Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas
Recent News About Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas
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Family sues General Motors, alleging negligence following fatal collision
Beneficiaries of Linda Cox's estate are suing General Motors, alleging negligence in a car accident that killed Linda Cox and injured her spouse. -
Great White Pressure Control sued over employment discrimination allegations
A Gregg County resident is suing his former employer, Great White Pressure Control, over claims of racial discrimination. -
Texas woman sues Prudential Insurance over unpaid benefits allegations
A Texas woman is suing Prudential Insurance over claims it wrongfully denied benefits due to her. -
Man accused of pistol-whipping daughter says it was self-defense
A Marion County man whom a recent federal lawsuit alleges assaulted his daughter with his gun has filed an original answer. In court papers filed Aug. 10 in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas, defendant Robert Wall asserts he was defending himself against plaintiff Deanna Stanfield. Stanfield, the answer explains, advanced on Wall and shone a light in his eyes while verbally threatening him with bodily injury. The plaintiff sued Wall on July 21, claiming she and her husban -
Shelby County man sues Ed's Equipment, alleging negligence in tub grinder incident
A Shelby County man is suing Ed's Equipment, alleging negligence in an accident involving a tub grinder. -
Texas woman sues Prudential Insurance, alleging unpaid benefits
A Texas woman is suing Prudential Insurance, alleging it wrongfully denied benefits due her. -
Angelina County couple sues Standifer's Trucking in Lufkin road accident
An Angelina County couple is suing an Oklahoma trucking firm and two of its principals, alleging roadway negligence in an accident. -
Woman claims former employer wrongfully denied long-term disability benefits
A Smith County Woman is suing her former employer and disability insurance provider for wrongfully denying long-term disability benefits. -
Housekeeping employee alleges race, age discrimination
A Longview woman is suing her former employer, alleging unlawful employment practices. -
Woman's lawsuit claims father pistol-whipped her in front of husband
A Louisiana woman is pursuing legal action against her father after he allegedly pistol-whipped her last year. Caddo Parish resident Deanna Stanfield filed a lawsuit against Marion County citizen Robert Wall on July 21 in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas, claiming the incident in question occurred at Wall’s residence in Bivins on Feb. 15, 2014. Stanfield explains that she and her husband were having a conversation when Wall “left the inside of his home, grabbed his pistol, -
Surviving family members sue trucker for man’s highway death
A Rockwall County resident is filing a survival action suit as estate representative against an Oklahoma trucking business on wrongful death charges in a 2014 Titus County collision that claimed the life of a husband and father. Steven H. -
Electrician sues for $22 million after professional relationship with BISD severed, Wayne Reaud named as defendant
A Beaumont electrician alleges several entities – including the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Beaumont Independent School District, The Beaumont Enterprise and Beaumont attorney Wayne Reaud – committed acts that cost him a business contract with BISD and has filed a $22 million federal lawsuit. In court papers filed July 16 in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas, Calvin Gary Walker, the proprietor of Walker’s Electric, explains that the defendants worke -
Mother takes errant driver, employer to court over child’s alleged injuries
A woman filed a lawsuit against a driver and his employer alleging vehicular negligence in a 2015 accident that she claims hurt her child. Tamesha Baylor, as next friend of minor Brooklyn Baylor, filed a complaint against Zaim Mehmedovic of Bowling Green, KY, and GRMI Logistics of Grand Rapids, MI, in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas July 2, claiming liability in a June 2015 collision. -
Disabled worker sues JDW Services following unlawful discharge
A Gregg County resident filed a lawsuit against his company for alleged employment law infringements in his 2013 dismissal. Gerardo Martinez filed a complaint against JDW Services Inc. in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas June 25, claiming violation of disability law in October 2015. -
Smith County seeks to dismiss suit over inmate’s death
Smith County is seeking to dismiss a suit brought by a Tyler woman and her father-in-law for the alleged wrongful death of their husband/son in the county jail. -
Smith County seeks to dismiss suit over inmate’s death
By DAVID YATES Smith County is seeking to dismiss a suit brought by a Tyler woman and her father-in-law for the alleged wrongful death of their husband/son in the county jail. Hannah Francis, on behalf of daughter Brielle Rowan, a minor; and Larry Rowan, father of the deceased, of Smith County, brought suit Jan. 16 against Smith County in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas. Court records show that on March 3 Smith County filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that the plaintiffs -
Rail conductor sues KCSR for slippery slope injury
A Bonham resident brought a lawsuit against his employer for alleged negligence in 2014. George Steven Wallace filed against The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) in Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas June 5, claiming liability in a May 2014 workplace incident. According to the suit, Wallace was injured while performing work duties as a coal train conductor on May 11, 2014. -
Rail conductor sues KCS for slippery slope injury
A Bonham resident brought a lawsuit against his employer for alleged negligence in 2014. -
Settled: Suit alleging M&Ms contained metal object
By DAVID YATES A final judgment has been entered in a suit brought by a Panola County woman who alleged her mouth was injured when she bit into an M&M candy that contained a hard metal object. Diane Tilton filed a lawsuit Oct. 31 in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas against Mars Inc. and Walmart Stores Inc., citing breach of implied warranty of merchantability. Court records show that on Jan. 13 a notice of settlement was filed in the case, stating the parties had compromise -
Settled: Suit alleging M&Ms contained metal object
A final judgment has been entered in a suit brought by a Panola County woman who alleged her mouth was injured when she bit into an M&M candy that contained a hard metal object.