News from August 2010
Women sue over injuries on board ship
GALVESTON - Two female seamen have filed suit against their employer over injuries they reportedly sustained while working on the defendant's ships.
Couple sues over Galveston wreck
GALVESTON - Gordon and Lora Powell are suing Vada Mills and Thomas Love over a collision on a Galveston County road more than a year ago.
Plaintiffs claim cancer from BP leak, file suit in state court
Jason Gibson GALVESTON - Six residents of the upper Texas Gulf Coast have filed suit against BP after they reportedly contracted cancer from exposure to a chemical leak earlier this year.
Med-mal settles, justices dismiss appeal
Almost three years ago, Onita Bennett, the widow of a nursing home resident, sued several health care providers alleging they failed to supervise her husband and stop him from falling and fracturing his hip.
Judge tosses jury verdict and grants plaintiff new trial, declines to give reason
Wortham Without offering a reason, Jefferson County District Court Judge Bob Wortham threw out a jury verdict in favor of the defense on Monday, and granted the plaintiff a new trial.
Insurer writing 'loser pays' policies to defendants
Fundum LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - One of the country's leading writers of insurance policies for businesses is partnering up to launch a first-of-its-kind contract litigation insurance policy to protect defendants from "loser pays" provisions.
States respond to motion to dismiss health care challenge
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum PENSACOLA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The 21 states challenging federal health care reform say Congress isn't regulating interstate commerce, it is forcing it.
Driver sued for failing to stay in lane
An Orange County man has filed suit against the driver who he claims failed to maintain a single lane of traffic, causing a collision.
Oil and gas company seeks mineral rights to Jeff Co land
A Colorado corporation has filed an application in Jefferson County District Court, seeking the rights oil and gas rights to a piece of land in Jefferson County.
City employees file class action against Plano for not paying overtime
SHERMAN-Employees of the city of Plano have filed a class action to obtain unpaid overtime they claim to have earned for monitoring the radio during lunch breaks.
New home owners sue contractor over 'lackadaisical work habits'
Two Port Arthur residents say a contractor failed to properly construct their homes by leaving out fireplaces and failing to complete plumbing, causing them economic damages.
Crash at four-way stop leads to lawsuit
A Port Arthur man has filed suit against the driver who he claims failed to yield the right-of-way to him at an intersection.
Woman hit at intersection files suit
After a driver failed to stop behind a Hardin County woman as she sat stopped at an intersection, the woman sustained physical pain in the resulting collision, according to a recently filed complaint.
Couple sues construction company after collision with truck
A Jefferson County couple has filed suit against the driver who they blame for causing a collision.
Yamaha sued over defective Rhino
TYLER-Two Montgomery County residents have filed a lawsuit against Yamaha after the Yamaha Rhino they were riding in allegedly rolled over, injuring both of them.
No payout for truck vandalism, suit against insurer claims
A Texas corporation has filed suit against an insurance company, alleging it refused to pay for vandalism to two of its trucks.
Insurance company sues manufacturer of defective ice maker
SHERMAN-State Farm is suing Whirlpool to regain more than $100,000 in insurance benefits that it paid to its insured after part of an ice maker caught on fire.
Beaumont woman sues insurer over uninsured driver claim
A Beaumont woman claims an insurance company refused to pay her after an uninsured driver struck her vehicle.
Employees claim insurance agent sexually harassed them at work
Three State Farm employees say the owner of an Orange agency subjected them to sexual harassment.