Crew of the "Cynthia Woods" just before the start of the Regatta de Amigos on June 6, 2008. GALVESTON - A yacht building company owned by Galveston's Mitchell family has agreed to pay damages to the family of a man killed when a sailing ship named for the Mitchell matriarch capsized during a regatta.
GALVESTON - A group of local business owners have sued the city of Galveston over a smoking ban they claim would negatively affect their property values, recent court documents say.
GALVESTON - A Galveston County woman claims she was wrongfully terminated from a local community college because she complained about alleged sexual harassment.
GALVESTON - A Houston man has filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against Toyota on behalf of his parents, alleging the Japanese car company tried to cover up "a major and dangerous defect" with its vehicles' floor mats.
GALVESTON - A Dickinson man has filed a deceptive trade practices suit against a Hitchcock construction company, claiming the business failed to perform the work necessary for his home to obtain windstorm insurance.
GALVESTON - A Hitchcock woman seeks $100,000 in damages from Macy's Department Stores Inc. for injuries she reportedly sustained at the retail chain's Texas City store a year ago, recent court documents say.
GALVESTON - Opening statements in the deliberation of a Tyler man's trial against a Washington State-based watercraft manufacturer, a Kemah watercraft dealer, and a couple of individuals over alleged defects in the plaintiff's boat were given Feb. 9 before a five-man, six-woman Galveston County jury.
GALVESTON - Claiming a dietary supplement caused severe and permanent damage to his liver, a Dickinson man has filed suit against the product's manufacturer.
Buzbee GALVESTON - After being struck by the contents a moving crane at BP's Texas City refinery last year, a laborer is suing the oil giant and the crane's manufacturer.
GALVESTON - The family of a Texas City woman who died from an intestinal perforation blame her death on a local gastroenterologist, recent court documents say.
GALVESTON - A local fire fighters' union is suing the city of La Marque in an effort to get the city council to consider a proposed collective bargaining agreement.
GALVESTON - A Galveston woman who took her daughter to the city's University of Texas Medical Branch for treatment ended up with injuries herself. She is suing a cleaning company under contract with the 120-year-old institution for approximately $75,000.
GALVESTON - Two Colorado attorneys claim Bank of America Corp. and one of its subsidiary appraisal companies falsified the value of property they purchased in Galveston nearly five years ago, recent court documents say.
Satellite view of Hurricane Ike in September 2008 GALVESTON - Two Galveston attorneys have sued the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association on behalf of about 210 Bolivar Peninsula residents who claim the insurer did not pay them adequately for Hurricane Ike damages.
GALVESTON - A Houston law firm has filed suit against BP Products North America Inc. and Pasadena Tank Corp. on behalf of eight contract workers who claim to have been exposed to "extremely high levels of benzene," recent court documents say.
Dibrell GALVESTON - A Galveston County court at law judge who sought re-election only to change his mind and retire has filed a temporary restraining order to remove his name from the ballot.