Monthly Archives: March 2009

Local man seeks funds from Allstate over accident claim

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A Jefferson County man has filed suit against Allstate County Mutual Insurance Co., alleging the company refused to pay for damages he sustained during an auto wreck.
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Insurance, Jefferson County, News

Family sues landlord over moldy home

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2220 Gladys

A Beaumont woman and her son are suing their landlord, claiming they became ill due to mold growing in their home.
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Jefferson County, News, Personal Injury

After losing hurricane suit, woman goes it alone and has appeal dismissed

A year after filing an appeal over her Hurricane Rita insurance lawsuit, Mary Harmon had never filed a brief, leading justices on Texas’ Ninth Court of Appeals to dismiss her case on Thursday, March 26. In August 2006, Harmon filed … Read More »

Appeals Court, Insurance, News

Jefferson County car wreck trial ends in $32k verdict

After more than two years of litigation, David Marley has collected a $32,700 verdict against Marilyn Brandom for an automobile collision she negligently caused in 2005. The trial of Marley vs. Brandom began March 23 in Judge Milton Shuffield’s 136th … Read More »

Jefferson County, News, Personal Injury

Judge Floyd grants summary judgment for last defendant in FELA suit

Judge Donald Floyd has ruled that a local rail switching company cannot be defined as a “railroad common carrier” and be sued under the Federal Employers Liability Act. As reported by the Southeast Texas Record in July 2007, Perry Ashworth … Read More »

F.E.L.A./Jones Act, Jefferson County, News

Texas Times: Tax, Borrow and Spend — Not the Answer

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Cornyn (R)

As we endure tough economic times, families across Texas are making hard choices and tightening their belts to be able to cover their expenses and provide for their children. Read More »

Federal Court, News

Suit alleges construction company committed fraud

A Texas business has filed suit against a construction company and its managing partner, alleging the company stole its money and failed to perform work on an office building. Regional Professional Building claims it hired Margon Construction to perform improvements … Read More »

Contract, Jefferson County, News

Malpractice suit alleges doc failed to remove placenta

A Jefferson County woman has filed suit against Memorial Herman Baptist Beaumont Hospital and one of its doctors, alleging they failed to remove the placenta after she gave birth. Debbie Jordan claims that after she delivered a baby at the … Read More »

Jefferson County, Med-Mal, News

BNSF to argue for summary judgment in FELA suit

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In June 2007, the Record reported on a Federal Employers Liability Act suit filed by BNSF Railway Co. employee Eldwin Garrett, who injured himself while installing an end-of-train device for the railroad.
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F.E.L.A./Jones Act, Jefferson County, News

Christus settles case over missed step before new trial begins

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Rather than try to beat the odds, Christus Southeast Texas opted to settle before jurors could hear any testimony in a case involving a man who tripped while in the hospital’s parking garage � the second of its kind filed against the hospital in recent years.
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Jefferson County, News, Personal Injury