Fulkerson A summary judgment hearing between ABClean and plaintiff Ruby Clurksy, who sued after being swung around by a backhoe, has been set for late April.
Arnold A June preferential trial setting has been slated in a case alleging Gulf Harvest Seafood caused a processing facility worker's death by failing to provide him with medical care after he was injured.
Itkin Rather than take its chances in court, Helix Energy settled a wrongful death case Monday, March 21. The company was set to go to trial that same day.
A new defendant, who just happens to be the father of the plaintiff, recently answered an electrical shock suit originally brought against Entergy Texas.
L'auberge Du Lac Hotel and Casino, Lake Charles, La. The Ninth Court of Appeals in Beaumont recently affirmed a lower court's ruling not to give a local woman a new trial, decreasing her odds to score big against a Louisiana casino.
A final take-nothing judgment has been entered in a suit claiming a Golden Triangle Powersports employee failed to reconnect a bike's rear brakes, causing the owner serious injury.
Several companies previously locked in a dispute over unpaid electric materials recently announced they wished to nonsuit all claims and counterclaims on file in their case.
In September 2009, the Southeast Texas Record reported that Enterprise Leasing sued Quality Contract Services, claiming the Orange company failed to completely pay for vehicles it rented.
Acting as a third-party plaintiff, ABClean filed a motion for summary judgment Jan. 4, arguing the woman who sued it after being swung around by a backhoe already received worker's compensation.
On Tuesday, a Jefferson County jury awarded a plaintiff more than $5,000 for injuries she received in an automobile collision, taking less than two days for jurors to listen to testimony and reach a verdict.
Last January, Kenneth Olson was cutting wood for a kitchen backsplash when the client walked into the area and tripped, bumping into the wood and causing him to cut off his finger.
Powers In December 2007, Carlton Bellard sued Beaumont Frame and Front End Service, claiming the company failed to properly service his truck's brakes and subsequently caused him to rear-end another vehicle.
Petrofuels Quality Marketing is arguing that Nederland resident Larenda Stringer, who sued the company claiming a gas tank explosion sent shrapnel flying all over her property, is at least 51 percent responsible in causing the incident.
Mostyn A three-week long trial against Liberty Lloyds ended Friday, with jurors concluding the insurance provider failed to pay all damages owed to John and Deborah Cahill following Hurricane Rita.
As previously reported by the Southeast Texas Record, Travis Evans sued Kansas City Southern Railway in late July for "failing to take steps" to ease the repetitive trauma inflicted on his knees during his 35 year career.
For the last eight days, 12 Jefferson County residents have been subjected to lengthy slideshow presentations and detailed testimony from insurance adjusters, as the trial of John and Deborah Cahill vs. Liberty Mutual entered its second week.