of contract suit
A Jefferson County construction company is suing subcontractors, claiming breach of contract. Ron Williams Construction Inc. filed a lawsuit Feb. 7 in the Jefferson County District Court against...
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Homeowner sued for breach of contract
A couple is suing over claims a Galveston County man breached a home sale agreement. Winfield Nagle filed a lawsuit March 6 in the Galveston County District Court against Timothy Jay Cohen, citing...
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Legally Speaking: The lighter side of the law-Part I
As I make my way through the day to day drudgery that usually characterizes the legal system, it is easy to overlook the humorous moments that happen—and believe me, they do happen. Just consider the...
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Law professor: McCaskill’s legislation has potential to be ‘most destructive’...
ARLINGTON, Va. (Legal Newsline) — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill’s patent troll bill, introduced last week, could be even more devastating to the country’s patent system than those measures already...
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Louisiana legislature takes aim at ‘patent trolls’
BATON ROUGE – Two bills pre-filed for the 2014 Louisiana legislative session are firmly aimed at patent ‘trolls,’ firms that specialize in bringing patent lawsuits. So-called trolls are companies that...
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Disciplinary board files barratry complaint against Reynolds
A Texas attorney – and state representative – is the subject of a complaint by the state’s disciplinary board. The Commission for Lawyer Discipline filed a petition in February against Ronald E....
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Candidates for Williams’ seat in Dist. 4 to attend Beaumont forum
The Beaumont Chamber of Commerce is hosting a forum for the Republican candidates of Texas Senate District 4. Bunch It will be held at noon, Tuesday, March 18, at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Beaumont....
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Judge denies Dallas Co. request in MERS litigation
A federal judge has denied Dallas County’s request for reconsideration of a decision in favor of an electronic mortgage system, which it claims harms the county by denying filing fees. The plaintiffs...
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Man sues after being struck in vehicle collision
A man is suing a driver after sustaining injuries in a vehicle crash. Christopher Dollins filed suit Feb. 18 in the Jefferson County District Court against Elvia Vela, citing negligence. The lawsuit...
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Galveston County driver sued after allegedly striking woman loading groceries
A Galveston County woman is suing over claims she was struck by a vehicle while loading groceries into her car. Gailon Jeanette Slaughter filed a lawsuit March 5 in the Galveston County District Court...
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Allied Flare Inc. sued after vehicle strikes pedestrian
A Galveston County woman is suing over claims she was injured when a commercial vehicle struck her. Elizabeth M. Duhon filed a lawsuit March 5 in the Galveston County District Court against Allied...
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Don Julio’s Mexican Restaurant sued over lease default
A Galveston County management company is suing a restaurant for failing to pay rent. Inland American Retail Management LLC, as managing agent of MLB League City Bay Colony Limited Partnership, filed a...
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Texaco, Chevron named in mesothelioma suit
A man’s death from alleged asbestos exposure pulls Texaco and Chevron into court. Mignonne Patterson, spouse of Morgan Patterson, deceased, filed suit on behalf of herself and two children on March 5,...
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Defendants in Motiva explosion suit submit requested production
A group of industrial defendants being sued over a man’s injuries at a local refinery have submitted all written discovery requested by the plaintiffs. As previously reported, Jasper County resident...
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