Galveston County
Recent News About Galveston County
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Plaintiff says contracts 'convoluted'
Michael Adams GALVESTON - American International Industries Inc. alleges Texas Community Bank N.A., Dawn Condominiums and William Padon defrauded it out of $1 million, recent court documents say. -
Contractor sues to recover payment for Ike repairs to retirement home
GALVESTON - Rismiller Construction Inc. claims Aldersgate Trust, CWP Edgewater LLC and Charles W. Putnam Jr. owe it $80,000, recent court documents say. -
Residents claim roof improperly installed
GALVESTON - Galveston County residents Malcolm and Mary Phillips are suing Brinkmann Roofing & Sheetmetal Co. and Kustom Kastles Estate Homes after discovering problems with their Friendswood home. -
Diner sues driver who crashed into Dairy Queen
Chad Pinkerton GALVESTON - A League City man is suing the driver he alleges crashed into a Dairy Queen while he was dining. -
Home buyer claims seller failed to make repairs
GALVESTON - Charlotte Jones has filed suit against Barbara Aksamit and Edwin Draviam, claiming they failed to honor their part of a house purchasing agreement. -
Jones Act suit claims heavy lifting caused back injury
GALVESTON - A ship worker has filed a lawsuit alleging he injured his back while moving heavy equipment. -
Crash on wet road subject of lawsuit
GALVESTON - Joy A. King claims a vehicle driven by Deborah Jo Tavernier struck hers on the Gulf Freeway two years ago, recent court documents say. -
Defendant's failure to control speed cause of crash, suit says
GALVESTON - In response to a two-vehicle collision in Galveston last year, Angela Tamez has filed suit against SWBT Purchasing & Leasing, SWBT Leasing and motorist Erik Gonzalez Leon. -
Plaintiff claiming withheld income files motion to nonsuit
GALVESTON - A plaintiff in a $7 million lawsuit alleging wrongfully withheld income seeks to nonsuit his case. -
Jurors find J.C. not responsible for deputy's auto collision
A jury recently found in favor of Jefferson County in litigation brought by Raymond Lauda, who claims he was seriously injured after a speeding sheriff's patrol unit lost control and struck his vehicle. -
Crystal Beach resident claims TWIA policy cancelled due to insurer error
GALVESTON - Nazarali Samanani claims Insurance Services of America, Ronnie Patel and Shahin Meghani mishandled his application for Texas Windstorm Insurance Association coverage. -
Woman hit by bus now sued by passengers
GALVESTON - A paralyzed Galveston woman who recently sued the city of Galveston over an accident with one of its buses is herself a defendant in a personal injury lawsuit arising from the same incident. -
League City man says insurer cost him numerous legal fees after Hurricane Ike
GALVESTON - Alleging Allstate Insurance Co. and agent Steve Wolverton's actions after Hurricane Ike caused him legal troubles, League City resident Bradley J. Gana has filed a lawsuit. -
Insurer sued for failing to pay for wreck caused by woman on cell phone
GALVESTON - A San Leon man is suing his insurer, citing underpayment in the aftermath of a collision last year in Friendswood allegedly caused by a woman talking on a cell phone. -
Suit filed after woman dies with head stuck in bed
GALVESTON - Claiming their mother died when her head was lodged between the side rails and air mattress on her bed at a local nursing home, Clarence Hugh Ethridge, Donna Wright and Debra K. Schultz have filed a lawsuit. -
Buzbee files $500 billion suit against BP over benzene release
Buzbee GALVESTON - Galveston attorney Tony Buzbee has filed a $500 billion lawsuit against BP Products North America on behalf of a group of Texas City and La Marque residents who claim to have their health jeopardized by a toxic release last year. -
La Marque resident sues towing company after hit-and-run crash
GALVESTON - Alleging he was in a hit-and-run crash with a towing company employee, La Marque resident Richard J. Coles has filed a lawsuit. -
Galveston resident sues body shop over truck repairs
Ewing GALVESTON - Galveston resident Shelby L. Brantley claims to have paid Texas City mechanic Johnny Washington more than $2,000 for repairs to his vehicle which were not properly made, recent court documents say. -
Defendant says man died from pre-existing cardiac condition, not wreck
GALVESTON - A League City woman who was blamed for causing a three-vehicle accident which killed one man has submitted an affirmative motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit against her. -
Galveston man says false imprisonment suit against him is 'frivolous'
GALVESTON - A Galveston man sued for false arrest and imprisonment has filed an original answer in the case.