Texas AG announces Medicaid settlements of $10.9 million with drug manufacturers
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced two settlement agreements Wednesday with two drug manufacturers that allegedly misreported the prices of various drugs to...
View ArticleNotice of non-suit filed in suit claiming doctor’s own terminal illness led...
A Hardin County woman has non-suited the defendants in her suit, which claimed she was forced to endure multiple surgeries after a cancer-stricken doctor failed to install the correct device into her...
View ArticleLVNV Funding seeks $9K from delinquent credit card account
LVNV Funding has filed a lawsuit against Beaumont local Edward Lee, alleging he refuses to pay a credit card balance of more than $9,000. The suit was filed Feb. 6 in Jefferson County District Court...
View ArticleSeveral chemical companies blamed for man’s cancer non-suited
Several companies accused of exposing a laborer to carcinogenic materials and causing his bladder cancer have been non-suited from the litigation. William Boudreaux filed suit against R.T. Vanderbilt...
View ArticleA&A Super Toters sued for alleged intoxicated driver’s collision
Karen Davis is suing A&A Super Toters, alleging one of the company’s employees, who was allegedly under the influence, caused an automobile collision. The suit was filed Feb. 4 in Jefferson County...
View Article16 companies named as defendants in benzene suit
China residents Robert and Brenda Fontenot are suing Goodyear Tire & Rubber, along with 15 other companies, for allegedly exposing Robert to benzene throughout his career. The suit was filed Feb. 4...
View ArticleEight states join challenge of Dodd-Frank
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Eight state attorneys general, including Texas AG Greg Abbott, have joined a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall...
View ArticleFraudulent billing suit against Entergy abated pending similar case appeal
A lawsuit against Entergy Texas alleging fraudulent billing practices has been abated while a similar case makes it was through an appeals court. As previously reported, the cities of Port Arthur,...
View ArticleAlon USA seeks to quash depositions in suit filed by man who fell off ladder
Alon USA is seeking to stop depositions in a suit brought by a Hardin County man who claims he lost consciousness and fell off a ladder. As previously reported, Corey Babineaux filed suit against Echo...
View ArticleTexas Farm sued for underinsured motorist benefits
Area resident Kassie Johnson has filed an automobile collision suit against Tyrus Wells and Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. The suit was filed Feb. 12 in Jefferson County District Court....
View ArticleMed-mal over ovary removal slated for summer trial
A medical malpractice claim has been slated to go to trial in August. Last April, Taryn Stevens filed suit against Dr. Khalid Kayani and Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital, alleging one of her...
View ArticleFather also responsible for minor’s shooting injury, judge rules
A defendant accused of allowing a minor to shoot a gun unsupervised has successfully designated the minor’s father as a responsible third party. As previously reported, Marci Taylor, acting as next of...
View ArticleAmerican Express sues card member for $45K
Seeking to recover more than $45,000 on a delinquent account, American Express Bank has filed suit against Beaumont local Erica Novak. The suit was filed Feb. 7 in Jefferson County District Court....
View ArticleSuit alleges numerous defects with boat
Beaumont local John Reed Jr. has filed suit against Alumacraft Boat and Dingo Group, alleging that he has encountered numerous defects with the boat he purchased from the defendants. The suit was filed...
View ArticleSuit claiming shopper struck by rolling dolly dismissed
A suit claiming a rolling dolly injured a shopper has been dismissed. Port Arthur resident Jennifer McLain filed suit against Adelle Samora and fashion retailer Citi Trends on Nov. 30, 2011, in...
View ArticleA Tale of Two States: Texas and California
In “A Tale of Two Cities,” Charles Dickens depicts the homicidal madness that engulfed Paris during the French Revolution, a fate from which London was spared. Californians may not be suffering a...
View ArticleTLR remembers Lincoln as tort reform champion
On this President’s Day, Texans for Lawsuit Reform again honors the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, for his strong stand against frivolous lawsuits and his expressed belief that...
View ArticleGalveston hotel sued over woman’s fall
GALVESTON – After she slipped and fell at a Galveston hotel almost two years ago, Margaret Foster pursues legal action. Foster is suing Fertitta Hospitality LLC, doing business as The San Luis Resort,...
View ArticleOregon publisher insists magazine title not trademark infringement
HOUSTON – SagaCity Media Inc. is asking a Houston federal court to declare that it has not committed trademark infringement, recent records show. In a petition filed Feb. 12, SagaCity Media, a...
View ArticleLawsuit: Men claim investor usurped ownership of app
HOUSTON – Alleging a computer application they created was stolen and sold without their permission, Patrick Scott Beardmore and Galen Blom have filed a lawsuit. Recent court documents filed Feb. 12 in...
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