News from July 2013
League City auto dealership seeks to recover $43K debt
GALVESTON - Benson-Sabin Partners Ltd. has filed a lawsuit against WM Jones & Co. Inc. in an effort to recoup $42,532.
Florida debt collection firm sued for calling Denton County woman offensive names
SHERMAN - A Denton County woman has filed a lawsuit against Florida debt collection law firm claiming the law firm called her offensive names and told her she committed felony theft.
Former janitor sues for overtime wages
SHERMAN - A janitor has filed a lawsuit against his former employer claiming the employer violated federal law by not paying overtime wages.
Claiming Oil Spill damages from 'far, far, away'
“White Springs is a small, friendly town nestled on the banks of the Suwannee River, where pride in family, community, and patriotism create a wonderful quality of life.” So proclaims the city’s website.
Operations associate sues former employer for overtime wages
SHERMAN - A Collin County woman, who worked as an operations associate, has filed a lawsuit against her former employer claiming she was not paid overtime wages.
Daingerfield woman files lawsuit claiming Lipitor caused diabetes
MARSHALL - A Daingerfield woman is suing the manufacturers of the drug Lipitor claiming she was not warned that the drug increased her risk of developing diabetes.
Maker of IUD sued after device migrates into woman’s abdominal cavity
A Hardin County woman has filed a lawsuit against the intrauterine system Mirena claiming that the device migrated into her abdominal cavity and she needed surgery to remove it.
Industrial cleaning technician sues for minimum and overtime wages
An industrial cleaning technician is suing his former employer claiming he was not paid minimum wage and was not paid for time spent performing work before and after leaving a jobsite.
BP: Spill deal's big winners shouldn't be plaintiffs' lawyers
By Geoff Morrell
Deaf man sues hospital due to lack of translator
TYLER- A deaf man has filed a lawsuit against a Tyler medical center for failing to provide an interpreter so that he could be informed about the medical status of his wife.
Beaumont woman sues Wal-Mart after slipping and falling in store
A Beaumont woman has filed a lawsuit claiming she suffered injuries when she slipped and fell in a Port Arthur Wal-Mart store.
Jefferson County 60th District Court: Docket for August 2013
JOSEPH EGLAND V. BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD
Seaman seeks $5.5M for testicle injury
GALVESTON - A local seaman has filed suit against his employer after reportedly getting hit by a piece of equipment while performing his job.
Woman suffers fractured humerus, blames nursing facility
GALVESTON - League City local Inocencia Alanis alleges that the actions of a nursing home employee in May 2011 resulted in injuries which rendered her immobile, recent court documents say.
Lamar wants former department chair dismissed from discrimination suit
Lamar University wants a former department chair dismissed from litigation brought by an instructor who alleges the college discriminated against her after she failed to attend a stage performance with a homosexual theme.
H-E-B says it had no constructive notice of pepper tin on floor
H-E-B Grocery is seeking summary judgment in a suit brought by Port Arthur resident Michael Lamar, who sued the grocery chain alleging a store employee should have warned him about the pepper tin cluttering an aisle floor.
Suit over severance package dismissed
Several former employees of Commercial Metals Co. have agreed to dismiss their suit against the company, which alleged they had not received all the severance benefits they were promised.
Insurance Services Construction non-suited from trip & fall
Insurance Services Construction Corp. has been non-suited from a trip-and-fall lawsuit.
BNSF Railroad dismissed from slip & fall suit
BNSF Railroad was recently non-suited from in a slip-and-fall lawsuit against the company.
Walter Umphrey sues Houston lawyer over $1M debt
Plaintiff’s attorney Walter Umphrey, co-founder of the Provost Umphrey Law Firm in Beaumont, is suing Houston lawyer F. Kenneth Bailey Jr., alleging the man owes him $1 million.