News from December 2009
Dubuis Hospital seeks summary judgment in med-mal suit
After an extended holiday break, a local judge will welcome the New Year by entertaining a motion for summary judgment in a medical-malpractice case.
Family of clerk killed in robbery sues convenience store
GALVESTON - The family of a Galveston convenience store clerk killed in a robbery last year is suing the business and its owner.
City asks judge to dismiss pothole injury suit
In October, the Southeast Texas Record reported on a suit filed against the city of Beaumont by Sherry White, a local woman who alleged she was seriously injured after running over a pothole.
PAISD seeks summary judgment in discrimination case
After two years of litigation, the Port Arthur Independent School District is now seeking to have an age discrimination suit brought by a former teacher dismissed.
Appeals court rejects expert reports in med-mal case
Several defendants fingered in a medical malpractice case had their appeal over medical expert qualifications granted by Beaumont justices on Thursday, Dec. 17.
Children file asbestos suit against 21 companies on late father's behalf
From 1946 to 1980, Reginald Franklin worked at the DuPont facility in Orange. In April, he died from lung cancer.
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts, Dec. 1-17, 2009
IP for Your Business: 6 Steps for Protecting Your Content and Your Business
It used to just be publishers, musicians and television/movie producers, but the Internet has made almost every business a content producer.
Louisiana AG sues contractor
Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline)-The state of Louisiana is suing Anderson & Gutierrez Development, alleging that the company took hundreds of thousands of dollars to build or improve modular homes without doing so.
Teens claim sexual harassment, seek $5 M from retailer
GALVESTON - Alleging they were sexually harassed by their supervisor when they worked at Dollar Tree, two Friendswood teenagers are seeking $5 million from the discount retail store.
Fifth Circuit reverses earlier decision on Stockyards Act in Pilgrim's Pride case
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Reversing its own previous decision as well as a lower court's, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ordered it is necessary to show an adverse effect on competition under the Packers and Stockyards Act.
White worker accuses Hispanic supervisors of discrimination
GALVESTON - A Galveston County man claims he was terminated from his welding position with a maritime repair company because he is white, recent court documents say.
30 companies named in asbestos lawsuit
Blevins The widow of a local equipment operator has filed a lawsuit against 30 companies, alleging their asbestos-containing products caused her husband's death.
Refinery worker blames scaffold builders for hazardous walkway
A Bridge City man doing construction work at a local refinery claims he was injured when he fell over materials left in the way by men building a nearby scaffold.
Local residents in litigation over auto collision
A Beaumont woman is suing two Groves residents over injuries she sustained in an auto collision.
Woman wants more than $75K for slip and fall in grocery store
LUFKIN � While shopping at Kroger's grocery store in Nacogdoches, Abigail Dempsey says she slipped and fell on a puddle of water that had accumulated on the floor and severely injured her neck and shoulder.
Galveston man accuses probate judge of negligence
Burwell GALVESTON - A Galveston man has accused a probate judge of not responding to his requests to junk a claim on a building he is trying to repair, recent court documents say.
The deniers
Don't you get tired of hearing the same arguments over and over again, even when you know you're right?
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NELLA CARY ET AL VS. OWENS CORNING FIBERGLAS CO ET AL
Latest hurricane-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
A total of four new lawsuits regarding hurricane damage claims were filed against insurance companies in Jefferson County District Court, Dec. 7-11, 2009.