BEAUMONT – Although rubber mats were laid out, Lorena Strange stepped in between them while walking into a Casa Ole on rainy day, causing her to slip and fall.
BEAUMONT – Alabaster Inc. is asking a district court judge to reconsider an order compelling arbitration in a lawsuit brought against local attorney Brent Coon, who allegedly mishandled the company’s claim against BP.
BEAUMONT – The old lines separating district court responsibilities in Jefferson County are starting to fade a bit, as several courts that primarily handle civil litigation will now start hearing drug-related cases.
BEAUMONT – Following a three-week trial, a Jefferson County jury awarded a local man more than $17 million in damages for injuries he received when a truck driver for Genesis Energy slammed into the rear of his smoking vehicle.
BEAUMONT -- An appeals court has ruled that a non-compete clause in an employment agreement is irrational, as it affirmed summary judgment for a woman sued for breach of contract and tortious interference after she quit her job and started working with a direct competitor.
BEAUMONT – A district judge did not err by denying a plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment in a right of way (ROW) lawsuit, opined the Ninth Court of Appeals on Thursday.
BEAUMONT – A Jefferson County jury recently awarded nearly $34,000 in damages to a woman claiming she was injured by the negligence of a company hired to remediate flood damage caused by Hurricane Harvey.
BEAUMONT – Local trial lawyers wasted no time in filing litigation over the TPC plant explosion, as Brent Coon has become the latest area attorney to seek a restraining order to preserve evidence.
BEAUMONT – Provost Umphrey has filed a class action lawsuit against TPC for those that suffered property damage and business interruption due to the recent explosion.
BEAUMONT - The Ferguson Law Firm has filed a class action suit and temporary restraining order in response to the TPC plant explosion that rocked Jefferson County during the early morning hours of Nov. 27.
BEAUMONT – In a scene that sounds straight out of a movie, a local woman alleges she was attacked by two men “wielding machetes” in front of a Cinemark theater.
BEAUMONT – In a span of only a few days, Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance was hit with back-to-back jury verdicts totaling more than $226,000 in damages.
BEAUMONT – A local day care will pay a $2 million settlement to the family of an 8-month-old girl who was severely burned by scalding water while in its care.
BEAUMONT – A company being sued in a wrongful death case was granted its petition for writ of mandamus by the Court of Appeals in the Ninth District of Texas on Oct. 31, reversing a lower court’s decision.
