Texas News

April 24, 2012

Texas marine-based entities claim BP oil spill ruining business

SE Texas Record | April 24, 2012

Four Southeast Texas marine-based entities have filed separate suits against BP and several other companies, alleging the April 20, 2010, oil spill has hurt their business.

Tags: Environmental Litigation, Texas

April 5, 2012

Man steps in paint, slips and sues Wal-Mart

Southeast Texas Record | April 5, 2012

While out shopping at a Port Arthur Wal-Mart, Montgomery County resident Patrick Donley stepped in some paint and slipped.

Tags: Lawsuit Abuse Impact, Texas

April 4, 2012

Asbestos suit faults 22 companies for man's death

Southeast Texas Record | April 4, 2012

On behalf of the late Robert Booker, Oda Booker has filed an asbestos suit against 22 companies, even though the deceased already received a settlement for an asbestos-related disease.

Tags: Asbestos, Texas

March 30, 2012

Texas will receive $61M in Risperdal settlement

LegalNewsline.com | March 30, 2012

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced this week that Texas will receive a larger share than initially expected from a $158 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson that was approved by courts on Tuesday.

Tags: State Attorneys General, Texas

PRO/CON VIEW: Are limits on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases good or bad for Texas?

Beaumont Enterprise | March 30, 2012

While Texans watch the U.S. Supreme Court debate the legality of Obamacare, they received an important victory on health care at the state level. A federal judge has upheld a 2003 law that placed sensible limits on non-economic damages in health care lawsuits.

Tags: Medical Liability, Texas

March 28, 2012

U.S. judge upholds Texas cap on medical malpractice awards

Dallas Morning News | March 28, 2012

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Texas law limiting noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases to $250,000 is constitutional.

Tags: Medical Liability, Texas

March 8, 2012

Philly court boots asbestos claim from Texas

Legal Newsline | March 8, 2012

A Texas couple won't be allowed to file its asbestos lawsuit in Philadelphia. Deborah Gibson and her current husband Lark filed suit over her mesothelioma in September in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. The lawsuit was dismissed two months later.

Tags: Asbestos, Pennsylvania, Texas

March 7, 2012

Wal-Mart asks judge to reject Texas class-action bias suit

Star-Telegram | March 7, 2012

Wal-Mart Stores asked a federal judge in Dallas to reject a proposed class-action lawsuit in which women allege that the world's largest retailer discriminated against Texas female workers over pay and promotions.

Tags: Class Action, Texas

January 31, 2012

PU sues attorneys seeking fees from Nicaraguan banana-picker litigation

Southeast Texas Record | January 31, 2012

The Beaumont-based Provost Umphrey Law Firm is suing several attorneys over fees stemming from litigation brought against Dole on behalf of Central American banana pickers.

Tags: Class Action, Lawsuit Abuse Impact, Texas, Trial Lawyers' Influence

Gibson plunges into politics in Senate run

Houston Chronicle | January 31, 2012

For his latest tussle, though, the current president of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association may be punching above his weight class.

Tags: Texas, Trial Lawyers' Influence