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Spindletop museum to reopen with gusher reenactment
Frank Trost's famous photo of the Spindletop gusher in 1901. BEAUMONT � After Hurricane Rita shut it down for more than two years, the replica of the oil well that put Beaumont on the map is ready to blow its top once again. -
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Orig. Filing Date: 11/26/2007 Certificate #: 71786 -
Class action filed against home lender
David Dodge An Arizona couple has filed a class-action suit against a Texas lender for improperly charging interest on residential loans. -
New business licenses/assumed names filed with the Jefferson County Clerk
Orig. Filing Date: 09/20/2007 Certificate #: 71395 -
Collapsed scaffold results in injury, lawsuit
Benny Agosto Jr. Oscar Rodriguez climbed some distance up a scaffold and then decided to rest. As he did, he claims the scaffold "fell apart," causing him to fall 50 feet. -
A closer look at motor vehicle product liability statistics
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This Just In: Jefferson County
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Pipe fitter hit with steam sues Total for lung injury
At a local refinery, a wind shift caused hot steam to be blown in pipe fitter Tim Dietz's direction. Dietz claims inhaling the hot steam resulted in facial burns and permanent damage to his lungs. -
Man sues BASF for crushed finger
Kevin Brown's left index finger was crushed when an "improperly" welded kick plate came loose. Now short one pointing finger, Brown is suing the BASF Chemical Corporation for negligence and premise liability. -
172nd Court District, August Hearings: Judge Floyd
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Soldier worked up over workout charges
Seemingly American Express and Bally Total Fitness have confused the maxim "Support your Troops" with "fraudulently forge an officer's signature and charge his credit card for nearly three grand while he's deployed overseas." -
This Just In (Jefferson County)
This Just In: Recent civil filings in Jefferson County District Courts, May 17-23, 2007 -
This Just In: Jefferson County
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Harris County man sues 39 companies for father's benzene exposure
George Oliver Tanner of Harris County accuses 39 chemical companies of maliciously killing his father with benzene. -
Chem worker's family seeks punitive damages in benzene suit
Alfred Jeanis worked 38 years and lived 26 years more, and now his widow and son seek damages for his untimely death. -
Collapsed scaffold results in personal injury lawsuit
Christopher Dean Encarnacion Perez Jr., a Total Petrochemicals Refinery employee, is suing United Scaffolding Inc. for improperly constructing the scaffold that collapsed while he was dismantling it. -
Damages sought for chemical burn may exceed $1 million
A man burned when a vacuum truck overflowed is seeking damages for his injuries that may exceed $1 million. -
Deposition gets reaction from lawyer, refinery
A recent deposition for a refinery lawsuit had both sides making their own interpretation of the statements.