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Officers claim termination due to refusal to arrest patient at UTMB
GALVESTON � Tim Scheurer and Ivory Lartigue allege the University of Texas Medical Branch terminated them from their positions as police officers because they refused to perform a "warrantless arrest." -
Judge turns down request to remove UTMB provost from Ike layoff suit
GALVESTON � A Galveston district judge recently denied a motion to dismiss the administration of the University of Texas Medical Branch from a lawsuit over layoffs following Hurricane Ike. -
Woman sues UTMB over arm surgery
GALVESTON � Alleging surgeons at Galveston's University of Texas Medical Branch negligently installed an implant device and hardware on her arm, Christine Marie Jones has filed suit against the 120-year-old institution. -
Integration of UTMB computers subject of lawsuit
GALVESTON � Integrative Communications alleges that Technical Systems Integrators LLC failed to protect its interests at Galveston's University of Texas Medical Branch, recent court documents say. -
Woman claims workforce agency failed to provide proper evidence
GALVESTON - After the Texas Workforce Commission discontinued her unemployment benefits allegedly without admitting proper documentation into its hearing, Crystal Beach resident Darlene Nelsen is suing the state agency. -
Missed preeclampsia diagnosis caused still birth, woman claims
GALVESTON � Kai Hui Qi alleges that the University of Texas Medical Branch's failure to diagnose her with preeclampsia caused her to deliver a stillborn infant two years ago, recent court documents say. -
Inmate claims medical staff botched several procedures
GALVESTON - An inmate at the Larry Gist Unit in Beaumont claims he underwent a number of medical procedures six years ago which caused him health problems, recent court documents say. -
Some UTMB professors deserve a failing grade in the school of hard knocks
It must be nice to be a college professor who feels insulated from reality. Even a hurricane makes no impression on this navel-gazing egghead. -
Frivolous suit-filing inmate shut down by appeals court for third time
A Jefferson County inmate, who has filed more than four dozen lawsuits during his tenure at the Mark Stiles Unit, lost his third appeal in two years, as Beaumont justices refused to lift sanctions against him. -
Former faculty members sue UTMB over post-Ike layoffs
UTMB School of Medicine GALVESTON - A group of former professors at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston is suing the school's provost and department chairs in the School of Medicine over the mass layoffs after Hurricane Ike, recent court documents say. -
Suit claims boss ran over employee in parking lot
GALVESTON - A Harris County man has filed a lawsuit which alleges his boss ran over him in the company parking lot. -
Jury splits blame 50/50 in Valero injury trial, but still awards $225K to plaintiff
A Jefferson County jury recently found defendant Valero Energy and plaintiff Allan Gaspard equally at fault for a work related injury, but still elected to levy a $225,688.80 verdict against the oil giant. -
Valero in trial over refinery worker's acid burn
A Jefferson County jury has been tasked to decide if Valero Energy is responsible for a refinery worker's acid burn. -
Inmate sues medical facilities for falsely diagnosing cancer
GALVESTON � A Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate is suing the University of Texas Medical Branch, John Sealy Hospital and three unnamed physicians over a false cancer diagnosis. -
Suit claims hospital lost part of man's skull
GALVESTON - The family of a Henderson County man who reportedly fell while cleaning the top of a tank trailer in Pasadena is suing the University of Texas Medical Branch. -
Suit blames fall in market on recently mopped floor
GALVESTON - A Galveston County man blames Arlan's Markets Inc. for multiple injuries he sustained from a fall at the company's Galveston store almost two years ago, recent court documents say. -
Woman's malpractice suit alleges doctors delayed father's throat surgery
GALVESTON - A Texas City woman claims a number of doctors at the University of Texas Medical Branch delayed surgery on her father who had a severe problem with his esophagus, recent court documents say. -
Inmate strikes out twice with appeals court
A Jefferson County inmate, who has filed more than four dozen lawsuits during his tenure at the Mark Stiles Unit, saw his case against several employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the University of Texas Medical Branch dismissed by appellate justices last Thursday. -
Galveston woman sues cleaning company over fall at hospital
GALVESTON - A Galveston woman who took her daughter to the city's University of Texas Medical Branch for treatment ended up with injuries herself. She is suing a cleaning company under contract with the 120-year-old institution for approximately $75,000. -
Weight loss center sues former employee for violating non-compete agreement
Morgan A weight loss center has filed suit against one of its employees, alleging she violated a non-compete clause when she began working for a rival company.