News from December 2008
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, Dec. 11-19, 2008
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Dec. 18-30, 2008
Capitol Comment: Panel Report Shows Need for Education Improvement
In a highly competitive global economy, the skills of the next generation of Americans will be the prime engine for our country's economic growth.
Recent patent infringement suits filed in U.S. District Courts
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Dec. 19-24,2008
Texas Supreme Court agrees with insurer in 'good Samaritan' case
Justice David Brister AUSTIN � The Supreme Court of Texas offers sympathy but nothing more to Louis Goudeau, a "good Samaritan" who got run over on the Sam Houston Tollway.
Jefferson County woman sues windstorm association over Hurricane Humberto claim
GALVESTON � A Jefferson County woman alleges the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association wrongfully denied a claim she submitted to the company after Hurricane Humberto reportedly inflicted damage to her home on the Bolivar Peninsula in September 2007.
Legally Speaking: Signs That The Apocalypse Is Upon Us
Some prognosticators of gloom and doom point to the predictable signs that the world is coming to an end: global warming, war in the Middle East, economic meltdown and so forth.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts, Dec. 1-22, 2008
Appeals court reverses $100M verdict against Fluor, remands to Jefferson County for new trial
An engineering company was given an early Christmas present on Thursday, Dec. 18, when justices on the Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals erased a $100 million verdict levied against it.
Crash into hot sauce leads to suit against H.E.B.
A Port Arthur woman has filed suit against H.E. Butt Grocery Co., alleging she slipped on water and fell into a display of glass jars of hot sauce while shopping at H.E. B. Pantry.
Suit blames sawmill's safety violations for employee's wrongful death
MARSHALL � The family of a man killed while working at a Texas sawmill is suing the company for alleged safety violations.
136th District Court, January 2009
MICHAEL WILTZ vs. SHAW GROUP INC ET AL
Employee sues Market Basket after trip over co-worker's wheelchair
A Hardin County woman has filed suit against Market Basket, alleging she was seriously injured when she tripped over a fellow employee's wheelchair.
Chemical seller seeks $1M from testing companies over toxicity report
Martin Product Sales is seeking more than $1 million in a suit filed against chemical testing companies it alleges falsified levels of toxic contaminants.
Woman sues Walgreens after fall
A Beaumont woman has filed suit against Walgreen Co., alleging she was seriously injured after she fell at the store.
Hurricane insurance claim leads to suit against inurer, adjuster
A Jefferson County couple has filed suit against State Farm Lloyds and an adjuster, alleging they were not paid money to which they were entitled after Hurricane Rita destroyed sections of their home.
PA woman sues Capitol County over hurricane claim
A Jefferson County woman has filed suit against Capitol County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, alleging she was not paid money to which she was entitled after Hurricane Rita destroyed sections of her home.
Medical practice files suit against insurer, contractors over Hurricane Rita damage
A Jefferson County medical professional association and one of its physicians have filed suit against an insurance company and several contractors alleging they were not paid money to which they were entitled after Hurricane Rita destroyed sections of their business.
Inmate alleging poor diet loses appeal of fifth suit against TDCJ
Following four defeats, an inmate's hopes of keeping his fifth lawsuit alive against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice were crushed on Dec. 18, when justices on Texas' Ninth Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's ruling dismissing his suit.
Lawsuits drop by 600 in '08, Provost Umphrey cuts asbestos filings in half
Blevins The financial sector isn't the only industry in decline. The number of lawsuits filed yearly in Jefferson County is also in remission, with trial lawyers filing 600 fewer suits in 2008 -- cutting asbestos filings in half.