Rotting Wood Product in Post-Katrina Built Homes May Spark Legal Action January 7, 2014 By Richard Thompson Actor Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation, which has built 100 energy-efficient new homes in the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Lower 9th...
Texas Woman Seeks $1M After Slipping on Nut Shells July 29, 2013 A Texas woman wants $1 million in damages from a steakhouse known for letting patrons throw peanut shells on the...
Making the Most of Mediation June 27, 2013 By Brian S. Martin More litigation is resolved by mediation than by jury trials. Because of this, it is very important that insurance professionals...
Texas-Based Halliburton Posts 1Q Loss on Oil Spill Litigation Charges April 23, 2013 Houston, Texas-based Halliburton says it lost $18 million in the first quarter, pulled down by $637 million in charges related...
Judge Chides Army Corps over New Orleans Levees April 17, 2013 By Michael Kunzelman The Army Corps of Engineers built a “tragically flawed” levee system for New Orleans – but isn’t liable for claims...
Rig Worker: Training Saved Lives After BP Blowout March 27, 2013 By Michael Kunzelman A Transocean employee who served as chief mate on the Deepwater Horizon testified in New Orleans that he believes the...
Receivership Proposed for Texas’ Insurer of Last Resort March 25, 2013 By Stephanie K. Jones In a meeting on March 25, the board of directors of Texas’ insurer of last resort in coastal areas is...
Appraisals, Breach of Contract and Bad Faith: Is There a Connection? February 1, 2013 By Brian S. Martin and Jamie R. Carsey One of the axioms of Texas bad faith law has always been that there is no bad faith where a...
Food Borne Illness Cases Present Complex Coverage Questions December 19, 2012 By Stephanie K. Jones One of the most heavily litigated insurance issues in coverage liability cases related to outbreaks of widespread food borne illnesses...
Asbestos Lawsuit Disclosure Bill Heads to Ohio Governor December 13, 2012 A bill headed to the Ohio governor aims to curb duplicate lawsuits over on-the-job asbestos exposure in a state with...