News from April 2007
Jury selected to hear case against medical personnel
The alleged lack of action of several medical personnel has lead to a wrongful death trial that will begin May 1.
PA doctor sued for slicing into patient's bile duct
A medical malpractice suit has been brought against a Port Arthur physician who sliced into a patient's common bile duct while performing a laparoscopic surgery to remove her gallbladder.
Trial against State Farm put on backburner
Insurance adjusters working in Jefferson County will continue to collectively hold their breath as the so called "precedent-setting" Hurricane Rita insurance trial was reset due to the sudden illness of an attorney.
Homeowner says lender has no right to foreclose
Debra Berg is suing her lender, Countrywide Home Loans, for attempting to foreclose on her home when they promised not to.
Family of cancer victim sues for asbestos exposure
Houston Attorney Ian Cloud The children of Traville Franks, a deceased petrochemical worker, are suing numerous oil companies for exposing their father to asbestos.
Couple goes after disappearing contractor
Gilbert Adams A couple whose home was flattened by Hurricane Rita claim the contractors they hired split with the $41,848.69 they paid them without completing the repairs.
First Amendment is for all of us
Plaintiff's lawyer Brent Coon says the Washington Post is "fair" and should be allowed to report on his cases at the Jefferson County courthouse.
Hutchison recognized by cancer awareness group
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) was awarded the Connie Mack Lifetime Achievement Award for her support of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Attorney general's gumshoes nab 70-year-old in county probe
Greg Abbott For the pilfering public employees of Texas, age is apparently no refuge from Attorney General Greg Abbott's investigations.
Lifelong smoker blames asbestos for lung cancer, sues 43 corporations
Bryan Blevins Attorney Bryan Blevins of Provost Umphrey has filed a suit on behalf of refinery worker against A.O. Smith and 42 other corporations for distributing asbestos containing products.The petition says the plaintiff was a lifelong smoker. This is the third case of its type filed by Blevins in the last 30 days.
This Just In: Orange County
Recent civil filings in Orange County District Courts
This Just In: Jefferson County
This Just In
Exploding oven throws man 15 feet across room
Galvin Kennedy On Feb. 19, 2007, an oven explosion at Tex-Mex Grocers threw one employee 15 feet across a room. The injured baker, Miguel Martinez, and a fellow employee, Mercedes Zepeda, have filed a lawsuit against the grocer and Savatri Ramdath.
Coon argues that Record is not a real newspaper
Brent Coon Southeast Texas Record editor Marilyn Tennissen and reporter David Yates are not journalists and the Record is not a newspaper, Beaumont attorney Brent Coon said at a hearing before Jefferson County District Judge Donald Floyd, April 25.
Policyholder says Foremost guilty of theft for not paying full claim
Orange County resident Yvonnie Williams has filed a lawsuit against Foremost Lloyds of Texas Insurance Co. for refusing to pay a claim in full following Hurricane Rita.
Orange resident sues Travelers for hurricane claim
Orange County resident Rex Mccorqodale has filed a lawsuit against Travelers Lloyds of Texas Insurance Co. for refusing to pay his claim in full following Hurricane Rita.
Recent Foreclosures
Foreclosures
Homeowner files two suits against Allstate over hurricane damage
Patrick Gallagher of 6325 Arrowhead in Beaumont sued insurance underwriter Allstate Texas Lloyd's twice in a day over damage from Hurricane Rita.
Former teacher sues PAISD for age discrimination
Gary Phillips sued the Port Arthur Independent School District April 20, alleging the district fired him due to his age.
City demolishes Rita-damaged home before bank gets injunction
Monday morning, April 23, Wells Fargo Bank applied in Jefferson County Circuit Court for an injunction to keep the city of Beaumont from demolishing a house Hurricane Rita damaged.