Monthly Archives: July 2011

Suit over John’s Oyster Bar demolition ends in default judgment

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The former John’s Oyster Bar and later Immanuel Baptist Church building in Galveston was demolished in February 2009.

GALVESTON – A local county court judge issued a default judgment in favor of a Galveston attorney who claims two local investors owe him money.
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Contract, Galveston County, News

Suit against stylist over botched highlights settles

GALVESTON – A Friendswood woman’s lawsuit over a botched highlighted job was recently dismissed by a local county court judge’s final judgment. Plaintiff Jessica Sharer and defendants Final Touch Hair Salon and employee Carolyn Menotti have settled and compromised the … Read More »

Galveston County, News, Personal Injury

Galveston Yacht Club, debris removal company settle lawsuit

GALVESTON – The parties in a lawsuit alleging a failure to pay for storm cleanup had their agreed motion to dismiss with prejudice granted. A two-page document entered July 18 by plaintiff DRC Emergency Services LLC and defendants Galveston Yacht … Read More »

Contract, Galveston County, News

Motion to dismiss granted in case between estranged spouses

GALVESTON – The plaintiff in a lawsuit over reportedly false criminal charges had her motion to dismiss granted. Galveston County 122nd District Court Judge John Ellisor approved Phoenix resident Stephanie Markiewicz’s motion to dismiss her estranged husband, League City resident … Read More »

Defamation, Galveston County, News

Hotel seeks documents relating to sexual assault allegations

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The Flagship Hotel after Hurricane Ike, September 2008.

GALVESTON – The Flagship Hotel filed a motion to compel in a Palo Pinto County woman’s lawsuit against it.
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Galveston County, News, Personal Injury

Divorced couple in litigation over credit card debt

GALVESTON – Maria Theresa Guidry is suing Monte James Guidry over a credit card debt, recent court documents say. A lawsuit filed July 21 in Galveston County District Court states that Monte James Guidry failed to make payments on a … Read More »

Galveston County, News, Note/Debt

Inmate sues credit union over repossession of truck

GALVESTON – Claiming Amoco Federal Credit Union wrongfully repossessed his vehicle, an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice System has filed a lawsuit. Willie Koehler is suing the financial institution and Reba Hankins, its collection manager, for improperly … Read More »

Contract, Galveston County, News

Galveston apartments sued over woman’s injury

GALVESTON – A Michigan woman is suing a Seabrook apartment complex over injuries she sustained at its premises last year. Joan Galway of Farmington, Mich., claims she hurt herself the night of July 5, 2010, at Vista Shores Apartments where … Read More »

Galveston County, News, Personal Injury

Woman sues visiting foreigner for giving her herpes

GALVESTON – A Galveston County woman seeks $200,000 from a foreigner after she reportedly contracted a sexually transmitted disease, recent court documents say. In a lawsuit filed July 14 in Galveston County District Court, the woman identified as Jane Doe … Read More »

Galveston County, News, Personal Injury

New injury suit filed against equestrian center

GALVESTON – More than six months after she non-suited Bayview Equestrian Center and its owner Kathy O’Connor from a lawsuit alleging illegal seizure of her horses and personal property, Harris County resident Kelly DiCampli pursues legal action a second time … Read More »

Contract, Galveston County, News