News from 2008
Attorney seeks records for potential med-mal case against Renaissance
Local attorney Clay Dugas has filed a petition to investigate a possible claim against The Meadows of Orange and Renaissance Hospitals.
Car buyer says dealer failed to disclose interest rate
A disgruntled car buyer is alleging the salesman who sold him his vehicle failed to disclose all the details of his contract so the dealership could "be paid a kickback," court papers say.
Homeowners seek injunction to stop home demolition
1179 Evalon Ave. To her surprise, Lynda Jones was reading the Sunday paper when she learned her newly purchased home was slated to be demolished.
Suit alleges rehab center allowed patient to fall
Two months after falling and breaking his hip while a patient at Healthsouth Rehabilitation Center-Beaumont, Roland LeBoeuf died.
Lieutenant denies giving OK to officer in prostitution sting
Having sex with prostitutes is neither necessary nor ethical, testified the Beaumont police lieutenant who allegedly told suspended officer Keith Breiner it was alright for him to engage in sex acts with women working at a West End spa.
Seeking jackpot justice
$15 million lawsuit? Why not $15 billion?
There seems to be no sensible compensation for the family of late Meagan Watkins, who now are demanding generational wealth from the Crockett Street bar it blames for her death.
Jury awards Cherokee group $22 million in lawsuit against lawyer
B. Michael Chitty KAUFMAN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-A Texas jury has awarded the Sovereign Cherokee Nation Tejas more than $22 million in damages in their lawsuit against Dallas attorney Frank Hernandez.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Aug. 14-20, 2008
(FOR PAPER ONLY) Simmons boasts Lamar successes as new year begins
Lamar University President James Simmons addresses faculty, students at annual convocation In his almost 10 years as university president, Jimmy Simmons has seen a lot of successes at Lamar University.
Appeals court says district judge had no jurisdiction in custody case
Six years ago, San Jacinto County District Judge Michael Mayes granted two women joint custody of twins that one bore through artificial insemination, but now that the women have split up it turns out that Mayes made a mistake and the mother retained full custody all along.
Recent real estate foreclosures
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Orange County
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Jefferson County District Courts, Aug. 13-19, 2008
Paper theft report by Record gets no response from prosecutors
After a jury found that DuPont was not responsible for his client's mesothelioma, plaintiff's attorney Glen Morgan alleged the jurors may have been influenced by the Southeast Texas Record's coverage and demanded a new trial.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Aug. 13-18, 2008
Beaumont attorney files 16 suits against GlaxoSmithKline over diabetes drug Avandia
Alleging his clients were injured or died after taking the diabetes drug Avandia, Provost Umprhey attorney Chris Kirchmer has filed 16 new lawsuits against drug maker GlaxoSmithKline.
172nd cd sept '08
GARY BRYANT VS. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
Malpractice suit against Spiegel continues after appeal denied
Dr. Felix Spiegel Known throughout the Golden Triangle for his lap band weight-loss surgery commercials, Dr. Felix Spiegel recently had his appeal denied, allowing a medical-malpractice claim against him to continue.
Nursing home employee claims back injured from lifting large patient
Two years ago, an employee of a Kilgore nursing home was tasked to help aides lift a 300-pound patient after the facility's lift machine broke.
Family of worker killed by bulldozer blames faulty design for fatality
The widow of a Standard Constructors employee has filed suit against her late husband's employer, claiming the company failed to keep him from being killed while he was operating a bulldozer.
Hotel guest sues Elegante for fall in spa area
A former guest at the MCM Elegante Hotel has filed suit against the Beaumont inn, claiming its "negligently designed showers" caused her to slip and fall.