The Jefferson County sheriff's department is being sued for not paying overtime to its employees during a two-week period around the time that Hurricane Ike hit.
Jefferson County corrections officers have filed a lawsuit against the county to obtain compensation for the overtime hours they worked during Hurricane Ike in September 2008.
Two Beaumont residents will spend the next couple of days pleading their case before 12 Jefferson County jurors, as jury selection began Monday, Jan. 10 in the automobile collision trial of Elise Matthews vs. Jerelle Davis.
Claiming a broken step in an unlit stairway caused her to trip and fall, Michigan resident Agnes Standoak has filed suit against a Beaumont apartment complex.
On Tuesday, a Jefferson County jury awarded a plaintiff more than $5,000 for injuries she received in an automobile collision, taking less than two days for jurors to listen to testimony and reach a verdict.
The Jefferson County Coalition for Victims of Violent Crime dedicated its 10th annual Tree of Angels to remember crime victims on Dec. 7 at the Jefferson County Courthouse.
Mostyn A three-week long trial against Liberty Lloyds ended Friday, with jurors concluding the insurance provider failed to pay all damages owed to John and Deborah Cahill following Hurricane Rita.
To raise awareness to the need to provide free legal services to the disadvantaged, the Jefferson County Bar Association will recognize National Celebrate Pro Bono Week on Oct. 25-29.
For the last eight days, 12 Jefferson County residents have been subjected to lengthy slideshow presentations and detailed testimony from insurance adjusters, as the trial of John and Deborah Cahill vs. Liberty Mutual entered its second week.
Five years after Hurricane Rita made landfall, Beaumont residents John and Deborah Cahill finally have their day in court and a chance to prove that their insurance company failed to pay the full proceeds of their policy.
Jefferson County corrections officers have filed a lawsuit against the county to obtain compensation for the overtime hours they worked during Hurricane Ike in September 2008.
A Jefferson County jury recently found that the worker's compensation benefits the city of Port Arthur paid to one of its employees was not for injuries in an automobile collision.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department is seeking dismissal from an inmate's suit, arguing there is no evidence that it had anything to do with inmate Allen Granger's alleged injury.
Dozens of potential jurors returned to their jobs and homes early on Monday, as a perspective trial over a couple's Hurricane Rita policy claim was reset until October.