News from 2007
Colleges amass financial records of big-time athletes in NCAA class action
LOS ANGELES -- California class action attorneys seek hundreds of millions in something like back pay for 48,000 college football and men's basketball players.
Woman sues Walgreens over slip hazard
Johnella Chambers says she was "attempting to be a customer" at the Walgreens on Lucas, but she slipped and fell, twice, after walking across a wet mat before she could start shopping.
Tasting for Some Other Place another success
Thousands attended the 2007 "Tasting" to benefit Some Other Place on Aug. 21. Food, fellowship and fundraising!!
"A Tasting for Some Other Place" was held Tuesday, Aug. 21 at the Beaumont Civic Center.
Zyprexa blamed for son's death, parents sue
Valedictorian of his high school class and honor graduate from Rice University, Scott Sexton's future promised greatness.
Automobile collision trial ends with $246,000 judgment to plaintiff
Jurors handed Christina Jaja a $200,000 judgment Wednesday, Aug. 22. Jaja had sued the Sherman Williams Co. and one of its truck drivers, claiming James Hick's reckless driving caused an auto collision, which resulted in Jaja's injuries.
Flailing hose strikes refinery worker
James Payne Whacked in the face by a flailing hose, Ereck Craig claims he has suffered severe and permanent injuries and is suing Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation for "allowing (him) to stand in an area where he could be contacted by the hose."
Preliminary approved settlement in Sunbeam class action
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Arkansas Circuit Court Judge Jim Hudson has granted a preliminary settlement order in the Sunbeam lawsuit.
Breast cancer survivor sues after collision bursts implants
MARSHALL -- Breast cancer survivor, Karon Reagan of Anderson County was severely injured when her car was struck from behind by Head Leasing's employee, Ben Ellis, on June 20, 2006.
Benzene lawsuit asserts 51 years of exposure
MARSHALL -- While employed as a laboratory technician, operator, pipe fitter and mechanic, Robert Oakley states he unknowingly suffered 51 years of exposure to toxins and carcinogens, specifically benzene-containing products.
Survey: Texas voters support tougher sanctions for jury no-shows
An overwhelming number of Texas voters believe that people should be held accountable for ignoring a summons to jury service, and a majority support tougher penalties for individuals who shirk the responsibility, according to a new public opinion survey released Wednesday, Aug. 22, by Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) of Central Texas.
Mortgage foreclosure scams on the rise, warns BBB
Press release from the Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas
Suit alleges Fixodent causes heavy metal poisoning
Texarkana -- After using Fixodent to adhere her dentures, Laura Day of Lamar County states her normal use resulted in absorption and ingestion of zinc. She believes her choice of denture adhesive cream has led to personal injuries including heavy metal (zinc) poisoning and neurological damages.
Legally Speaking: Getting Rid of the Lawyers
In Shakespeare's play Henry VI, Part 2, anarchist and mob leader Dick the Butcher uttered the famous line, "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."
Judge Burgess honored with Southeast Texas Legends Scholarship
Judge Don Burgess Lamar University and the Beaumont Foundation of America have announced the seventh of nine Southeast Texas Legends Scholarships � this one honoring Judge Don Burgess, whose distinguished legal career includes two decades as an appellate judge, as well as tenure as a district judge, prosecutor and in private practice.
172nd Court District, Judge Floyd, Aug. 1-30
170TH COURT DISTRICT
Pipe fitter hit with steam sues Total for lung injury
At a local refinery, a wind shift caused hot steam to be blown in pipe fitter Tim Dietz's direction. Dietz claims inhaling the hot steam resulted in facial burns and permanent damage to his lungs.
Woman failing to wear brace sues employer for back injury
Wear a back brace and use a step ladder when stocking cases of soda mix, Bobbie Childree's employer instructed. But for various reasons Childree did not do as instructed and injured her back. Now she is suing the convenience store where she worked.
Woman seeks $5 million from local docs, hospital after eye removal
A Beaumont woman is seeking more than $5 million in damages from two local doctors and a hospital after an infection resulted in the loss of her left eye.
Woman not only plaintiff's mother but also attorney
Representing her minor daughter, Stacy Riley filed a personal injury lawsuit against Frances Chatman, claiming her child was "injured because of (Chatman's) negligence."
Tough truck luck
Jeffrey Roebuck is a personal injury lawyer, and personal injury lawyers do one thing when things don't go their way.