A Jefferson County resident is filing a petition to depose the police department regarding a possible claim of negligence relating to an incident of rape.
Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. overturned a lower court’s decision to seal documents and testimony in the bankruptcy estimation trial of Garlock Sealing Technologies. He affirmed that a court is a public forum and that the public has the right to know the details of court settlements.
The son of a recently deceased man has filed suit against his father's employer, alleging the employer caused his dad's death.Lloyd Alan Seegers alleges his father, Henry Lloyd Seegers, was working for defendants Chevron and Texaco at their Port Neches and Port Arthur facilities where he was exposed to toxic and carcinogenic benzene, according to a lawsuit filed Sept. 17 in Jefferson County District
A woman has filed suit against the driver whom she alleges struck her vehicle.Leah Drummer alleges she was driving east on Seawall Boulevard in Galveston on March 16, 2013, when defendant Kathryn Marie Hileman failed to control her speed and struck Drummer's vehicle.Because of the collision, Drummer incurred medical costs, experienced extreme physical pain and suffering and endured mental anguish,
Tuesday’s General Election produced some exciting results, but probably none as tension-filled as the race for Jefferson County 172nd District Court judge.
In one of Jefferson County's busiest civil courts, a Republican from Nederland is fighting to unseat a Democrat that has been on the bench for 25 years.
Each of the candidates for Jefferson County’s 58th District Court are campaigning on their experience: one for his lifelong service as a civil trial attorney; the other for his life experience before becoming a trial attorney.
Three of the biggest law firms in Southeast Texas have made large contributions to see their favorite judge reelected, donations that may exceed the legal limit.
A former H.E.B. Grocery Co. employee has filed suit against the store, alleging he lost his job after attempting to investigate the treatment of an employee.Bruce Block claims he had been working for defendant H.E.B. since 1995 with an exemplary record when he began to investigate the subordination by a minority employee.
The wife and children of a recently deceased man have filed suit against his former employer, alleging the man died after exposure to asbestos. Dolores Belton, Carla Mahan and Myra Mitchell allege their husband and father, Jack Belton, was working for defendant Gulf Oil/Chevron in Jefferson County. During his employment, Jack Belton was exposed to toxic materials, including asbestos dust and fibers,
A Port Neches woman is asking to depose a man in anticipation of a wrongful death lawsuit she expects to file after he passes away. Sharon LaRue filed a petition to perpetuate the testimony of Aaron McBride. The petition was filed Aug. 25 in Jefferson County District Court.
The family of a Jefferson County man alleges asbestos exposure while working for Chevron caused him to die from lung cancer. Rosemary Philmon, surviving spouse of Jesse Philmon, and Terry and Ryan Philmon, his surviving children, filed a lawsuit against Chevron USA Inc. on Aug. 22 in Jefferson County District Court.
A Texas judge is ready to dismiss more than a 1,000 asbestos and silica cases for failing to have medical reports filed by a Sept. 1 deadline, but the plaintiffs’ attorneys say that deadline is unconstitutional.
Nine lawyers from Provost Umphrey Law Firm have been selected to the 2014 Texas Super Lawyers List along with three young attorneys named as Rising Stars.
