BEAUMONT – Although a Provost Umphrey equity partner apparently has no issue lecturing others on the “unfairness” of arbitration, he does, however, take issue with firm employees not wanting to arbitrate disputes, a recent lawsuit asserts.
BEAUMONT – Local attorney Brent Coon is seeking summary judgment in a malpractice lawsuit brought against him for his handling of a 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill claim.
BEAUMONT - A dram shop suit brought on behalf of Kristen Paris, the Nederland teen who was killed by a drunk driver three years ago, has purportedly been settled.
BEAUMONT – Nearly everyday, the Southeast Texas Record posts articles covering area civil litigation proceedings on Facebook. However, it seems if a trial lawyer wants to share a Record story, he or she could face sanctions.
BEAUMONT – After five days of deliberations, a Jefferson County jury failed to reach a verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by an area couple that lost their son when he killed himself while under a suicide watch.
BEAUMONT – Although the case has already nearly dragged on for four years, a Jefferson County couple asserting their son killed himself while under a suicide watch while have to wait a little longer for a resolution, as the jury presiding over their med-mal trial are on break.
BEAUMONT – Although Judge Justin Sanderson recused himself from a volatile lawsuit brought by area blogger Philip Klein in January, the district judge is still being pulled back in as a ruling of his now up on appeal.
BEAUMONT – A man who claims he was pinned and injured after walking through a sliding door the wrong way is suing the owners of Parkdale Mall for not warning him to do so.
BEAUMONT – Seven months before a slated trial, United Parcel Service sought to designate several organizations as responsible third parties in an automobile collision lawsuit. When the request was ruled as untimely, UPS appealed.
BEAUMONT – A Jefferson County jury recently levied a verdict worth more than $63,000 against Allstate Indemnity for not paying benefits to an insured that was injured in an automobile collision.
BEAUMONT – Christus Health Southeast Texas is facing a possible lawsuit after a woman admitted to St. Elizabeth Hospital delivered her baby into a toilet last May.
BEAUMONT – Amidst facing a possible investigation into his conduct, a district judge at the Jefferson County courthouse has opted to recuse himself from a divisive civil suit.
BEAUMONT – A fiery feud that extends far beyond litigants in a lawsuit has turned up the heat at the Jefferson County courthouse, as the presiding judge in the case must now decide on whether to permanently seal a controversial court document.
BEAUMONT - The Ferguson Law Firm has obtained a temporary restraining order preserving all evidence related to a violent 18-wheeler crash outside of Albuquerque on Dec. 22.
BEAUMONT – A bedspread placed in an aisle of a Kohl’s Department Store nearly two years ago “posed an unreasonable risk of harm” to shoppers, according to a recently filed lawsuit.