BEAUMONT – Rather than try to arbitrate the case, Walmart has opted to settle a lawsuit brought by Ercell Bowman, who sued the mega-retailer after a shopping car ran over her foot.
BEAUMONT – Nearly two years after initially dismissing an auto collision suit against Jefferson County, the Ninth Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling denying the county’s plea to the jurisdiction.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a damages award in a car wreck suit that Judge Kent Walston, 58th District Court, presided over.
BEAUMONT- A Texas appeals court issued a split ruling in suit filed against the city of Beaumont by a man severely injured when the bicycle he was riding struck a water valve street cover.
A Texas appeals court has ruled against the owner of a Port Author building damaged by Hurricane Harvey who was seeking a permit from the city to have it repaired when the city bulldozed it.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently reversed a summary judgment win for a company that was sued by an employee who received worker’s compensation.
BEAUMONT -- A Texas appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling refusing to dismiss a lawsuit by an incapacitated man who sold his annuity payments to a structured settlement company.
BEAUMONT — An appellate court overruled one issue and affirmed a lower court's decision regarding a motion to dismiss a complaint against Fluor Enterprises.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a judgment in favor of the city of Beaumont in a lawsuit brought by its former fire chief, Billy Fratus.
A Texas appellate court upheld a decision to deny a man’s TCPA motion to dismiss litigation alleging business disparagement. Plaintiffs United States Precious Metals, L.L.C.
BEAUMONT (SE Texas Record) — Coldspring City Secretary Suzann Boudreaux is on the hook for damages and costs in what a city councilman called "a frivolous" sexual discrimination and workplace harassment recently dismissed by a state appeals court.
BEAUMONT -- An appeals court has ruled that a non-compete clause in an employment agreement is irrational, as it affirmed summary judgment for a woman sued for breach of contract and tortious interference after she quit her job and started working with a direct competitor.
