News from December 2009
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Nov. 24 - Dec. 2, 2009
Man sues insurance company for denying medical claim
A Jefferson County man says his insurance companies wrongfully denied his claim for benefits under his medical policy.
Landlord sues lounge for allowing fire to break out
GALVESTON � The owner of a commercial center in League City is suing one of his tenants after a fire destroyed the defendant's business.
Justices find Waco not negligent in death of man who fell from cliff
AUSTIN � "For your safety do not go beyond wall," a sign advised in capital letters at a cliff in a Waco park, yet the estate of a man who fell from the cliff blamed the city.
Latest hurricane-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
Two new lawsuits against insurance companies regarding hurricane damage claims were filed in Jefferson County District Court, Nov. 16-20, 2009.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts, Nov. 12-25, 2009
Re-trial against hospital over woman's fall from table starts in local court
Mark Sparks In 2007, Rosalind Hall successfully sued Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth for more than $100,000 when local jurors ruled the health care provider negligently failed to keep her mother's pacemaker lead in place after she rolled off a surgical table.
Bolivar church set for demolition after judge dismisses lawsuit
Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church on the Bolivar Peninsula prior to Hurricane Ike GALVESTON � A state district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit intended to stop the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston from demolishing the Bolivar Peninsula's only remaining Catholic church.