A Port Arthur woman has filed suit against four Texas corporations, alleging she experienced physical pain and suffering after two vessels collided and released chemicals into the air.
In a county known for doling out multi-million dollar verdicts against chemical companies, Jefferson County jurors may soon get another chance to decide a benzene case.
A Texas man has filed an asbestos suit against 22 defendant corporations, claiming the asbestos-related disease with which he was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
Linda McCabe's Ford Explorer rolled over after her left rear tire hit an 8-inch piece of 4x4 on Interstate 10 and blew out. She was severely injured and subsequently died.
The parents of a deceased woman claim their daughter may not have died had Enterprise Rent-a-Car not let a third party rent a vehicle for an unqualified driver.
While driving down Interstate 10, Linda McCabe's Ford Explorer ran over an piece of lumber that was in the middle of the road, causing her left-rear tire to blow out and the vehicle to enter a roll-over sequence.
A total of seven new lawsuits against insurance companies over hurricane damage claims were filed in Jefferson County District Court, Feb. 15-19, 2010.
Arguing that it was none of the public's concern, attorney Brent Coon - one of Texas' most colorful attorneys - had a local judge seal an arbitration award stemming from a lawsuit over asbestos attorney's fees.
The surviving wife and children of a deceased Gulf Oil refinery worker have filed suit against Chevron, saying the man was exposed to asbestos while he worked for the company.
Hyde The surviving wife and children of a deceased man have filed suit against Chevron, saying the man was exposed to asbestos while he worked for the company.
The Eagle Otome and a barge collided Jan. 23 near the Port of Port Arthur. Photo provided by U.S. Coast Guard. Three men working on the barge that was struck by the crude oil tanker Eagle Otome in the Port Arthur ship channel last month claim they were injured in the collision and are suing the tanker's owners for $15 million.
Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital For the second time in two months a local hospital has been dismissed from a medical-malpractice suit by appellate justices, and this time it also came away with attorneys' fees.
St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica Two men working on a scaffold at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica in Beaumont claim they were injured when the contractor removed two of the scaffold's supporting legs and it collapsed.
Hyde Four Texas residents have filed an asbestos suit against Chevron, claiming the lung cancer and pulmonary asbestosis with which their deceased husband and father was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
Blevins The widow of a local equipment operator has filed a lawsuit against 30 companies, alleging their asbestos-containing products caused her husband's death.