In February, the widow of Ernest Lewis filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Mobil Oil Refining, claiming the companies negligently exposed him to the hazardous chemical benzene.
GALVESTON - A Tomball couple is pursuing legal action after the husband was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, alleging the illness was caused by benzene exposure.
GALVESTON - Harris County residents Luke Cash and Ami Gallagher brought a lawsuit against Carnival Corp. in response to the disaster which befell the Triumph earlier this year.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber has amended its answer to assert that the statute of limitations has lapsed in a benzene lawsuit brought by local residents Robert Fontenot and his wife, who sued Goodyear and 15 other companies for allegedly exposing Fontenot to benzene throughout his career.
An elderly Jefferson County man claims his credit union has failed to help him modify his monthly mortgage payments and has instead started foreclosure proceedings on his home.
In March 2009, the Southeast Texas Record reported on a suit filed by Louisiana resident Calvin Clary, who was injured after glass in a door shattered on him while working at ExxonMobil’s Beaumont facility.
In April, the Record reported that several workers, who are seeking damages in excess of $1 million, filed suit against ExxonMobil, claiming they were injured in a fire at the area facility.