Last May, the Southeast Texas Record reported on a suit brought by Joseph Kiker, which alleges Thomas Termine pulled a gun on him after he threatened the man for not leashing his dog.
A Beaumont judge recently granted American Express' motion to compel arbitration in litigation brought by an area law firm over alleged fraudulent charges.
Dugas Petrofuels Quality Marketing and plaintiff Larenda Stringer, who claims a gas tank explosion sent shrapnel flying all over her property, will hammer out their differences in April if the case is not mediated before March 23.
Motiva Enterprises recently filed a motion for summary judgment in a wrongful death suit, arguing that there is no evidence it controlled work performed by a former Bo-Mac Contractors employee.
Major League Grill A local judge ordered a Beaumont restaurant and its landlord into mediation on Monday, setting a May 31 trial date if the two parties refuse to resolve their legal dispute.
Gertz In February, the Major League Franchise Group, which owns the Major League Grill in Beaumont, sued its landlord, Azam Beaumont Enterprises, claiming Azam refuses to keep its leased property up to state codes.
Several companies previously locked in a dispute over unpaid electric materials recently announced they wished to nonsuit all claims and counterclaims on file in their case.
In September 2009, the Southeast Texas Record reported that Enterprise Leasing sued Quality Contract Services, claiming the Orange company failed to completely pay for vehicles it rented.
Petrofuels Quality Marketing is arguing that Nederland resident Larenda Stringer, who sued the company claiming a gas tank explosion sent shrapnel flying all over her property, is at least 51 percent responsible in causing the incident.
As previously reported by the Southeast Texas Record, Travis Evans sued Kansas City Southern Railway in late July for "failing to take steps" to ease the repetitive trauma inflicted on his knees during his 35 year career.
Orange residents Ira and Willie Mae Brown sought and received a restraining order against the city of Orange on Monday, temporarily stopping the city from demolishing their property.