Despite their request for monetary damages for mental anguish, physical pain and future medical expenses, a pair of plaintiffs in a car wreck trial received a modest award of $15,000 limited to past medical expenses.
In October 2007, Roy D. Johnson filed suit against KDR Supply after one of the company's truck drivers rear-ended a vehicle in which he was riding. A year later, on Dec. 12, Jefferson County jurors awarded Johnson nearly $130,000 for his injuries.
Stag Parkway has filed a breach of contract complaint against Windrider RV and Trailer and Steven L. Lackey, alleging they failed to pay a balance due for goods and services delivered to them.
Employees of the Shorkey Center gathered for the facility's annual awards dinner Nov. 11 at the Holiday Inn. Following in the footsteps of his mother, local Judge Bob Wortham has been helping advance the Shorkey Center's mission to help special needs children.
Alloy Products Corporation has filed a breach of contract complaint against Golden Triangle Pipe and Water Supplies, alleging it has failed to pay more than $300,000 due for pipe valve, fittings and other pipe components.
Bryan Blevins A Texas man and his wife have filed an asbestos suit against 37 defendant corporations, claiming an asbestos-related disease with which the man was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
Mark Lanier Plaintiff's attorney Mark Lanier's ship came in when the SS Westward Venture docked in Beaumont last year. Lanier landed at least two clients who suffered injuries aboard the ship and filed two separate Jones Act suits last week.