News from 2007
Local asbestos cases heading to Houston MDL
Harris County District Judge Mark Davidson presides over the asbestos multi-district litigations. Two new asbestos suits have bounced from Beaumont to Houston, to take their places on a pile of about 9,000 other suits in a statewide asbestos court.
This Just In
July 19
Deputy sues after staircase collapses
Jason Gibson Crushed by a three-story staircase while conducting a criminal investigation in June, Harris County Deputy Sheriff Larry Pohlmeyer blamed his injuries on the apartment owner and a wrecker service and filed suit.
Recent foreclosures filed in Jefferson County, July 23-25
-CitiMortgage filed an application for home equity foreclosure on July 25 against Peaches Brydson, 4490 Cadillac, Beaumont, Texas 77705.
Time to register for Business Expo 2007
The 2007 Southeast Texas Business Expo, sponsored by the Greater Beaumont and Greater Port Arthur Chambers of Commerce, is set for 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18 at the Beaumont Civic Center.
City reaches settlement with injured motorcycle driver
Beaumont City Council agreed to cut Glenn McNeel a $75,000 check on Tuesday, July 24. Back in 2005, McNeel filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming he lost control of his motorcycle and wrecked when the bike's tire "struck elevated pavement."
Jury finds in favor of cable company defendant in Marshall patent trial
Defense attorney John Desmarais A Marshall jury found a cable company did not infringe on patents it used to provide high-speed data service.
New business licenses/assumed names issued by the Jefferson County Clerk, July 19-26, 2007
Orig. Filing Date: 07/19/2007 Certificate #: 71042
Abbott strong arms guards' union over border workers' contracts
AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott yesterday filed suits in two cities against the union covering security guards and companies supplying immigration and customs workers.
Recent patent/copyright infringement cases filed in U.S. District Court
Marshall Division, Eastern District of Texas
Man killed in accident at DuPont
One man is dead following an industrial accident in Orange county.
Woman sues Allstate for not keeping her in "good hands" after Rita
Eloise Gorman thought she was in "good hands" by insuring her home through Allstate. However, to date, her home remains "uninhabitable," and Allstate is still adamantly refusing to pay Gorman's Hurricane Rita property damage claim.
Not negligent: Jury says Mobil did not cause the death of Joyce Myers
The asbestos trial of Joyce Myers et al vs. Mobil Oil ended Wednesday, July 25, with jurors' dismissing the accusation that Mobil "maliciously" and "negligently" caused Myers' cancerous death.
Injury suit filed over fall at Kroger
Kroger on Dowlen Road Exactly two years ago, Marilyn Kaye Renfro paid a visit to the Dowlen Kroger, where she claims she slipped and fell because a Kroger manager allowed a "slip hazard to remain on the floor without any barricade or warning."
Borrero promoted to BPD sergeant
Sgt. Yvette Borrero Beaumont Police Officer Yvette Borrero was promoted to sergeant July 20.
$54 million pants fund-raiser eases Chungs' legal pain
$54 million pants under guard WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The owners of a Washington, D.C. dry cleaning business got some relief at a legal defense fund-raiser Tuesday night as guests from around the country turned out to help their brethren.
PA native killed in Iraq
U.S. Army Pfc. Brandon Keith Bobb, a native of Port Arthur, was killed July 17 while serving in Iraq.
Texas AG demands campaign finance fines from polka dancing judge
Greg Abbott AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott wants a Dallas District Court judge to pay up for keeping quiet about campaign donations.
Legally Speaking: From Ground Zero to the Courtroom -- For Heroes of 9/11, The Fight Has Only Changed Location
For James Zadroga, the late night errand to fetch his 4 year-old daughter a drink should have been a simple one. But on this January night, Zadroga's tortured, scarred lungs finally gave out, four years after the 34-year-old former New York City police detective initially developed respiratory problems while working in the rubble of the World Trade Center after Sept. 11, 2001.
Couple sues for Rita claim
A Beaumont couple, whose home was damaged when Hurricane Rita struck the Golden Triangle area, is suing their insurance provider and two of its adjusters for denying their property damage claim.