News from January 2009
Suit against welding company blames shoddy work for insurance problems
A Jefferson County man has filed suit against a local welding company, alleging the substandard building it constructed has prevented his ability to obtain windstorm insurance.
Woman sues over injuries from parking lot fall at Elegante
A Richardson woman has filed suit against three companies that own a hotel, alleging she tripped and fell on a gap in the hotel's pavement.
Disabled woman seeks 10 percent of HEB assets for injury at Beaumont store
A disabled woman who claims she was body slammed by security at a local H.E.B. store has filed a personal injury lawsuit seeking 10 percent of the company's assets.
Galveston seaman seeks $2.5 M from ship company for onboard injury
Tony Buzbee GALVESTON � A local seaman is seeking $2.5 million for injuries he sustained when several vessels collided.
Attorney can be disbarred despite completion of probation, high court rules
Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN � Attorney Rolando Caballero successfully completed probation for criminal charges, but the state Board of Disciplinary Appeals can disbar him anyway, the Supreme Court of Texas has ruled.
Bailiff rounds up wayward attorney during medical malpractice trial
Valorie Davenport As if she were a stray steer, a bailiff for Judge Donald Floyd was ordered to go wrangle up a plaintiff's attorney who had wandered away from a trial to attend a hearing in a different court.
Asbestos suit against 58 defendants cites 'Pustejovsky' decision
The wife of a local refinery worker already received a settlement for a non-malignant illness allegedly caused by her husband's asbestos exposure. Now a new suit has been filed on her behalf after she died from an asbestos-related malignancy.
Woman sues insurer for not providing windstorm coverage
A Jefferson County woman has filed suit against Texas Farm Bureau Underwriters and one of its agents, alleging damages to her home during Hurricane Ike were not covered under her insurance policy, although they should have been.
Dismissal hearing reset in medical malpractice case of man who swallowed chicken bone
Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital Defendants entangled in a medical malpractice suit involving a man who swallowed a chicken bone and died a few days later are trying to have the case dismissed.
Seafood company failed to take injured worker to hospital, wrongful death suit claims
Itkin The estate of a man found dead at a local seafood processing facility has filed a wrongful death suit, alleging the company failed to provide him with medical care after he was injured on the job.
Couple sues 25 companies for man's asbestos exposure
Bryan Blevins A Jefferson County couple has filed an asbestos suit against 25 defendant corporations, claiming the asbestos-related disease with which the man was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
Construction company claims insurer deceptive about workers' comp coverage
Capitol Crew Construction has filed suit against Lawhorn Insurance Company and one of its agents, alleging it was not provided with the workers' compensation the agent told Capitol Crew it had.
Insurance company claiming policy not in force before Hurricane Ike, homeowner says
A Beaumont woman has filed suit against two insurance companies and a mortgage company, alleging the insurance companies wrongly refused to pay for wind damage to her house caused by Hurricane Ike.
Bank seeks to collect on note from deceased woman's estate
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank has filed suit against the unknown heirs of a deceased Texas woman, alleging the heirs failed to make payments on a promissory note after her death.
Couple sues Texas insurer over unpaid Hurricane Humberto claim
Steve Mostyn A Jefferson County couple has filed suit against Texas Farmers Insurance and eight adjusters, alleging they were not paid money to which they were entitled after Hurricane Humberto destroyed sections of their home.
Suit against beach restaurant alleges fish contained toxins
A Beaumont couple has filed suit against Stingaree Restaurant and Katie's Seafood Market, alleging the woman suffered from a serious illness after eating grouper fish at the restaurant.
Insurer of truck totaled by wayward wheel seeks damages from tire installer
After a wheel flew off an SUV and caused it to swerve into a big rig,the truck's insurer is suing the Texas company that installed the tire on the SUV.
Four brothers sue Chevron over father's mesothelioma death
Four Texas men have filed an asbestos suit on behalf of their recently deceased father against Chevron and Gulf Oil, claiming the mesothelioma with which he was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.