Brazoria County
Recent News About Brazoria County
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Mom sues Alvin ISD over teen daughter's alleged sexual assault
GALVESTON - Alleging the Alvin Independent School District took improper action in handling her daughter's rape complaint, a Brazoria County woman has filed suit. -
Galveston man says false imprisonment suit against him is 'frivolous'
GALVESTON - A Galveston man sued for false arrest and imprisonment has filed an original answer in the case. -
Beaumont attorney running for Congress supports tort reforms
Truncale Beaumont attorney Michael Truncale, who recently announced his Republican candidacy for U.S. Congress, said he will push for Texas-style tort reforms on a national level if elected. -
Inmate sues credit union over repossession of truck
GALVESTON - Claiming Amoco Federal Credit Union wrongfully repossessed his vehicle, an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice System has filed a lawsuit. -
Bathroom break leads to family held at gunpoint, suit alleges
GALVESTON - Brazoria County resident Jacob Mook has filed suit against Galveston local Henry Glamann, alleging false arrest and imprisonment. -
Woman struck by ceiling tiles sues Denny's
GALVESTON � After hurting herself at a local Denny's, Brazoria County resident Kathy Banks has filed suit against the eatery and its owner, Abdul A. Madani. -
Wreck at Whataburger leads to lawsuit
GALVESTON - Brazoria County resident Aaron Lewis has filed suit against Anatolia Cordova of Texas City over a two-vehicle accident last year. -
Houston bar sued for serving driver who died from single-car crash
GALVESTON � Brazoria County resident Guadalupe Carreon has filed suit against a Houston bar over the death of her son in a car crash. -
Brazoria deputy alleges termination due to workers' comp claim
GALVESTON - A former Brazoria County sheriff's deputy claims that he was terminated in retaliation for filing a workers compensation claim after being injured on the job, recent court documents say. -
Injured workers blame halogen lamp for fire at workplace
GALVESTON � David E. Williams-Smith, Kimberly Bonner and Isaac Ramirez are suing Designer's Edge Inc. and Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. after Williams-Smith and Ramirez reportedly sustained injuries in an on-the-job fire last year. -
Republicans sweep Galveston County court races
Ellisor GALVESTON - Reflecting the Republican Party's wave of victory across Texas, all of the races for key judicial offices in Galveston County each produced a GOP winner for the first time since Reconstruction. -
Umphrey adds more local seafood business plaintiffs to BP oil spill suit
Umphrey Beaumont lawyer Walter Umphrey has added Luck In A Bucket Bait Shop of Port Arthur and Paul's Seafood of Vidor to a federal suit over economic damages to coastal seafood businesses from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Father sues friends after son drowns in pool
GALVESTON - After his son fell and drowned in a family friend's pool last month, a Brazoria County man has filed suit against the pool's owners. -
Seaman sues marine service company over unspecified injuries
Vujasinovic A Brazoria County man claims he sustained injuries while working aboard a ship, but provides no further details in a lawsuit he recently filed. -
Woman injured in collision sues driver, insurance company
A 31-year-old Brazoria County woman claims she sustained physical pain and mental anguish after a driver struck the car in which she rode. -
Family files suit on behalf of worker killed in refinery blast
GALVESTON - The family of a worker killed in an explosion at Valero's Texas City refinery last month has filed suit against two boilermaking companies. -
'Unreasonably dangerous' water puddle basis of suit against grocery store
GALVESTON � After hurting his left knee while shopping at a Friendswood H-E-B store more than a year ago, a Brazoria County man is suing the San Antonio-based supermarket chain in Galveston County District Court. -
Latest hurricane-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
Latest hurricane-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County, May 18-23, 2009 -
Man files suit to recover his share of construction project profits
A Jefferson County man is suing a Houston business and a Brazoria County man over their alleged failure to pay him as much as promised for work he performed. -
Benzene suit blames six companies for man's leukemia
Keith Hyde GALVESTON � A Brazoria County couple is suing a group of petrochemical companies, alleging the man's prolonged exposure to benzene was the cause of his leukemia.