News from March 2009
State Rep. Ortiz calls for windstorm bill of rights
Solomon Ortiz Jr. Over the last few years, the Texas coast has been battered by several costly hurricanes, leading to a windstorm insurer exodus and an onslaught of hurricane-related lawsuits.
Legally Speaking: Strange Times in the Justice System
Things are getting weirder and weirder out there in our legal system. If you don't believe me, just consider some of the following strange episodes that have made news recently:
Insurer seeks return of interest from business loss proceeds
An insurance company that paid proceeds on a business interruption claim says the business went too far when it also asked for interest and now wants those interest payments back.
Groves family sues Chevron alleging deceased man exposed to asbestos
The wife and children of a recently deceased Groves man have filed an asbestos suit against Chevron, and its predecessor Texaco, alleging their husband and father wrongly died from an asbestos-related disease.
City of Beaumont sued by employee in training
A Jefferson County woman has filed suit against the city of Beaumont, alleging she sustained multiple fractures after falling from training equipment.
Local man sues UP after heavy lifting
A Hardin County man claims he received back injuries while working for Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Sisters claim hospital negligence led to mother's death at Memorial Hermann
Two Beaumont women are suing a hospital over what they claim was employee negligence that led to their mother's death.
Suit against former tenants of UA theater goes to trial
Before the Betty Greenberg Center for Performing Arts became home to the Beaumont Community Players a year ago, the facility on Laurel Avenue held a United Artists movie theater for decades.
New trial begins over fall in Christus parking lot
For the third time in three years, Christus Southeast Texas will try to convince a jury that it is the responsibility of the individual to watch their step when traversing the hospital's parking garage.
Train worker claims he was crushed because of faulty radio
A Texas man has filed suit against BNSF Railway Company, alleging he was injured after the train on which he was working crashed into other rail cars.
Woman sues BISD over collision with bus
A Jefferson County woman is suing the Beaumont Independent School District and one of its bus drivers, alleging she was hit by a bus when the driver failed to stop at a stop sign.
Homebuyers claim faulty plumbing not disclosed
A local man claims a Beaumont couple sold him a house without revealing its plumbing system defects.
Local man claims caller with business idea swindled $50K
A Jefferson County man claims he was swindled out of $50,000 through a telephone call promising to make him more than $9,000 with the money in 10 days.
Reinstate the DuPont verdict
It's been nearly a year since the well-connected Glen Morgan suffered defeat on home court.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, March 12-18, 2009
Beaumont doctor talks tort reform with Republican lawmakers in Washington
Teuscher Many Republicans in Congress are looking at ways to curb the negative impact of excessive lawsuits on the nation's economy, so a local doctor went to Capitol Hill recently to show them how it can be done "Texas Style."
Patent 'trolls' upended in East Texas
Sereboff They are called by a name nobody wants to use for its derogatory meaning, yet everyone does use it because it so clearly defines the objective.
Digitek suit claims too much medication in pills
Another Jefferson County citizen has filed suit against Mylan Pharmaceuticals, claiming he suffered physical pain after he took the prescription drug Digitek, which allegedly contained twice the approved level of its active ingredient.
Movie-goer takes buttery slide, sues Hollywood Theaters
A Nederland woman says she was required to undergo surgery after she slipped on butter at a local movie theater.