GALVESTON � The death of a 17-year-old illegal immigrant while in the custody of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department earlier this month has spawned a lawsuit by the teen's parents.
GALVESTON � A Friendswood-based mass communication and information retrieval company is suing the owners of its office building for what it believes is blatant fraud and negligent misrepresentation in the execution of a lease agreement.
GALVESTON � An Alvin man blames a Friendswood dry cleaning business for a fall he reportedly suffered while at the business a year ago, court documents say.
GALVESTON � A stroke patient is blaming the University of Texas Medical Branch for losing a piece of his skull, say court papers filed Aug. 6 in Galveston County.
GALVESTON � A Corpus Christi seaman seeks $2.5 million in damages from a Newport News, Va.-based maritime company for multiple injuries he allegedly sustained while on a commercial fishing expedition in New York, court documents say.
GALVESTON � A local man is suing a taxi company and one of its drivers for triggering a two-vehicle accident on a busy Galveston street that left five people injured.
GALVESTON � A local woman who slipped and fell at a Galveston Wal-Mart in August 2007 is suing the discount retailer in Galveston County District Court.
GALVESTON � Two local seamen are suing a ship owner for $2 million for failing to inform them of an allegedly high presence of bacteria on the vessel.
GALVESTON � A local man who was allegedly wounded in a shooting in Dickinson two years ago has filed suit against his suspected attackers in Galveston County District Court.
GALVESTON � Jurors in the latest trial arising from the March 2005 explosions at the BP refinery in Texas City like those before them will not get a chance to deliberate, as the four remaining plaintiffs settled their claims Monday evening.
Pool area of the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston GALVESTON � An overflowing ashtray at a Galveston hotel caused a Hill Country attorney to fall and sever one of his fingers, the lawyer claims in a recent lawsuit.
UTMB-Galveston GALVESTON � A local married couple blames The University of Texas Medical Branch and two of its physicians for a procedure that reportedly yielded negative results for the wife.
GALVESTON � An Angelina County woman went on vacation at a Galveston resort only to leave with lingering and excruciating pain as a souvenir, court documents say.
Crew of the Cynthia Woods just before the start of the Regatta de Amigos on June 6. GALVESTON � Linda and Roger Stone fell in love on a sailboat 20 years ago and it was on a sailboat that Roger Stone met his demise last month at the age of 53, recent court documents say.
GALVESTON � BP launched its defense as the third trial arising from the March 2005 explosions at the petroleum company's Texas City refinery entered its eighth week.
Web photo of Island Supplements shop GALVESTON � A U.S. Military Policeman says local businesses allegedly manufactured and supplied him dietary supplements which inflicted severe and permanent damage to his liver.
The Park at Waterford in Kemah GALVESTON � Reported widespread presence of mold forced a local man and his infant daughter to leave their apartment after a year as tenants, argues a lawsuit filed in Galveston County District Court on July 1.
Judge Susan Criss GALVESTON � Galveston County 212th District Judge Susan Criss has given plaintiffs' attorney Brent Coon of Beaumont up until noon on July 8 to finish the seven-week trial against BP.