Jefferson
Recent News About Jefferson
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Jefferson County employee files gender discrimination lawsuit
A female working for Jefferson County has filed suit against the county for unlawful employment practices. -
Green Tree seeks summary judgment over default on home contract
In February, the Southeast Texas Record reported on a suit filed by Green Tree Servicing, which claims a Jefferson County resident defaulted on a manufactured home retail installment contract. -
Nederland man reaps $16K verdict in auto wreck trial
Four years after being rear-ended at a Dowlen Road intersection, Gerald Sawyer has been awarded more than $16,000 for alleged injuries he suffered in the collision. -
City asks judge to reconsider reinstating pothole injury suit
Last December, a Jefferson County judge dismissed a suit filed against the city of Beaumont by Sherry White, a local woman who alleges she was seriously injured after running over a pothole. -
Judge adds interest, court costs to judgment against city of Beaumont
In early March, the Southeast Texas Record reported that a Jefferson County jury awarded Beaumont resident Clifford Teaslely $155,000 for injuries he suffered when a local police officer ran a stop sign and sideswiped his vehicle. -
Jurors deliberating in Entergy electrocution case
Jefferson County jurors have been tasked to decide if Entergy, the local electrical service provider, is responsible for a man's 2005 death. -
Jury assigns 50/50 blame to defendant, plaintiff
A Jefferson County jury has found that both the plaintiff and defendant in an automobile collision trial were each 50 percent responsible for causing the wreck. -
Trial over auto wreck begins in Jefferson County
Four years ago, Jennifer Taylor allegedly failed to apply her brakes in time and struck Murrel Merchant's vehicle. -
Case reinstated against sheriff's department, again
In March 2006, Walter Harris sued the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department after a motorist ran a red light and struck the prison transport vehicle in which he was captive. -
Beaumont cop found negligent for running stop sign, man awarded $155K
A Jefferson County jury recently awarded a man $155,000 for injuries he allegedly received when a Beaumont police officer ran a stop sign and sideswiped his vehicle. -
Medical defendants seek escape from incarcerated man's suit
Jefferson County Correctional Facility NaphCare, along with a local physician, is attempting to escape from a former incarcerated man's lawsuit. -
Appeals court upholds guilty verdict in Club Tiffany shooting case
Jefferson County jurors didn't believe that Darrius Spearman killed Marcus Allen in self defense at a Port Arthur night club, and Ninth District appeals judges don't believe it either. -
Med-mal appeal moving forward with no briefs
Davenport Two weeks from now, justices seated on the Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals are slated to review a medical malpractice trial despite the fact that they have yet to receive any briefs related to the case. -
Operation to remove bullet not a med-mal issue, appellate brief argues
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department booking photo of Joshua Bush from 2006. A physician attempting to remove a bullet from a patient's head without his consent is not a medical malpractice issue, a plaintiff will argue before an appeals court in Beaumont later this month. -
Rugg deserves thanks for his stewardship
It may not be his money, but Tom Rugg is frugal with it. -
Floppy discretion
The details of class-action settlements rarely are publicized. Maybe that's because the logic of them might escape us. -
Appeals court overturns theft verdict, rules case was contract dispute
Chief Justice Steve McKeithen Judge and jury plunged overboard when they treated a dispute over Hurricane Rita repairs as a crime, Ninth District appeals judges decided on Nov. 12. -
Appeals court to hear arguments on conveyor belt case
A local plant worker injured by a conveyor belt is asking an appeals court to keep the Goodyear Co. trapped in his suit, even though Goodyear sold the conveyor 13 months prior to his injury. -
Plaintiff gets favorable verdict, but no damages from medical practice spat
Old In a surprising twist, stingy jurors found in the favor of the plaintiff in a case against HealthSouth on Friday, Oct. 23, but declined to award any money. -
Contract dispute between doctors, hospital in hands of jury
As of press time for the Southeast Texas Record on Thursday, jurors are still deliberating in the trial of Dr. Brent Mainwaring vs. Dr. James King and HealthSouth Corp.