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.
Cedric McAfee has filed suit against Kirby Inland Marine and Bean's Fleet, alleging he was injured after the boat on which he was working slammed into another barge.
When Texans win a lawsuit against a partnership but can't collect on the judgment, they can start a second suit against a partner that wasn't named in the first suit, according to appellate judges in Beaumont.
ORANGE - Hit on the head by a 30-pound piece of salt cake while working on Temple-Inland's premises nearly three years ago, Melvin Franklin is now alleging the company failed to provide him with a safe workplace and has filed suit.
M/V Ms. Cordelia A barge company in Port Arthur is suing the owner of a ship that was left unattended during Hurricane Ike and smashed into its property.
Matthew Willis For more than 40 years, Jimmy Wayne Goins worked at local industrial facilities. Within the last two years, Goins contracted leukemia and died.
Merchant mariner John R. McGee has filed a lawsuit against Kirby Inland Marine for injuries he received more than two years ago while working aboard one of the firm's ships.
ORANGE -- Melvin Franklin, who might think twice when hearing the adage "You can't have your cake and eat it too," has had his $1 million suit against Tin Inc. transferred from Jefferson to Orange County.
Melvin Franklin might think twice when he hears the saying, "You can't have your cake and eat it too." Franklin is suing Tin Inc. for $1 million, claiming a piece of salt cake fell and hit him, while doing scaffolding work at Tin Temple Inland.
An 21-foot diameter bronze propeller from a Gulf Oil tanker was installed June 12 at the Port of Beaumont to recognize the area's history in the maritime industry. Southeast Texas has a long history with the maritime industry, and a new display at the Port of Beaumont is making sure visitors don't forget.