Monthly Archives: April 2012

Ron Reynolds must think he’s above the law

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People who act as if they’re above the law and the rules don’t apply to them provoke righteous indignation in law-abiding citizens.
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Arguments, Our View

Company doing pier repair says it was not paid by seafood business

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GALVESTON – Island Marine Piledrivers Inc. claims Texas Gulf Seafood Inc. owes it $25,400 for cleaning and reconstruction services.
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Contract, Galveston County, News

American National sued over agreement with underwriters

GALVESTON – Chicago resident Irving Drobny is suing Galveston-based American National Insurance Co. in response to a dispute over arbitrary terms and methods, recent court documents say. A lawsuit filed April 27 in Galveston County District Court explains that both … Read More »

Contract, Galveston County, News

Galveston man incorrectly gets terminal lung cancer diagnosis, sues doctors

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Linda Thomas of Thomas & Wan LLP in Houston

GALVESTON – Galveston resident Carlos Garcia alleges he was wrongly diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and has filed a lawsuit against his doctors.
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Galveston County, Med-Mal, News

Galveston woman claims plumbers skipped out before completing work

GALVESTON – Galveston resident Ofelia Yanez is suing two local plumbers she claimed “vanished” before completing their projects at her business. According to the lawsuit filed April 25 in Galveston County District Court, Yanez paid Houston resident Juan Gamez, doing … Read More »

Contract, Galveston County, News

Man claims he was falsely accused and assaulted at Galveston Wal-Mart

GALVESTON – Alleging a security guard at the Galveston Wal-Mart assaulted him last year, Shawn Allen Catrett is pursuing legal action. Catrett, currently incarcerated at the Galveston County Jail, is suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Yale Security and Robert Austin in … Read More »

Galveston County, News, Personal Injury

Griffin sues to recoup more than $110K in fees from client

GALVESTON – Galveston attorney Anthony P. Griffin has filed suit against Barbara Regina Schlein in an effort to recoup at least $110,000. According to the suit filed April 20 in Galveston County District Court, Schlein hired Griffin to represent her … Read More »

Contract, Galveston County, News

Couple says Texas City lawyer mishandled legal work

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GALVESTON – A lawsuit filed April 20 in Galveston County District Court seeks disciplinary action against Texas City attorney Mark Aronowitz.
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Galveston County, Lawyers/Law Firms, News

Children claim mom received little care at Waco nursing home

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Marion Rosen

GALVESTON – The children of a McLellan County resident allege their mother received little or no care at a Waco nursing home and have filed a lawsuit.
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Galveston County, Med-Mal, News

EPA regional chief resigns over ‘crucify’ comment

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Abbott

DALLAS (Legal Newsline) – Al Armendariz, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 6 administrator, resigned Sunday after remarks he made in 2010 became public.
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Attorney General, Environment, News