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Houston man sues union after losing board position
Gavel-judgeHOUSTON – Alleging that racial discrimination caused him to lose out on a higher position with a union, Houston resident Terry Stewart has filed a lawsuit. Recent court documents filed May...
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Home ownership is not for everyone
our-viewLike a college education, home ownership has been oversold. It may be nice to have a college degree and the title to a house, but the idea that everyone should have at least one of each is...
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New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
open for businessLicense #: 83240 Assumed Name: AMENS RESEALE & ACCESSORIES Business Type: PROPRIETORSHIP Date Filed: 5/09/2013 Owner Name: WILLIAM, ADRIAN License #: 83241 Assumed Name: GIDEON...
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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Patent-lightbulbMarshall Division May 14 • InvenSense Inc. v. STMicroelectronics Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00405 InvenSense is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Sunnyvale,...
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Texas AG files lawsuit against BP for oil spill damages
Deepwater_Horizon rig fireAUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced a lawsuit on Friday against BP America and other defendants for their contributions to the April 2010...
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Study: U.S. has world’s most costly legal system
ILR-logoWASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A study released this week shows that the United States has the world’s most costly legal system. The study, released by the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal...
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Taylor: TWIA reforms killed by trial lawyers, Steve Mostyn
TaylorWith only days before the 2013 Hurricane Season begins, the state’s insurer of last resort may have to file for bankruptcy, and one Texas lawmaker says attempts to save the agency have been...
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Cornyn: Is this America or China?
CornynU.S. Senator John Cornyn authored the following column on National Review Online, May 15, 2013: The events that have unfolded over the past week are showing big government at its worst. First we...
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House panel passes asbestos trusts transparency bill
AsbestosTape-300x199 (1)WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday passed legislation requiring more transparency from asbestos trusts. The measure — The Furthering...
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HEB sued for employee’s collision
HEB truckSalvador and Sijifredo Enciso are suing HEB Grocery and one of its employees, Juan Rios Aguilar, who allegedly caused an automobile collision. The suit was filed May 17 in Jefferson County...
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Longshoremen claim injuries from trying to escape falling load
BuzbeeGALVESTON – Two local longshoremen claim their attempts to escape injury on a vessel docked in the Port of Galveston resulted in injury, recent court documents say. Ernest O’Mara and Eddie...
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Ex-Kemah mayor’s defamation lawsuit scheduled for trial in July
Kemah_sealGALVESTON – A new trial date was set in a former Kemah mayor’s defamation lawsuit, recent court records show. Opening statements from either Matthew D. Wiggins Jr.’s counsel or those...
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Lawsuit targets Galveston Co. for firing woman who reported alleged sexual...
GalvestonCountySealGALVESTON – A former employee of the Galveston County District Clerk’s Office accuses the county of firing her for engaging in protected activity and is pursuing legal action....
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Galveston Co. judge arrested, charged with alleged abuse of office
DupuyGALVESTON – A Galveston County judge who has been in the midst of controversy for quite some time was recently arrested and indicted by a local Grand Jury. Galveston County Court at Law No. 3...
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Benzene suit against 18 companies slated for trial in summer of 2014
BrownOn May 23 a discovery control plan order was entered in litigation filed on behalf of the late David Landry Jr., whose family members claim he develop multiple myeloma from benzene exposure. As...
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Hurricane Ike trial: Jurors hit National Lloyds with $915K verdict
BrasherA Jefferson County jury recently found National Lloyds Insurance committed deceptive trade practices in the handling of a policy claim following Hurricane Ike, awarding the plaintiff nearly a...
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Ninth Court affirms eminent domain powers of TransCanada Keystone Pipeline
pipeline-constructionA Texas appeals court has ruled that a Beaumont judge did not err when he granted a foreign company’s petition to condemn land for the construction of a crude oil pipeline....
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Centerpoint Energy transfers venue in collision suit
rearend_crashCenterpoint Energy, a defendant in an automobile collision suit, recently had a motion seeking to transfer venue from Jefferson County to Harris County granted. As preciously reported,...
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Suit against STI for damage suffered to rental equipment dismissed
SchulzeLast summer, Fireman’s Fund Insurance, as subrogee of RSC Equipment Rental, sued Southeast Texas Industries, alleging the company is responsible for rental equipment damaged during Hurricane...
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Longtime Galveston state rep. decides to not seek re-election
EilandGALVESTON – A local attorney who has had a presence in the Texas House of Representatives for the past 20 years decided to make his current term his last. A. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, said on...
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