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Jefferson County 136th District Court: Docket for December 2014
MARGIE LEGENDRE V. CHRISTUS HEALTH ET AL (P)LEWIS, CRAIG -(D) COOKSEY, CURRY L BERNARD FERGUSON V. ACME TRUCK LINE INC ET AL (P)DUGAS, CLAY -(D)ALEXANDER, H SCOTT Judge Milton Shuffield, 136th District...
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Our View: When did Texas approve public funding of political campaigns?
As far as we know, the Texas legislature has never authorized public funding of political campaigns. There are plenty of Democratic politicians in our state who favor public funding – particularly...
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Antitrust case results in $450K in civil penalties in Texas
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached a settlement on Friday with R. Craig Rathmann and his firm, Rathmann & Associates L.P., over antitrust allegations that claimed...
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Another fraudulent claim identified by special master in BP case;...
NEW ORLEANS – An Alabama man has been ordered to return hundreds of thousands of dollars he received in an alleged scheme to defraud the claims program in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill program....
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BP settlements slow to a trickle; Critics say system ‘shockingly inefficient’
NEW ORLEANS – The numbers are in and the number of claimants paid under the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement totals 883 for the entire month of September – leaving more than 131,000 people still...
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PERSONNEL FILE: Norton Rose Fulbright welcomes transactions lawyer to...
DALLAS — Norton Rose Fulbright announced that Lisa Atlas Genecov, a prominent healthcare transactions lawyer with 30 years of experience, has joined its Dallas office as a partner. Genecov comes to...
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Galveston woman sues Island Transit after allegedly falling off bus
A Galveston woman accuses Island Transit of negligence after allegedly falling as she tried to get off a city bus. Sherry Cormack filed a lawsuit against the city of Galveston doing business as Island...
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Galveston woman accused of owing New York man for personal loan
A Galveston woman is accused of failing to repay more than $12,000 she allegedly borrowed from a New York man so she could move to the United States. Franklyn Castro filed a lawsuit against Lisandra...
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Driver seeks reimbursement from insurance company
A man claims his insurance company has failed to timely pay him benefits owed to him after an unknown driver rear-ended his vehicle. Austin Hirsch filed a lawsuit Sept. 4 in Galveston County District...
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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
BEAUMONT DIVISION Oct. 8 • Affinity Labs of Texas LLC v Nissan North America Inc. et al Case No. 1:14-cv-00508 Plaintiff Affinity Labs is a Texas limited liability company based in Dripping Springs....
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Galveston Couny man accused of driving into oncoming traffic, causing crash
A Seabrook couple is suing a Galveston County man they allege crossed into oncoming traffic and caused a crash. Jimmy Chandler and Mary Lou Chandler filed a lawsuit against Samuel Cabrera Fonseca on...
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Texas asbestos firms spending hundreds of thousands in 2014 elections
Texas’ most well-known asbestos law firms are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in state and judicial races this election cycle. The Provost Umphrey Law Firm in Beaumont and its co-founder,...
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Local firms in murky waters of campaign finance limits
Three of the biggest law firms in Southeast Texas have made large contributions to see their favorite judge reelected, donations that may exceed the legal limit. As the Record previously reported,...
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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
MARSHALL DIVISION Oct. 13 Multiplayer Network Innovations LLC v Activision Blizzard Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00946 Multiplayer Network Innovations LLC v Electronic Arts Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00947...
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New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Oct. 6-10, 2014 License #:32096 Assumed Name:GODS GRACE ENTERPRISES Address:4055 HOWARD ST, BEAUMONT,TX, 77705 Owner Name:LASSAINT CLAUDIA CURTIS License #:32130 Assumed Name:JESSIE MOVIELAND VIDEO...
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Bank seeks more than $50K from man
Wells Fargo Bank says a man owes it more than $50,000 under a judgment rendered in California. The bank filed a foreign judgment against Frank Middleton in Jefferson County District Court on Sept. 2....
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After 911 call, man says police forced him into ambulance
A man has filed suit against the police officers whom he alleges forced him into an ambulance against his will after he accidentally ingested the wrong medication.Jose Escamilla says he was living with...
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Jefferson County 58th District Court: Docket for December 2014
CHANDRA JONES V. LEON THOMAS ET AL (P)LEWIS, RICHARD G – (D) TITTLEBAUM, MARC M LINDA COOK V. JAY RAMIREZ ET AL (P)KIEHNHOFF, THOMAS NAVE – (D)MORGAN, JOHN S Judge Tom Rugg VERONICA FRANCIS MARTIN ET...
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Candidates for 58th District Court put varying spins on experience
Each of the candidates for Jefferson County’s 58th District Court are campaigning on their experience: one for his lifelong service as a civil trial attorney; the other for his life experience before...
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Grandparents seek damages after van rolls on top of granddaughter
The grandparents of a minor child have filed suit against the hospital driver who allegedly caused a collision in which their granddaughter was ejected and crushed by the van. Bruce and Ingrid Doss...
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