Galveston County
Recent News About Galveston County
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Jefferson County claimants have received $17M in oil spill funds
NEW ORLEANS � BP's Gulf Coast Claims Facility has paid almost $17 million on Jefferson County damage claims from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Well operator sues owner to recover $80K
GALVESTON - Fort Apache Energy Inc. seeks to recover more than $80,000 in connection to mineral property in Galveston County from Katy Longbow Partners LLC. -
Step-siblings in legal dispute over estate funds
GALVESTON - The step-siblings of a deceased local man are suing the independent executor of his estate to recover money they believe they are entitled to, recent court documents say. -
Homeowners sue over incomplete repairs to Tiki Island house
GALVESTON - Tiki Island residents Candee Hoff and Edwin Lewis Scofield III claim JLMB Properties Inc. forced them to pay additional sums of money for home repairs which were never completed, recent court documents say. -
Galveston inmate's suit against attorney dismissed for want of prosecution
GALVESTON - A Galveston county court judge issued a want of prosecution dismissal order in a Galveston County Jail inmate's lawsuit against a local defense attorney. -
Housing authority employee claims racial discrimination
GALVESTON - Houston resident Christina J. Allen-Crowder alleges race to be a factor in her termination last year from an administrative position with the Galveston Housing Authority. -
Mom sues after son killed in motorcycle wreck
GALVESTON - A Galveston County woman has filed suit in response to a recent two-vehicle accident which claimed the life of her son. -
Malfunctioning crane blamed for man's injuries at BP Texas City refinery
Buzbee GALVESTON - Tommy Abshire is suing BP Products North America Inc. and Maxim Crane Works after being struck by a component of a reportedly malfunctioning crane almost two years ago. -
Man injured by lounge chair sues waterpark
GALVESTON - A Harris County man is suing a Galveston waterpark after he cut his leg with a lounge chair at the premises two years ago. -
Insurance company claims agent stole customers
GALVESTON - Maxim Insurance Services Inc. has filed suit against a former employee in response to his apparent violation of a non-competition agreement, recent court documents say -
Women in legal dispute over Galveston school
GALVESTON - Leticia Craw of Friendswood and Pasadena residents Arlene and Nini Ramirez are suing Galveston local Linda Dailey, alleging trust issues resulted in the closure of a school the four women formed last year. -
State employee claims she was fired out of retaliation
GALVESTON - Alleging the Texas Department of Family Services fired her out of retaliation, Patrice Lewis has filed a $150,000 lawsuit. -
Woman sues over Injury on water slide
GALVESTON - After hurting her left arm at Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark, Harris County resident Alejandra Gomez seeks legal action. -
Black Lab attack leads to lawsuit
GALVESTON - Claiming she was the victim of a dog attack at a house in Dickinson six months ago, Joyce Keimig has filed a lawsuit. -
Defendant doctors have problems with plaintiff's medical expert
GALVESTON - Claiming a lack of an adequate expert report, one of the defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit arising from a 2008 single-vehicle accident seeks dismissal of the litigation. -
Settlement reached in tainted beer case
GALVESTON - A lawsuit alleging a Tarrant County man fell ill after drinking from a tainted beer can recently came to a close. -
Jones Act suit filed over blown water pump
GALVESTON - A Louisiana seaman has filed a Jones Act lawsuit in response to a shoulder injury he reportedly sustained three months ago. -
League City man sues storage facility to recover motorhome
GALVESTON - A League City man has filed suit against a local storage facility and its employees in an effort to retrieve his recreational vehicle, recent court documents say. -
Doctor sues UTMB for revoking surgical privileges
GALVESTON - A local physician is suing the University of Texas Medical Branch, saying the school revoked his surgical privileges without cause. -
Woman's fall at Bacliff convenience store leads to lawsuit
GALVESTON - After sustaining injuries at a Bacliff convenience store last year, a Dickinson woman pursues legal action.