Clients of a locally-based tax preparation service thought they would get tax credit for purchases of alternative fuels, but now they claim something about the sales of methane gas from landfills just doesn't smell right.
Mariner's Cove on Port Arthur's Pleasure Island In order to protect its right to appeal four recent court orders, the city of Port Arthur asked Beaumont justices to determine whether or not the orders constituted a final judgment in a case involving a real estate development dispute.
There is no absolute right to sue.
Keep this in mind as you consider the inane lawsuit exploits of Amy Modica, oft-chronicled on these pages. Just because someone has the time and temperament to flood our local courts with frivolous claims, doesn't mean it should be allowed.
A Beaumont company has filed suit against a construction company and an engineering company, alleging it was not paid more than $90,000 for work it performed.
The daughter of a deceased man claims the negligence of doctors at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital caused the sepsis and pneumonia that led to his death.
A Port Arthur woman says workers hired by Regency Park Section I Owners Association and its president did not adequately fix her house after it was damaged by Hurricane Rita.
In November, the Record reported that Amy Modica filed a pro se suit against former President George W. Bush and the Beaumont Housing Authority for forcing her into homelessness.
A Beaumont man and his wife have filed suit against a garbage company, its owner and one of its employees, alleging the man was injured after a collision with a garbage truck.
The Port Arthur Police Association says the city of Port Arthur failed to pay police officers as much as it paid other city workers during Hurricane Ike.
James Old Jr. In February, district judges presiding over the county's civil litigation formed a Hurricane Rita MDL in an effort to ensure consistent and blanketing rulings are made while each individual suit passes through discovery. The MDL process was designed to save time, but may be about to slow up.
Pierce A woman who sought a neck adjustment then turned and sued the chiropractor for "unwanted, intrusive contact," left the Jefferson County courthouse empty handed Wednesday, April 15, as a jury found no negligence on the chiropractor's part.