Galveston County
Recent News About Galveston County
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Construction company seeks consolidation of suits
GALVESTON - The defendant in a lawsuit over an alleged $170,000 debt in connection to multiple construction projects on the Bolivar Peninsula is asking the court to consolidate two complaints. -
New counsel named in construction fraud suit
GALVESTON - A local coffee shop owner suing over construction problems has new legal representation. -
Suit continues despite death of plaintiff
GALVESTON - A suggestion of death was entered into a Brazoria County man's lawsuit over a two-vehicle accident last year near a Texas City fast food restaurant. -
Injured refinery worker compels discovery from BP
GALVESTON - Asserting BP Products North America Inc. and Keith Casey have "refused to cooperate" in resolving a discovery issue, Mateo Espinosa has filed a motion to compel discovery responses. -
Equipment rental company wins default judgment
GALVESTON - Hunter Heavy Equipment Inc. recently won its case against Forbes Construction Inc. -
New trial date set in son's case against parents over credit card debt
GALVESTON - A family embroiled in a credit card dispute submitted a joint motion for continuance into the son's lawsuit. -
Judge okays officers as expert witnesses in UTMB suit
Ellisor GALVESTON - A local state district judge turned down a request from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston to strike and exclude plaintiffs' expert testimony in a wrongful termination lawsuit against it. -
Lease of building on Galveston's Strand ends in litigation
The Strand, Galveston GALVESTON - Galveston resident John Glenn claims Houston business owner William Ray Simpson wrongfully evicted him from a building in the city's historic Strand District, recent court documents say. -
Galveston woman sues State Farm over underinsured motorist benefits
Eiland GALVESTON - In an effort to recoup underinsured motorist benefits, Galveston resident Kathryn Lanan is suing State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. -
Homeowner claims roofer lied about certification
GALVESTON - Ambar Rangel claims Michael F. Padula and Tug and Deby Jackson inflicted approximately $40,000 in damages in connection to a roofing project in Galveston. -
Injured rig worker says company had no ergonomic program to limit injuries
Vuk Vujasinovic GALVESTON - Nueces County resident Juan Sandoval blames a "severe" back injury he allegedly sustained on his employer, a lawsuit filed Nov. 17 in Galveston County Court at Law No. 3 says. -
Couples involved in litigation over Galveston property sale
GALVESTON - James E. Scott III and his spouse, Brenda, allege Federico and Alma Garcia failed and refused to complete the purchase of certain real property in Galveston. -
Injured woman seeks discovery in suit over Bacliff crash
GALVESTON - In an effort to secure what she believes is crucial documentation, Evelyn Babineaux-Wagner has submitted a motion to compel into her lawsuit against Houston resident Freguy Jean and his employers, ThyssenKrupp Access Manufacturing LLC and Thyssen Krupp Elevator. -
Overhead misstep sends light fixture crashing onto man's head
GALVESTON - After being struck in the head by a heavy light fixture, Tak Yi Lam is suing Jimmy Doyle Sheridan Jr. -
Passenger sues driver who ran car into pole
GALVESTON - Meagan Bailey claims she was in a one-vehicle accident involving a utility pole back in July, recent court documents say. -
Boiler explosion at Valero Texas City refinery leads to wrongful death suit
GALVESTON - The widow of a Texas City man killed in an explosion at Valero's Texas City refinery two years ago has filed suit against a host of companies. -
Wrongful death suit filed over PA fireman's fall from beach house balcony
Dugas GALVESTON - The family of a Hardin County man who fell to his death at a Crystal Beach residence has filed a lawsuit. -
Oil well constructor sues for $500,000 over completion services
Zukowski GALVESTON - Alleging Pioneer Well Services LLC inflicted more than $500,000 in damages to one of its wells, ERG Resources LLC has filed a lawsuit. -
One defendant dismissed in case over fall in parking lot
Rush GALVESTON - One of the three defendants in a Huntsville woman's personal injury lawsuit stemming from a fall in a Dickinson parking lot has been dismissed from the case. -
Defendants seek more time in horseback riding injury suit
GALVESTON - Complaining they had no say in the trial date or the deadlines associated with the docket control order in the lawsuit against them, Santa Fe residents Stephen and Josh Williams have filed motions for continuance and a new DCO.