Galveston County
Recent News About Galveston County
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Man sues insurer for denying full payment of fire claim
GALVESTON � David Keels is suing Texas Fair Plan Association, accusing the insurer of not properly compensating him for a fire that destroyed his Hitchcock home. -
Houston bar sued for serving driver who died from single-car crash
GALVESTON � Brazoria County resident Guadalupe Carreon has filed suit against a Houston bar over the death of her son in a car crash. -
Suit filed over League City wreck that injured adults, kids
GALVESTON � Harris County residents Roxanne Ramos and Armando Benavidez are suing Richard Huff of Bacliff over a car accident in League City two years ago. -
Couple claims shoddy work by contractor led to home's demolition
GALVESTON � A Harris County couple claims a Montgomery County contractor's work on their Bayou Vista home was performed so poorly that they had to have the structure demolished. -
Motorist sues young driver over Dickinson crash
GALVESTON � Dickinson resident Gary W. Hall is suing San Leon natives Pamela and Jessica Wagner in response to a car crash two years ago. -
Woman claims new office carpet caused her to fall
GALVESTON � Marie Kraft is suing a number of companies, including Shaw Industries Inc., over injuries she reportedly sustained in a fall two years ago, recent court documents say. -
Litigation arises out of electric job with city of Galveston
GALVESTON � In a recently filed lawsuit, First National Insurance Company of America alleges Bay Electric Services Inc. "wrongfully diverted contract proceeds for its own benefit." -
Condo owners sue building framer for not completing job
GALVESTON � A Galveston homeowners' association has filed suit against a Plano framer for breach of contract and negligence. -
Officers claim termination due to refusal to arrest patient at UTMB
GALVESTON � Tim Scheurer and Ivory Lartigue allege the University of Texas Medical Branch terminated them from their positions as police officers because they refused to perform a "warrantless arrest." -
Baseball academy suit against instructor ends in take-nothing judgment
GALVESTON � A Dickinson baseball training facility's lawsuit against one of its former employees has been closed. -
Judge turns down request to remove UTMB provost from Ike layoff suit
GALVESTON � A Galveston district judge recently denied a motion to dismiss the administration of the University of Texas Medical Branch from a lawsuit over layoffs following Hurricane Ike. -
Homeowners sue lumber company over defective wood flooring
GALVESTON � Claiming they purchased defective pieces of wood flooring for their home, Brent and Stephanie Vesut have filed suit against John Cox Lumber Co. -
Neighboring businesses in dispute over junk piled in easement
GALVESTON � Two Dickinson business owners are at odds over an easement at their strip center. -
Suit says wind turbine blade came off, hit employee vehicle
GALVESTON � Henry Beall Enterprises Inc. has filed suit against Bridlewood Construction LLC, Earth Tech Energy Systems LLC, New Frontier Structures LLC and Alvin resident Anthony Freeborn over a defective windmill structure. -
Woman sues UTMB over arm surgery
GALVESTON � Alleging surgeons at Galveston's University of Texas Medical Branch negligently installed an implant device and hardware on her arm, Christine Marie Jones has filed suit against the 120-year-old institution. -
Woman claims resort's negligence allowed stranger to enter her hotel room
Hilton Galveston Island Resort GALVESTON � A Louisiana woman is suing Galveston Island Hilton Resort over an apparent room mix-up two years ago. -
Noise violation leads to arrest and $1M lawsuit against city of Galveston
GALVESTON � A Galveston man claims he was assaulted by a police officer during an arrest and seeks $1 million from the city. -
Women claim negligent attendants caused pile up on Galveston water slide
Faust & Furious water slide at Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark GALVESTON � Two Pearland women claim that they hurt themselves after going down a water slide at a Galveston waterpark, recent court documents say. -
Dickinson apartments in litigation with school over stadium drainage
Courtyard Apartments, Dickinson GALVESTON � An apartment complex claims the construction of the Dickinson Independent School District's Sam Vitanza Stadium and an adjacent parking lot caused storm water to back up into the complex. -
Worker blames fall from tower on scaffold builder
Buzbee GALVESTON � A laborer from Little Rock, Ark., claims to have sustained multiple injuries a month ago while working at the BP refinery in Texas City.