Galveston County
Recent News About Galveston County
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Former owner says he is not liable for woman's fall at coffee shop
GALVESTON - One of the defendants in a local woman's lawsuit stemming from a fall at a Dickinson establishment has filed a motion for summary judgment. -
Motion submitted in case over container in roadway
GALVESTON - The owner of a construction container which allegedly caused a one-vehicle accident in Texas City two years ago has filed a motion for leave to designate a responsible third party in a lawsuit. -
Patti Browning fell down and had to blame somebody
We haven't done a survey of sidewalks from state to state or town to town, but we suspect that the ones in Galveston are about average: relatively straight and flat, neither the best nor the worst that one's likely to encounter. -
Personal injury suit over fall on Galveston sidewalk dismissed
GALVESTON - A December 2010 lawsuit resulting from a fall on a Galveston sidewalk was recently disposed. -
Wrongful death suit continued to September 2012
GALVESTON - An order in favor of an agreed motion for continuance has been entered into a wrongful death lawsuit. -
Continuance granted in 'Boardwalk Beast' injury suit
GALVESTON - Galveston County 122nd District Court Judge John Ellisor recently approved a joint agreed motion for continuance in a Harris County family's lawsuit over a terrible ride at the Kemah Boardwalk. -
Journalist still fighting alleged assailant in legal dispute
GALVESTON - Two of the three defendants in a Pasadena journalist's lawsuit recently had claims against them dismissed. -
Counterclaim filed in women's dispute over Galveston school
GALVESTON - Galveston resident Linda J. Dailey recently filed a counterclaim to a lawsuit alleging she was to blame for the closure of a Galveston school. -
Defendant says wreck was unavoidable
GALVESTON - The defendant in a lawsuit claiming she ran over a child has filed an original answer. -
Suit over Kemah truck crash reinstated
GALVESTON - A $50,000 lawsuit arising from a 2009 accident involving a tractor-trailer has recently been reopened after being dismissed for want of prosecution. -
Judge dismisses city, county from suit alleging false arrest at San Luis hotel
GALVESTON - A local federal judge has ruled to dismiss the city of Galveston and Galveston County from a Santa Fe attorney's lawsuit over an allegedly false arrest. -
Woman says defamation suit not filed within time limit
GALVESTON - A woman sued over reportedly false criminal accusations recently submitted an amended answer to the lawsuit against her. -
Suit says beach house builder overshot property line
A Jefferson County couple claims their builder failed to obey a contract by building their new home on 25 feet of property that was not theirs. -
Kemah mayor claims immunity in fireman's wrongful termination suit
GALVESTON - Kemah Mayor Matthew D. Wiggins has entered an amended answer to a former Kemah Volunteer Fire Department Chief's wrongful termination lawsuit. -
Laundromat sues after roof collapses
GALVESTON - Palmer Laundromat alleges that Warwick Roofing and Lam Refrigeration are responsible for construction problems which resulted in the collapse of its building's roof and the structure's subsequent demolition, recent court documents say. -
Former spouses in litigation over property title
GALVESTON - Joseph Van Huntington is suing his ex-wife in an effort to extract a title from her. -
Woman sues Seabrook driver over three-car crash
GALVESTON - Galveston County resident Wendy Black Sanders is suing Alison M. Griggs of Seabrook over a three-vehicle accident in Kemah almost two years ago, recent court documents say. -
Pearland day care facility must change name, judge rules
GALVESTON - Galveston County 10th District Court Judge David Garner approved a permanent injunction in a lawsuit over the usage of a Pearland day care facility's name. -
Galveston woman claims housing authority lied about home's condition
GALVESTON - Tammy Sharper is suing the Galveston Redevelopment and Community Enterprise Corp. and the Galveston Housing Authority, complaining the entities lied to her about a home she purchased from them after Hurricane Ike. -
Couple sues after man thrown from pickup in crash with bulldozer
GALVESTON - A Santa Fe couple is suing a waste management company after one of its pieces of heavy machinery caused the husband to be ejected from his vehicle, recent court documents say.