Fourteen years after the State of Texas recovered $17.3 billion from tobacco manufacturers, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott now returns to the courtroom this week against pharmaceutical giant, Janssen Pharmaceutical LLC in hopes to recover more than $1 billion in damages. Abbott is charging Johnson & Johnson Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary Janssen, and five…
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According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, pipeline companies are asking the Texas Supreme Court to overturn a ruling they say jeopardizes new projects, escalating the battle over the costs of transporting oil and natural gas produced by the energy boom in South Texas. The industry says its costs are soaring as…
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According to reports out of Austin, a young man has been killed when his house exploded from an apparent gas leak. According to neighbors, the man whose home exploded called the gas company around Thanksgiving complaining of the smell of gas at his son’s birthday party. Apparently, the gas company responded to the smell of…
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An appellate court in Illinois recently reviewed whether it is “reasonably foreseeable” for a person’s body parts to hit an innocent bystander awaiting a train’s arrival on a platform, after the train collided with that person. Calling it a “tragically bizarre” case, that court determined it was. In 2008, an 18 year old man was…
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On December 19, 2011, a Dallas County jury awarded Ashley Reedy $7.2 million for the personal injuries she sustained when a Greyhound bus flipped in December of 2007. According to the allegations at trial, the Greyhound bus driver was using a cell phone in icy conditions while transporting Reedy and others. When the driver approached…
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The United States Food and Drug Administration is starting to review the side effects and safety issues of epidural steroid injections. These types of injections have become a more popular way for physicians to conservatively treat neck and back pain prior to surgery. Studies indicate that these shots – which involve an injection of a…
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According to Bloomberg, Bank of America Corp. has agreed to pay $335 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company charged different rates for home loans based on “race or national origin.” The suit claims Countrywide Financial Corp., owned by Bank of America, charged higher fees to “black and Hispanic borrowers.” The settlement will affect…
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Four former National Football League (“NFL”) players sued the NFL on Wednesday, December 21, in a federal court in Atlanta. The four players-Jamal Lewis, Dorsey Levins, Fulton Kuykendall, and Ryan Stewart-allege that the NFL misled them and failed to protect them from on-the-field head injuries. The players contend that the NFL failed to take precautions…
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