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Galveston inmates seek mental anguish damages over lockup durring Hurricane Ike
Galveston Seawall GALVESTON � Alleging the Galveston County Sheriff's Office jeopardized their safety by not evacuating ahead of Hurricane Ike, two Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmates have filed handwritten lawsuits against the former sheriff and others in Galveston County District Court. -
Man gets electric shock installing awning, sues pool hall
GALVESTON � A Harris County man is suing a Houston overhang fabrication business and a San Leon pool hall after he was allegedly electrocuted while installing framework more than six months ago. -
Galveston men claim firing due to retaliation, racial discrimination
GALVESTON � Claiming they were unjustly fired because they are black and made requests for raises, two Galveston County men are suing their employer in Galveston County District Court. -
Shopper sues store on Galveston's Strand over missed step
GALVESTON � A Galveston County woman is suing a California-based clothing retailer over a fall she allegedly took at the company's store in Galveston almost two years ago. -
Barge worker sues Kirby Inland over alleged benzene exposure
GALVESTON � Alleging he became seriously ill because of benzene exposure, a Harris County man seeks more than $75,000 in damages from a Houston-based marine shipping company. -
Rig worker cleared by DNA seeks $5M over wrongful lockup for sexual assault
Singhal GALVESTON � Claiming Galveston County law enforcement officials wrongfully arrested him for sexual assault two years ago, a Harris County offshoreman seeks $5 million, recent court documents say. -
Dickinson woman sues neighbor over dog attack
GALVESTON � A Dickinson woman has sued her neighbor, claiming his "dangerous" dog attacked her without provocation. -
Settlement will allow UTMB employees to reapply for jobs
John Sealy Hospital, UTMB-Galveston GALVESTON � Around 3,000 employees terminated from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston now have a chance to get their jobs back, according to the terms of settlement in a Galveston lawsuit. -
Seaman sues employer over injuries on board ship docked in Galveston
GALVESTON � A seaman from Sugar Land is suing two maritime companies for multiple injuries he allegedly sustained while his ship was docked in Galveston three months ago. -
Galveston woman's asbestos suit blames maritime companies for father's death
Ian Cloud GALVESTON � A local woman claims several maritime companies are responsible for her father's death from an illness allegedly caused by asbestos exposure. -
Co-owner files counter suit against former partner in Kemah restaurant
GALVESTON � A LaPorte man has filed a counter suit against his partner in a Kemah eatery and his partner's attorney after being hit with a temporary restraining order. -
143 Texas City residents sue BP over 2007 chemical release
GALVESTON � A Houston attorney has filed suit against BP on behalf of 143 Texas City residents as a result of an incident at the London-based petroleum company's Texas City refinery in April 2007. -
Galveston dispatchers claim city failed to pay for work after Hurricane Ike
Satellite view of Hurricane Ike GALVESTON � A couple of public safety dispatchers employed by the city of Galveston allege the city refused to fully pay them for their work during Hurricane Ike, recent court documents say. -
Suit alleges auto dealer failed to honor warranty claim
GALVESTON � A Galveston County physician says the Ford Motor Co. and a Galveston dealership refused to honor a warranty claim after his vehicle experienced a major breakdown in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in August 2008, recent court documents say. -
Suit alleges physicians' medical treatment left her prematurely menopausal
GALVESTON �- A 29-year-old Texas City woman claims a series of medical procedures between May 2005 and April 2008 caused her to suffer severe menopausal symptoms and lose her abilities to menstruate and reproduce, recent court documents say. -
Galveston County worker sues over fall at all-night diner
GALVESTON � A Collin County woman is suing Dickinson's City Cafe in Galveston County District Court over multiple injuries she sustained during her shift at the 24-hour eatery a couple of months ago, recent court documents say. -
Galveston man seeks damages for auto wreck in Alabama
Buzbee GALVESTON � A Galveston County man is suing a truck company for more than $50,000 over a collision that occurred in Alabama three months ago. -
Business or personal? Use of stolen audio equipment basis of Galveston insurance suit
GALVESTON � Arguing his property loss claim should have been approved because it does not go against exclusion policy, a Galveston County man seeks approximately $40,000 in damages and attorney's fees from his insurance company, recent court documents say. -
Federal judge approves BP plea agreement for Texas City blast
GALVESTON � A federal judge on March 12 gave the green light to a criminal plea deal that orders BP to pay $50 million for its role in the deadly March 2005 explosions at the London-based petroleum company's Texas City facility. -
Boy claims jack collapsed, dad sues for medical expenses
GALVESTON � Alleging his son was gravely hurt while using a hydraulic jack nearly a year ago, a local man is suing the device's California-based manufacturer in Galveston County District Court.