News from April 2008
Recent real estate foreclosures
Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Orig. Filing Date: 03/27/2008 Certificate #: 72470
Scruggs' former business partner fights sexual harassment suit
JACKSON, Miss. - The firm providing the financial support of the former Scruggs Katrina Group is trying to turn the tables on a former employee who filed a sexual harassment suit against it.
Refinery worker's suit names 79 defendants for distributing asbestos products
Bryan Blevins Attorney Bryan Blevins of Provost Umphrey has filed a suit on behalf of refinery worker against A.O. Smith Corp. and 78 other corporations for distributing asbestos-containing products.
Legally Speaking: Lawyers Behaving Badly-Part Two
In the first part of this series, I discussed lawyers with some serious ethical shortcomings � stealing from clients, bribery, filing made-up lawsuits, and so on.
Recent patent/copyright infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Marshall Division, Eastern District of Texas
Man alleges Cain Concrete said to work without safety guard on saw
TEXARKANA -- A worker for a concrete company claims his employer told him to adjust a power saw in an improper manner to get his work done faster. When the manipulation caused a severe injury, the man sued his employer.
136th COURT DISTRICT APRIL 2008
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Male UTMB employee sues for gender discrimination
A male employee at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston claims he was demoted because of his gender and has filed a discrimination suit against UTMB.
Orange resident sues Allstate over Rita claim
Mostyn Orange County resident Gerald Bailey Sr. is the latest Hurricane Rita victim to sue his insurance company for allegedly refusing to pay at least a portion of his policy damage claim.
Worker claims eye injury due to protruding metal on truck
An electrician working at a construction site claims his eye was injured when he walked into a protruding piece of metal on a roofing company truck.
Heavy-hitter trial lawyers striking out with asbestos pitch
An asbestos suit filed by Provost Umphrey takes up about half of the courthouse record's vault. Asbestos lawsuits tried in Jefferson County may no longer be a homerun, as two recent jury verdicts sent plaintiffs' lawyers from two renowned law firms back to the dugout on strikes.
Fall at gas station leads to suit against store owners
John Morgan Clearly marked with yellow paint, David Pouncy still slipped and fell on a concrete ramp while exiting a gas station owned by Steinhagen Oil Co. Pouncy says the incident left him partially disabled and is suing Steinhagen Oil, claiming the company failed to treat the ramp with "non-skid materials."
Man gets TRO to stop demolition of downtown building
A Jefferson County man has received a temporary restraining order to stop the city from demolishing a building he purchased in downtown Beaumont.
Another Jefferson County resident sues Countrywide for misrepresenting payment program
Another Golden Triangle resident has filed suit against Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., claiming the lender misrepresented its mortgage repayment program.