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TEXAS LAWYER – Judge Spends 3 Hours Explaining His Decision
TEXAS LAWYER – January 17, 2025 – By Adolfo Pesquera A judge sympathetic to the hundreds of victims of the massive Port Neches refinery explosion was not able to convince the defendant corporation to pay $292 A proposed plea agreement between federal prosecutors and TPC Group that involved negotiations that excluded the crime victims, fell…
Read MoreFEDERAL JUDGE LOWERS THE BOOM ON TPC FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES BROUGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / TPC WALKS
FEDERAL JUDGE LOWERS THE BOOM ON TPC FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES BROUGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / TPC WALKS On Friday, January 10, 2025, Federal Court Judge Michael Truncale called the attorneys representing the victims of the TPC refinery explosion case, TPC defense counsel and the Government prosecutors back to his courtroom so he could…
Read MoreUPDATE ON TPC LITIGATION – TPC Withdraws from Plea Agreement
Beaumont — TPC has withdrawn from its plea agreement with the government during a federal sentencing hearing for the 2019 plant explosion and fire in Port Neches, based on the judge’s decision to increase restitution, and TPC is now prepared to go to trial. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Truncale held the hearing Friday at…
Read More‘That is not justice’ | TPC tries to close the book on Port Neches explosion while BCA claims victims haven’t been paid their dues
TPC representatives, lawyers from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and lawyers representing victims watched on, as one such victim shared an emotional testimony. PORT NECHES, Texas — Day two of sentencing: Day two of the sentencing hearing for TPC was cut short after lunch today after Judge Michael Truncale had to leave do to a family…
Read MoreFamily suing CenterPoint after explosion at home caused major injuries
LA PORTE, Texas (KTRK) — When a pipeline explosion shot flames hundreds of feet into the sky in La Porte earlier this week, Patricia Harkins told ABC13 she “had such a bad anxiety attack” that she vomited. Harkins said the incident brought back traumatic memories from the La Porte home explosion she and her daughter narrowly…
Read MoreLaw firm files enforcement action against Orange County Eagle Railcar for chemical leak
The Law Office of Brent Coon and Associates reportedly requested access to the facility for 7 days and finally had to file an enforcement action against them. ORANGE, Texas — After a railcar leak of highly toxic chemicals more than a week ago, the Orange County Eagle Railcar facility has reportedly yet to…
Read MoreDetails of potential class-action suit on chemical release given at town hall
ORANGE — Representatives of a local law firm hosted a town hall to address the lawsuits and restraining order filed in relation to a chemical release which resulted in an Orange County shelter-in-place order earlier this month. Over 60 people attended the first town hall session on Thursday at the Orange Train Depot Museum. “What…
Read MoreBrent Coon & Associates hosting town hall over West Orange chemical release
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Read More‘Somebody could have gotten killed’ | Law firm hosts town halls in Orange to hear from concerned citizens after chemical leak
A chemical leak at Eagle Railcar Services sent two dozen people to the hospital on July 18. ORANGE, Texas — A week after a chemical leak in West Orange that sent two dozen people to the hospital, a law firm hosted three town halls as it prepares to file a class action lawsuit. Brent Coon…
Read MoreTOWN HALL MEETING TO DISCUSS RECENT CHEMICAL LEAK IN ORANGE COUNTY
12:00PM CST – Wednesday July 24th, 2024 – Brent Coon and Associates will be holding a series of Town Hall Meetings to discuss the recent chemical leak in Orange County. Brent Coon & Associates law firm filed the first of a number of lawsuits emanating from the major gas leak in Orange County that sent…
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