A Jefferson County woman has filed suit against her insurance agent, alleging the agent failed to return proceeds of a premium check the woman delivered to the agent.
Alloy Products Corporation has filed a breach of contract complaint against Golden Triangle Pipe and Water Supplies, alleging it has failed to pay more than $300,000 due for pipe valve, fittings and other pipe components.
Jefferson County voters may have joined the majority of Americans in voting for Democrat Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, but the county's Republican Party still had its own type of victory on Election Day.
Brian Sutton The family of Earnest White Jr., a 60-year-old Beaumont man who was killed as he tried to cross Cardinal Drive on foot, settled a lawsuit against the city of Beaumont on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Bryan Blevins A Texas man and his wife have filed an asbestos suit against 37 defendant corporations, claiming an asbestos-related disease with which the man was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
Some of the outer bands of Hurricane Gustav could be seen darkening the skies near the Jefferson County Courthouse on Monday afternoon as the storm made landfall in Louisiana. The mandatory evacuation order for Jefferson, Orange and Hardin counties has been lifted, according to a news release from the Beaumont police.
Westbound lanes of Interstate 10 are filling up as residents flee from Louisiana in advance of Hurricane Gustav. Local officials have called for the mandatory evacuation of all residents of Jefferson County beginning at 6 a.m. Sunday in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav.
If shoppers have been wondering what happened to Urban Collection at Parkdale Mall, the store's owners have been tied up in litigation over their lease for the last two years.
Hundreds of cyclists are expected to roll out for the Spindletop Spin to benefit the Jefferson County Pro Bono Program on June 7. Last year's event, pictured, raised more than $25,000 to provide legal services to the needy. It's time again for hundreds of cyclists to take the roads, but they won't only be riding for fun and exercise but also to raise money for a program that provides free legal services to those in need.
A local insurance agency was recently ordered by Jefferson County jurors to pay a Nederland couple nearly $47,000 in damages for failing to obtain windstorm coverage for them before Hurricane Rita struck the Golden Triangle area.