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Legally Speaking: From innocent to guilty–in the blink of an eye?
browning-new.jpg The average length of the blink of an eye lasts no more than 300 to 400 milliseconds. The typical individual blinks around 10 times in a minute's span, depending on external stimuli....
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Legally Speaking: More strange moments at the courthouse
browning-new.jpg As regular readers of "Legally Speaking" know, the courthouse is not always a solemn place where matters of great import are considered by Solomonic judges and argued by zealous...
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Saltgrass says woman’s medical affidavit not related to injury case
saltgrass-steakhouse-image.jpg GALVESTON - Asserting a League City woman submitted medical claims which are "non-related" to the allegations against it, Saltgrass Inc. filed a motion for partial...
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Summary judgment motion under advisement in cowboy’s suit over falling off horse
fairless.gif Fairless Last Friday, Chaparral Energy argued there is no evidence that the company is responsible for Jesus Luis Rivera falling off his horse while trying to roundup a stray calf. Read...
View ArticleCar crash defendant seeks to compel plaintiff’s evidence of pre-existing injury
GALVESTON – A League City man who is the target of a 2011 lawsuit arising from a two-vehicle accident at a Gulf Freeway intersection has filed a motion to compel against the plaintiff. Defendant Thomas...
View ArticleChaparral Energy has summary judgment motion denied in cowboy’s injury suit
Although Chaparral Energy argues there is no evidence that the company is responsible for Jesus Luis Rivera falling off his horse while trying to roundup a stray calf, the motion was denied. As...
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Texas AG says Google withholding evidence
abbottblue.jpg Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is seeking a court order to force search engine giant Google to hand over documents in an ongoing probe over possible...
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Parkdale Mall seeks summary judgment in trip & fall lawsuit
parkdalemall.jpg Parkdale Mall has filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing there is no evidence that its negligence caused plaintiff Bulinda Mathis to trip and fall over a door jam while...
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Blasting company sues to recover cost of damaged pump
darylbailey.jpg Bailey A Texas corporation has filed suit against the company that it claims caused it to incur half a million dollars in damages after destroying an expensive piece of equipment. Read...
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National Foundation Repair sued after home suffers water damage
foundation-cracked-house.gif Alleging negligent foundation work caused his Beaumont home to suffer water damage, Paul Carr has filed suit against Weslar Inc., doing business as National Foundation...
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Appeals court reverses Orange County slip and fall judgment
Horton Appellate judges for the Ninth District Court of Appeals reversed a $312,686 judgment in an Orange County jury verdict for a Dollar General customer who slipped and fell. On Jan. 12, Beaumont...
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Klein’s crusade to unmask bloggers finally comes to an end
Klein On Monday a local Judge denied Philip Klein’s petition to take the depositions of Google and Beaumont attorney Brent Coon, effectively ending the political commentator’s three-year crusade to...
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Lawsuit against condom manufacturer dismissed
TEXARKANA – U.S. District Judge David Folsom has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed a latex condom could disfigure a man’s genitals. As previously reported, Basil Rasheed filed a lawsuit against Church...
View ArticlePetition seeks to investigate slip on wet paint at Kohl’s
A year and a half ago, Felisha Davis claims she slipped on some wet paint at Kohl’s Department Store and broke her arm. Seeking to discover evidence, Davis filed a petition to perpetuate testimony on...
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Denbury Green Pipeline loses appeal of $444K condemnation judgment
The Denbury Green company website shows this photo of the pipeline construction. Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas lost an appeal Thursday when the Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed a final judgment awarding...
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