GALVESTON � The U.S. Supreme Court could intervene in the mass litigation against BP resulting from the 2005 explosion at its Texas City refinery.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 � 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 � 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.
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.