Galveston County
Recent News About Galveston County
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Galveston hotel denies negligence led to stranger in woman's room
GALVESTON - Fertitta Hospitality LLC is denying Lafayette, La., resident Justine Sampy's claims of a room mix-up at the Galveston Island Hilton Resort two years ago. -
Company wants to keep corporate rep from deposition in pedestrian death case
Hays GALVESTON - Gullett & Associates Inc. has objected to a notice of deposition of its corporate representative for a lawsuit involving the death of a pedestrian. -
Kemah VFD seeks dismissal from suit against mayor
Schwartz GALVESTON - The Kemah Volunteer Fire Department has filed a plea to the jurisdiction in a former chief's lawsuit against it. -
Plaintiff claims driver failed to yield right of way
GALVESTON - Octavio R. Sandoval Jr. has filed a $25,000 lawsuit against Mary Lou Ochoa in response to a two-vehicle accident that occurred two years ago in League City. -
Galveston woman sues contractor over shoddy repairs
GALVESTON - Galveston resident Winifred Few claims Dickinson contractor Keith Mohammad has left her storm-damaged residence in disrepair, recent court documents say. -
Plaintiff files for summary judgment in case against Kemah mayor
GALVESTON - Amelia V. Kelly has filed a motion for partial summary judgment in her lawsuit against Kemah Mayor Matthew D. Wiggins Jr. -
Flagship Hotel seeks to quash deposition in assault case
GALVESTON - A motion to quash was recently entered into Palo Pinto County resident Mindi Motely's lawsuit against the Flagship Hotel in Galveston. -
Family sues assisted living facility over man's death
GALVESTON - Peter Murphy and James Joseph Murphy III claim Christopher Murphy died last year while under the care of Texas City Assisted Living Ltd., recent court documents say. -
Santa Fe resident says he was defamed by police
GALVESTON � Michael Aldous of Santa Fe alleges Pearland residents Eric Bruss and Silvia Sandoval made defamatory statements about him in retaliation for his father's actions after an arrest two years ago, recent court documents say. -
Red-light runner blamed for wreck on Highway 146
GALVESTON � Evelyn Babineaux-Wagner and Ronald L. Wagner have filed suit against Houston resident Freguy Jean and his employers, ThyssenKrupp Access Manufacturing LLC and Thyssen Krupp Elevator, over a multiple-vehicle accident in Bacliff last December. -
Galveston man says Toyota truck was defective
GALVESTON � Galveston resident Mark Edinburgh claims Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. and Benson-Sabin Partners Ltd. sold him a defective pickup truck more than two years ago, recent court documents say. -
Apffel denies Buzbee's allegations in hurricane litigation fee dispute
Buzbee GALVESTON - Galveston attorney Darrell Apffel and his law firm Bettison, Doyle, Apffel & Guarino provided a local state district court their response to The Buzbee Law Firm's lawsuit against them. -
Judge denies Santa Fe ISD plea to jurisdiction in termination case
GALVESTON - A local state district judge recently denied the Santa Fe Independent School District's plea to the jurisdiction. -
Builder, electrician involved in breach of contract lawsuit
GALVESTON - Redwood Building and Remodeling LLC filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Kerrville electrician Wayne Cahela. -
Galveston doctor sues insurer for unpaid wreck benefits
GALVESTON - A Galveston doctor is suing his insurer for not paying him sufficiently after a "near fatal" collision in Baytown more than three years ago. -
Job superintendent sues contractor over Bolivar Peninsula work
GALVESTON - Hemphill resident Pat Godwin has filed suit against DAVPAT LP in an effort to recover about $170,000 for his services at the Bolivar Peninsula. -
Tran firm files suit over BP litigation fees
GALVESTON - The Tammy Tran Law Firm alleges Aurora, Colo.-based Franklin D. Azar & Associates is engaging in actions and conduct it deems as tortuous interference in regards to Deepwater Horizon litigation, recent court documents say. -
Daughter sues Friendswood nursing home over mother's death
GALVESTON - Miriam Davis is suing a Friendswood nursing home on allegations her mother died after falling numerous times, recent court documents say. -
Wrecked rental vehicle subject of lawsuit
GALVESTON � DTG Operations claims Dickinson resident Calvin Victoria owes it about $7,000 for a rental vehicle he allegedly wrecked almost two years ago, recent court documents say. -
Woman injured by falling file cabinet, sues employer
GALVESTON - A Galveston County woman claims a filing cabinet fell on her while she was working at chiropractic clinic and is suing the clinic and its owner.