News from May 2011
Judice's French Market sued after woman trips on rug
Port Arthur resident Mary Braziel has filed suit against Judice's French Market & Deli, alleging she tripped on a "dangerous" rug while shopping.
Suit alleges loose dog resulted in pistol showdown
Gertz Two Beaumont neighbors are in litigation over an unleashed dog and the alleged pistol showdown that resulted from an attack by the aggressive canine.
Daughter sues Friendswood nursing home over mother's death
GALVESTON - Miriam Davis is suing a Friendswood nursing home on allegations her mother died after falling numerous times, recent court documents say.
BP, partner settle for $1.1B
Barbier NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - BP has announced that it has settled its lawsuit against one of its partners in the Deepwater Horizon oilrig for $1.1 billion.
Beaumont woman sues after breaking hip in fall at Sam's Club
A Beaumont woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Wal-Mart after she allegedly tripped on a floor display and fell.
Capital One sues Nederland man for $16K
Capital One Bank has filed suit against Nederland resident Jerrie White, seeking to collect more than $16,000 on a delinquent credit account.
Suit alleges no one at the helm during ship collision
A Jefferson County resident alleges his ship collided with another vessel because no one was driving the charging boat.
PAISD sues company for not repairing leaky roof
DeQueen Elementary School, Port Arthur The Port Arthur Independent School District has filed suit against Berridge Manufacturing for allegedly refusing to repair a leaking campus roof.
City of Beaumont sued after motorist crashes into work zone
After crashing his car into a work zone two years ago, Larry Veal has filed suit against the city of Beaumont, alleging the excavation site was poorly lit and not barricaded.
Club 409 sued for bouncer assault
Area resident Blake Rambin claims bouncers at Club 409 physically assaulted him without cause.
Amended petition answered in lawsuit over man's injuries from falling boat
Eight months after being sued, a defendant charged with dropping a boat on an employee's leg has answered the lawsuit.
Plaintiff non-suits Christus, doctors from med-mal
Hart Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth and three physicians have been non-suited from a medical malpractice complaint.
Appeals court rejects Christus' motion to dismiss
Kibbe Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth on Thursday lost an appeal which sought to reverse a lower court's failure to grant its motion to dismiss a medical malpractice suit.
Texas Doesn't Rest at the Top
By Diane Davis
Texas Senate passes Citizen Participation Act to eliminate SLAPP suits
Hunter AUSTIN - The Texas Senate unanimously passed the Citizen Participation Act, anti-SLAPP legislation aimed at curbing lawsuits intended to silence critics.
BISD board votes to appeal award of attorney's fees
Not satisfied with a recent appeals court ruling, the Beaumont Independent School District will take their case to the Texas Supreme Court and argue that it should not have to pay a plaintiff's attorney's fees.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?
Some people dislike mirrors, because they dislike what they see in them.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, May 12-18, 2011.
Legally Speaking: Standing Up to Class Action Bullies
In a recent column, I discussed the often-outrageous attorney fee claims in class action lawsuits, where lawyers pocketed huge sums while achieving little, if anything, for the consumers in whose names they waged war in the legal trenches.