In May, a Jefferson County woman and a Harris County man filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County against a Rusk County attorney and a Jasper County attorney, alleging unsubstantiated interest in their mother’s wrongful death claim in 2014.
Attorney Paul ‘Chip’ Ferguson Jr. has apparently resigned from Provost Umphrey and bestowed upon the Beaumont firm a going away present, a lawsuit currently concealed from public.
A defendant found negligent in causing an automobile collision had his appeal of a $747,750 jury verdict levied against him dismissed after notifying the Ninth Court of Appeals that case had been settled. Through the Provost Umphrey Law Firm, plaintiffs Lisa Chapman and Amanda Breeden, as next of friend of several minors, filed suit against Alex and Maura Tony, Susan and Robert Saurage, and Dana Baker Jr. on Feb. 28, 2013, in Jefferson County District Court. Jeremiah Demarcus Kelly was later a
A Chambers County resident is suing a Houston resident for allegedly violating traffic laws earlier this year. Gordan Roberts filed a lawsuit July 9 in the Jefferson County District Court against Rachel Allison Yates, citing vehicular negligence.
A Jefferson County resident filed a lawsuit against a Delaware-based retailer doing business in Texas over alleged premises negligence in 2014. Karen Kaiser filed a complaint against Wal-Mart Stores Texas LLC in Jefferson County District Court June 19, claiming liability in April 2014 when she supposedly slipped and fell on the defendant’s premises.
For the second time in four months, the Ninth Court of Appeals has reversed the judgment of a Beaumont judge for disregarding a jury verdict. On July 2 justices ordered Judge Donald Floyd, 172nd District Court, to enter a final judgment consistent with a jury verdict rendered in a home remodeling lawsuit, reversing the Beaumont judge’s decision to nearly double a $36,000 award to $70,000.
A Beaumont judge recently granted an insurance company’s motion to partially abate a lawsuit alleging the insurer failed to honor its contractual obligations.
The Nederland Independent School District had no luck appealing to the Texas Supreme Court, with the high court recently deciding not to hear NIDS’s petition for review.
A Hardin County couple recently filed a motion for default judgment against the driver who they claim rear-ended the camper they were hauling. Robert Black and Jo Ann Cook filed a lawsuit against Wesley Brumley on May 20, 2013, in Jefferson County District Court. Two years later, the plaintiffs, through the Provost Umphrey law firm, filed a motion for summary judgment on May 28, court records show. The motion asserts the Brumley has failed to answer the claim within the allotted time, entitli
By DAVID YATES Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA was recently non-suited from a benzene lawsuit brought by local residents Robert Fontenot and his wife, who sued Total and 15 other companies for allegedly exposing Fontenot to benzene throughout his career. The suit was filed Feb. 4, 2014, in Jefferson County District Court. Court records show the plaintiffs filed a notice of non-suit on May 7, stating they no longer wished to pursue their claims against Total.
By DAVID YATES A motion for summary judgment was recently filed in a wrongful death suit brought against TransCanada Keystone Pipeline and Sunland Construction. Representing the estate of Kevin Fairman, Ralinda Fairman filed suit against the companies on Sept. 10 in Jefferson County District Court. In May, Sunland filed a motion for summary judgment, asserting there is no evidence to support the plaintiff’s claims. According to the lawsuit, on April 22, 2014, Fairman was working on a pipeline p
The Texas Supreme Court recently declared that, under state law, an employee can’t recover against an employer for an injury caused by a known premises defect.
By DAVID YATES The Texas Supreme Court recently declared that, under state law, an employee can’t recover against an employer for an injury caused by a known premises defect. In March 2014, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sent a certified question to the high court, asking whether an employee can recover against an employer that doesn’t subscribe to worker’s compensation for an injury caused by a premises defect of which he was fully aware but that his job duties required him to remedy?
By DAVID YATES A defendant found negligent in causing an automobile collision has appealed a $747,750 jury verdict levied against him. Through the Provost Umphrey Law Firm, plaintiffs Lisa Chapman and Amanda Breeden, as next of friend of several minors, filed suit against Alex and Maura Tony, Susan and Robert Saurage, and Dana Baker Jr. on Feb. 28, 2013, in Jefferson County District Court Jeremiah Demarcus Kelly was later added as a defendant. The plaintiffs alleged reckless driving in an automo
