News from June 2007
New business licenses/assumed names issued by the Jefferson County Clerk, June 7- June 14, 2007
New business licenses/assumed names issued by the Jefferson County Clerk, June 7- June 14, 2007
Port Arthur man sues insurer for denying portion of Hurricane Rita claim
Port Arthur resident Ollie Wilson is suing Capitol County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. for denying a portion of his claim that was submitted after Hurricane Rita struck the Golden Triangle area.
Couple sues Allstate over hurricane claim
Hermie and Norma Bundick are the latest Golden Triangle couple to sue Allstate Texas Lloyd's and Allstate Insurance Co. for not paying the full proceeds of a claim submitted following Hurricane Rita.
Orange insurance suit moves to federal court
Hurricane victims and Orange County residents Murphy and Debra Hunt will have their $75,000 lawsuit against State Farm Lloyds plucked from the county's court and placed in hands of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division.
Recent Jefferson County real estate foreclosures
Recent home foreclosure filings in Jefferson County, June 7-8
Real estate company seeks cut of Kmart church sale
Angry that it didn't receive its 3 percent cut from a $1.5 million contract, Prime Real Estate is suing Kmart and Christian Life Community Church.
Angelle back in court over money owed to insurance company
Roland Angelle has already served time in prison for obtaining fraudulent loans, and now he is being served by an insurance company that is trying to collect the more than $2 million he was ordered to pay 10 years ago.
Houston lawyer, LU alum gives $1 million to establish student fellowships
When David Beck arrived at Lamar for registration, a government professor noticed his academic record and suggested that he study law.
Fuljenz sues lawyer for defamation
Several coin and bullion companies across the nation have been exposed as scams designed to target senior citizens and their hard earned savings. However, one local coin seller says he's been unfairly targeted by a law firm that is only trying to round up clients to file suit against him.
Former Big Hill guard claims firing was age discrimination
A technician works on one of the wells at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. For 16 years Joe Melanson protected the nation's petroleum assets at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Beaumont, until he was fired for what he claims was age discrimination.
Judge may order mediation in coin company fraud case
Jason Gibson Mediation may be ordered in a case alleging that a local rare coin dealer ripped off elderly investors.
Watts' wars
Mikal Watts South Texas trial lawyer Mikal Watts considers himself a warrior. His Watts Law Firm Website is full of quotes by Sun Tzu, a Chinese author who wrote the "Art of War" in the fifth-century B.C., and photos of masked fencers thrusting and jabbing at their foes.
Injunction filed against assisted living facility without license
The state of Texas has filed a restraining order and permanent injunction to stop Eppie Hill, doing business as Tyrell House, from operating her assisted living facility. She has been operating the facility without a license.
Woman sentenced to federal prison for hurricane fraud
Sherri Harris rode out Hurricane Rita in the comfort of the Calcasieu Parish Jail, but that did not stop her from filing a FEMA claim for damage to a home in Dayton.
Contractor splits before job is finished, homeowner sues
Sandra Hinson hopes to extract around $50,000 from the contractor who she hired to repair her home following Hurricane Rita. Hinson claims she paid Jesus Delacruz up front, and that he split before finishing the job.
Lee files suit against Pate over campaign signs
Beaumont Councilman W.L. Pate He has already filed an informal complaint with the state election commission, and now local activist Allen Lee has filed a lawsuit against one of his opponents in the May 12 Beaumont city council election.
Chiropractor's "improper touch" results in lawsuit
Arnold & Itkin She may have been working for a chiropractor, but Ladonna Burge told her co-workers it was strictly "hands off" when it came to her own injured neck.
Negligence blamed for mysterious self-starting conveyor, suit says
Arnold & Itkin A superstitious person might blame "ghosts in the machine" for an unexplained mechanical breakdown, but a local plant employee isn't putting the blame on phantoms for the injuries he received at the Beaumont Goodyear facility.
172nd Court District, Judge Floyd, June 1-30
172ND COURT DISTRICT
172nd Court District Hearings: June 29
CITIMORTGAGE INC VS JERRY WAYNE BARTLETT ET AL