9 of 10 Wrongful Death Suits Over Astroworld Concert Crowd Surge Settled May 10, 2024 By JUAN A. LOZANO Nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld music festival have... Read More
Louisiana Governor Signs Package of Property Insurance Reform Bills May 9, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Louisiana governor Jeff Landry signed a package of insurance reform bills Tuesday aimed at encouraging insurers to write more business... Read More
Decayed, Broken Utility Pole Caused Largest Wildfire in Texas History: Report May 8, 2024 By JAYME LOZANO CARVER, The Texas Tribune A decayed utility pole that broke, causing power wires to fall on dry grass in the Texas Panhandle, sparked the... Read More
Hundreds Rescued in Flooded Neighborhoods From Houston to East Texas May 6, 2024 By JUAN A. LOZANO and LEKAN OYEKANMI High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than... Read More
Texas Regulators Limit Oil and Gas Disposal Wells in Bid to Reduce Earthquakes in West Texas January 12, 2024 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Texas Tribune The state’s oil and gas regulatory agency last month suspended nearly two dozen permits that let companies inject saltwater water... Read More
Firefighters Investigate Role of Gas in Explosion at Historic Texas Hotel that Injured 21 January 11, 2024 By Jamie Stengle and Jake Bleiberg FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Fire investigators said Tuesday they have still not determined what caused an explosion at a... Read More
Explosion at Historic Texas Hotel Injures 21 and Scatters Debris in Downtown Fort Worth January 10, 2024 By Jamie Stengle FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows,... Read More
Editor's Picks Former MMA Lawyer Suspended; Hedge Funds Win Injunction to Protect Funds Loaned to Firm January 2, 2024 By Jim Sams A former attorney for McClenny Moseley & Associates, who was accused of dishonesty while participating in his law firm’s filing... Read More
Editor's Picks 5th Circuit Rejects Class-Action Suit that Alleged Autosource Software Undervalued Total Loss Claims December 28, 2023 By Claims Journal staff A federal appellate court reversed a trial court’s decision to certify a class of plaintiffs in a lawsuit that alleged... Read More
Editor's Picks 5th Circuit: Louisiana Statutes, not Admiralty Law, Govern Actions Against River Boat Pilots December 6, 2023 By Jim Sams As maritime accidents go, the collision between the M/V Strandja and the M/V Kieffer E. Bailey on the Mississippi River... Read More