News from May 2007
Chamblin brings experience to Bar Association post
Patricia Chamblin On May 4, Patricia Chamblin became the 2007-2008 president of the Jefferson County Bar Association at the group's annual Law Day meeting.
Welcome mat created water hazard at store, plaintiff says
Patricia Harris has extracted the term "water hazard" from the realm of golf and applied it to dollar store welcome mats.
Contractor says Sabine Pass school hasn't paid for renovations
Nearly two years after the renovation of the Sabine Pass Athletic Complex, ICI Construction claims that it still hasn't received full payment of the $1.8 million the school district owes for the gym's restoration.
Elderly customers sue coin company for fraud
Elderly customers thought they were making a sound investment when they bought rare coins from a Beaumont company, but instead found themselves in what may have been a scam to defraud the elderly.
Gambler at odds with casino after fall
A patron at L'auberge du Lac wasn't so lucky as she left the Lake Charles casino on New Year's Eve.
Plaintiff says alcohol may be to blame for Orange County accident
After suffering multiple injuries in an auto collision, an Orange man has filed a suit against the car's driver and owner.
Injured forklift operator says warehouse unsafe
A forklift operator in Orange says unsafe warehouse conditions led to his injuries.
Jefferson County driver no match for armored car in collision
A Jefferson County man has sued an armored car company after a collision in Orange.
Collision with ambulance leads to Orange County suit
A collision with an ambulance has an Orange man filing a suit against the ambulance company and its driver.
Nail gun injury leads to suit against hardware store
A Kountze man shot in the knee by a nail gun says the store should have warned customers that the gun was defective.
Hospital employee sues Christus
A Christus employee is suing the hospital for an injury she sustained while attempting to move patients.
Silsbee man cites FELA, sues railroad
Steve Young James Smart, a Silsbee resident, has filed a lawsuit with the Jefferson County District Court against the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co., a Delaware based Company.
No such thing as double jeopardy when it comes to tort law
Bryan Blevins There is no such thing as double jeopardy when it comes down to tort law.
While he was alive, Carl Larkin sued a petrochemical plant and received a claim for his "non-malignant asbestos-related disease." Now deceased, his wife is suing on Larkin's behalf for a "different malignant asbestos-related disease."
School bus fender bender leads to lawsuit
A fender-bender involving a Beaumont Independent School District bus has one boy's mother up in arms and ready to take on the school district.
Minor sexually assaulted by man donning phony scrubs
A man donning phony scrubs, posing as a physician, slipped into a hospital room and sexually assaulted a female minor.
Beaumont man sues for injuries at Washington chemical plant
A Beaumont resident injured while working at a chemical facility in Anacortes, WA has hired the Provost Umphrey Law Firm to extract compensation for his medical expenses.
Welding machine tip over causes injury, suit filed
Terry Thomas is suing the Rental Service Corp. for improperly placing a welding machine on a trailer.
Man pinned by ruptured line doused with chemicals
Pinned between a scaffold and the flare line he was told to demolish, a Port Neches man had no choice but to swallow his circumstance and the hazardous chemicals that sprayed from the ruptured line.
JCBA election, Law Day results
The Kelly High School team was the winner of the Mock Trial Competition sponsored by the Jefferson County Bar Association. The team accepted its award at the JCBA Law Day event. Jefferson County Bar Association Law Day 2007 Results
Handicapped woman's fall at Casa Ole leads to suit
A night out for Mexican food turned into more than just "another Casa Ole day" for Mary Kelly, a handicapped woman who is suing the restaurant chain.