BEAUMONT - Glen Morgan and Taylor Miller of the Reaud Morgan & Quinn law firm have reached a settlement of $104,950,000.00 – one of the largest settlements for a single wrongful death case ever recorded.
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Wayne Reaud
BEAUMONT – Over the years, iconic attorneys Walter Umphrey and Wayne Reaud have contributed greatly to the Jefferson County courthouse – somewhat literally, as the two men and their law firms have been stuffing heaps of cash into the coffers of the judges who preside over their cases for decades now.
Now, apparently seeking to “honor” Umphrey and Reaud for their “accomplishments,” the Commissioners’ Court will vote tomorrow on whether to authorize the erection of busts of the men in the courthouse’s entry courtyard.
If authorized, a bust of Gilbert Low will also be erected alongside Umphrey and Reaud.
Reaud
BEAUMONT – A former Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy recently testified that attorney Wayne Reaud of Reaud Morgan & Quinn threatened him with criminal charges if he didn’t concoct corruption claims against former district judge Layne Walker – an accusation that Reaud completely denies.
The Record has obtained the oral deposition of former sheriff’s deputy Steven Broussard, which was given on Jan. 25 in the case of Steve Hartman v. Layne Walker et al.
Back in 2013, Broussard, who retired that year amid allegations of evidence tampering, was a bailiff in Walker’s court. Before retiring, Broussard arrested plaintiff Steve Hartman on May 28, 2013, when Hartman tried to serve Walker with a lawsuit while the judge has holding court.