Texaco and Chevron USA have been dismissed from an asbestos suit brought by the widow of Homer Fitts, who sued the companies alleging they negligently exposed him to asbestos throughout his career.
The family of the late Romeo Vera has reached a settlement in their suit against Chevron U.S.A. – the company they blamed for Vera’s asbestos exposure and death.
The city of Port Arthur’s suit against DaimlerChrysler, which alleges several of the passenger buses they purchased have caught on fire while in operation, has been removed to federal court.
Discovery is still ongoing in litigation brought by Port Arthur local James Kaiser, who sued Motiva Enterprises for injures he received to his wrist when he stepped onto a ballast and fell.
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.
Discovery is now in full swing in litigation brought by Cynthia Smith, who sued Beall’s alleging the department store failed to warn her son about the sunflower seeds on the floor.
Following a brief trial, no damages were awarded to a Hardin County woman claiming she incurred medical costs after a driver rear-ended her vehicle as she sat at a stop light.
Coca Cola Enterprises has answered a suit brought by Beaumont local Delores Breaux, who sued the company alleging one of its employee’s, Edward Frank, caused an automobile collision.
Two months after having his locally filed suit transferred to federal court, the plaintiff filed a nearly identical suit in Jefferson County District Court.
