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.
GALVESTON - When Houston resident Alan Schroit entered his Galveston vacation home to prepare for a Halloween party, he was greeted with the putrid odor of rotten fish.
GALVESTON - A Harris County laborer claims he was injured while working on a home last summer because he was not provided with any safety equipment. He is suing his employer for $500,000.
Satellite view of Hurricane Ike GALVESTON - The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association recently countered a League City man's argument that it cannot assert a work product privilege before the time it anticipated the client would file suit in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
GALVESTON - The family of a worker killed in an explosion at Valero's Texas City refinery last month has filed suit against two boilermaking companies.
GALVESTON - Two Galveston County men claim a League City auto dealership failed to return title papers and $1,300 in cash to them after they backed out of an agreement, recent court documents say.
GALVESTON - Alleging they were sexually harassed by their supervisor when they worked at Dollar Tree, two Friendswood teenagers are seeking $5 million from the discount retail store.
GALVESTON - A Galveston County man claims he was terminated from his welding position with a maritime repair company because he is white, recent court documents say.
Burwell GALVESTON - A Galveston man has accused a probate judge of not responding to his requests to junk a claim on a building he is trying to repair, recent court documents say.
GALVESTON - A Galveston County man accuses a group of insurance companies of withholding payment for his sailboat after it was struck by lightning on Christmas Eve two years ago, recent court documents say.
GALVESTON - A Galveston County man has filed a temporary restraining order against two boilermaking companies in an effort to stop the defendants from removing material from an alleged scene of a recent explosion at Valero's Texas City refinery, recent court documents say.
GALVESTON � A Houston law firm has filed suits against a pharmaceutical company on behalf of three women who claim one of the defendant's medications caused birth defects in their children.