News from 2007
Sabine Pass resident sues over lapsed insurance
A Sabine Pass resident, whose home was damaged during Hurricane Rita, is suing his insurance agent for allegedly neglecting to inform him that his windstorm insurance had lapsed.
Man claims Poligrip caused neuro damage
A man who used a denture adhesive now claims the zinc in the product caused neurological damage and has filed suit against the manufacturer.
Fosamax blizzard hits Northeast Texas
MARSHALL -- It doesn't snow often in Northeast Texas, but the blizzard of lawsuits hitting Merck's medication Fosamax keeps blowing into town.
Back injury leads to suit against M&I Electric
Paul Pruitt claims while working for M&I Electric Industries Inc. he suffered a permanent injury to his back.
Mikal Watts' arguments
Three college girls are driving cross-country pulling a U-Haul trailer while simultaneously sharing a bag of marijuana.
Six indicted for health care fraud scheme
U.S. Attorney John L. Ratcliffe announced Aug. 3 that six Southeast Texans have been indicted for health care fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
Consumer Alert: Texans urged to check for potentially dangerous tires
The Office of the Attorney General is urging Texas drivers to check their vehicles for potentially dangerous tires. The tires were sold from 2002 to 2006 for light trucks, sports utility vehicles, and vans, and could be in danger of tread separation.
Arkansas utility customers granted stay, trial continues for Texas utility customers
Texarkana, Ark. - On July 25, Miller County Judge Jim Hudson granted a motion for stay applying only for Arkansas utility plaintiffs within a class action suit against Centerpoint Energy. Judge Hudson denied stay for Texas utility plaintiffs. Although the stay stops proceedings for the Arkansas plaintiffs, Judge Hudson may retain future jurisdiction.
Property company sues for property damage claim
Caliber Properties Inc., a local company, is suing its insurance provider and one of its adjusters for "denying at least a portion" of its Hurricane Rita claim without performing an "adequate investigation."
Texas lottery commission might run raffles if AG Abbott gives nod
Greg Abbott AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is currently mulling whether Texans could soon play a type of lottery more often seen at social fund-raisers.
'Colossus' class action costing defendants more than $293 million
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Proposed and approved settlements from Miller County Circuit Court's infamous "Colossus" class action could cost defendants more than $293 million.
This Just In: Orange County
July 24
This Just In: Jefferson County
July 25
Groves man sues Farmers over hurricane claim
Groves resident Jimmie Smith filed a policy claim for property damage with Farmers Insurance Exchange following Hurricane Rita in 2005. He received a sum of money but now, nearly two years later, says it wasn't enough.
Beaumont couple sues Farmers for denying hurricane claim
Beaumont couple Gary and Karen Kiefer maintain that their insurance policy covered windstorm damage. However, after Hurricane Rita hit, the couple says Farmers Insurance Exchange denied their policy claim.
Real Estate Foreclosures
Jefferson County
Recent patent/copyright infringement cases filed in U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
New business licenses/assumed names issued by the Jefferson County Clerk
Orig. Filing Date: 07/26/2007 Certificate #: 71078
Construction company says not responsible for Orange woman's injuries
In an ongoing Orange County lawsuit, a construction company recently denied that it was in any way responsible for a woman's fall at a residential facility.
First Rita, then insurer deal blows to Orange County resident
It was bad enough that Hurricane Rita left Carl McFarlane's home unlivable, but the Orange County resident says on top of that his mortgage company had let his homeowners' insurance lapse.