Galveston County
Recent News About Galveston County
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BP victims want high court to look at plea agreement
GALVESTON � The U.S. Supreme Court could intervene in the mass litigation against BP resulting from the 2005 explosion at its Texas City refinery. -
Man claims Girling neglected foot injury
GALVESTON � Common knowledge dictates that when people sustain injury, they go to the doctor, receive appropriate treatment, and go on their way. Such was not the case for a local man with a bum foot. -
School district sues architects for overages on stadium design
GALVESTON � A Houston-based architectural firm's design of a new athletic facility for a local school district reportedly incurred unforeseen expenses that constituted a contract violation, contends a lawsuit filed in Galveston County District Court on May 27. -
Seaman claims he was enclosed in engine room when exposed to carbon dioxide
M/V Liberty Star GALVESTON � Liberty Maritime Corporation almost left a seaman for dead after it activated a piece of equipment on one of its ships, claims a lawsuit filed in Galveston County District Court on May 27. -
Seaman sues after slip on deck
GALVESTON � A Louisiana man believes his employer deliberately left him in the dark about the allegedly hazardous state of one of its boats, states a suit filed in Galveston County District Court on May 21. -
Family sues GMC after fatal roll-over
GALVESTON � A local family has filed a wrongful death suit in Galveston County District Court against a major motor company and a Chambers County woman. -
Man crushed by copper sheeting sues trucking company
GALVESTON � A Home Depot employee blames a Fort Worth-based trucking company for allowing a 2,300-pound pallet to fall and crush him. -
Woman accuses Union Carbide, others of exposing late husband to asbestos
GALVESTON � A Livingston woman accuses a multitude of businesses of precipitating the death of her husband by way of extensive asbestos exposure before Galveston County District Court. -
Galveston man seeks more than $75K for auto collision
GALVESTON � A Galveston man and his children are suing a Houston-based business and one of its employees in Galveston County District Court for a two-vehicle accident that incurred more than $75,000 in damages. -
Collision in Galveston Bay has boaters awash in litigation
GALVESTON � An incident between two boaters that occurred in Galveston Bay two years ago is the source of a lawsuit between a Harris County woman and a Houston man. -
Employee sues when injured on elevator at UTMB
GALVESTON � What was supposed to be a mundane elevator ride at work reportedly resulted in injury for a local woman. -
Galveston woman blames mesothelioma on father's work with asbestos
GALVESTON � A local woman claims her father's work with asbestos products exposed her to so much of the fibers that she has developed mesothelioma. Cynthia Leigh Chason filed suit against Marathon Petroleum Company and other businesses in Galveston County District Court on May 8. -
Bexar County couple seeks damages for son's drowning death
GALVESTON � A Bexar County couple is seeking damages from a local man for the drowning death of their son. -
Attorney says air conditioner ruined historic home, files deceptive trade suit
David P. Salyer GALVESTON � A local lawyer and his wife blame an air conditioning retailer and related entities for extensive damages to their 130-year-old historical home. -
Woman files trip-and-fall suit against Discount Tire
GALVESTON � Discount Tire Company of Texas Inc. knew a concrete ramp at one of its branches here presented a hazard therefore it bears responsibility for a local woman's fall, alleges a lawsuit filed Apr. 28 in Galveston County District Court. -
Boaters seek $1M from bulk carrier for creating damaging wake
GALVESTON � The sinking of a small boat carrying two seafarers in the Houston Ship Channel is the focus of a lawsuit filed in Galveston County District Court April 28. -
Galveston woman sues to collect discrimination damages owed by employer
GALVESTON � A local woman has filed suit in Galveston County District Court Apr. 23 in an effort to collect damages from a former employer that were awarded to her four years ago. -
Seaman seeks $2.5 M in personal injury suit against dredging company
Tony Buzbee GALVESTON � Accusations of negligence and disregard for safety may compel a Port Lavaca-based ship company to compensate an injured ex-workerup to $2.5 million.