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Defamation suit brought against Family Dollar
Golden Triangle local Charlotte Sears has filed suit against Family Dollar, claiming she was defamed when local media displayed images of her and reported she used a stolen credit card. -
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, July 27-Aug. 9, 2012. -
Elevator contract at First City building leads to lawsuit against Otis
A Beaumont business claims the company that it hired to repair its elevators charged it for work that was not performed. -
58th Court District 9/2012
SIMCO ENTERPRISES LTD VS R O WILLIAMS AND CO INC -
Lawyers who claimed clients tried to avoid paying fees dismiss defendants
A local judge has dismissed a case brought by two Beaumont law firms, who alleged their clients tried to avoid paying attorneys' fees by terminating their services as a case neared settlement. -
Asbestos case remanded from MDL slated for July trial in Jefferson County
Harris County Courthouse A Jefferson County asbestos suit originally naming 46 defendant corporations has been remanded from the Texas Asbestos Multidistrict Litigation Panel in Houston and slated for a late July trial. -
Refinery worker claims dropped tape measure fractured nose
Collmer GALVESTON - Harris County resident Santos M. Hernandez has filed suit against Miken Specialties Ltd. and Miken GP LLC over facial injuries he received while working at a Texas City plant. -
Woman accused of using stolen credit card sues for defamation
Area resident Charlotte Sears has filed a petition to take deposition before suit, claiming she was defamed when local media displayed images of her and reported she used a stolen credit card. -
Number of plaintiffs surpasses 50,000 for suits over BP toxic release
GALVESTON - The Galveston County District Clerk's Office reports that about 50,000 people have filed suit against BP in response to an alleged toxic release at the petrochemical company's Texas City facility two years ago. -
Woman claims attorney submitted BP oil spill claim without consent
The Eagle Otome tanker and barges collided in the Sabine Neches Waterway in January 2010. Nederland resident Maxie Nguyen is suing Robert A. McAllister Jr. and Associates PC, alleging the law firm submitted a BP oil spill claim on her behalf without consent, taking attorney's fees out of the award and asserted liens for damages. -
Texas marine-based entities claim BP oil spill ruining business
Wimberley Four Southeast Texas marine-based entities have filed separate suits against BP and several other companies, alleging the April 20, 2010, oil spill has hurt their business. -
Defendant challenges venue of dispersant illness suit
GALVESTON - One of the defendants in a suit filed by an Alabama seaman who claims illness from BP oil spill dispersants contends Galveston County is not the proper venue to hear the case. -
City sued for Beaumont officer's collision
Starnes Area resident Justin Jackson has filed suit against the city of Beaumont, alleging an officer crashed into his vehicle and caused it to flip into a concrete retaining wall. -
Family sues 8 companies for laborer's cancer death
GALVESTON � The family of the late Joseph A. Eaton Sr. is suing a number of companies, including Union Carbide Corp., claiming the companies are responsible for the death of the former laborer from cancer last year. -
Jefferson County rocked by fatal shooting at courthouse
The Jefferson County Courthouse remains barricaded after a gunman opened fire near the entrance on March 14. It was around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, and Beaumont Police Chief James Singletary was in back of the police station "talking to the guys" during shift change when he heard the sound of gunfire coming from the county courthouse next door. -
BP claims fund to be taken over by court-appointed administrator
Barbier NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Federal judge Carl Barbier has taken the next step in settlement proceedings in the BP Deepwater Horizon trial. -
Estimated $7.8 billion to be paid in BP settlement
Barbier NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Details about a settlement in the Deepwater Horizon trial between BP and the plaintiffs steering committee are beginning to come into focus as sources from both sides of the case have released information on the deal. -
Seaman claims illness from BP oil spill dispersants
Mark Lanier, Lanier Law Firm GALVESTON - An Alabama seaman is claiming in a lawsuit that he became ill from the chemical dispersants he worked with while doing clean up for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.