News from August 2010
Plumbing company sues over unpaid hotel construction job
A Jefferson County plumbing business claims the contractors building a new Red Roof Inn only partially paid the more than $50,000 they owe for plumbing work performed.
Relatives in dispute over couple's financial management
GALVESTON - Dave Brichler Jr. claims his relative Stephen Pettye obliterated his parents' financial assets.
Woman claims medical center treated her with faulty ventilator
GALVESTON - A Galveston County woman has filed a $9 million lawsuit against Mainland Medical Center in Texas City and Republic EMS Ltd. after she reportedly sustained injuries from a malfunctioning portable ventilator.
Santa Fe teacher alleges principal falsified evaluations
GALVESTON - Claiming she was terminated from her administration position because she reported her boss's misdeeds, Rhonda Falgoust is suing the Santa Fe Independent School District.
Woman claims daughter assaulted at Galveston hotel
GALVESTON - A Palo Pinto County woman alleges an employee of the Flagship Hotel in Galveston sexually assaulted her daughter two years ago and is suing the worker and his employer.
Seaman claims he was sickened by exposure to oil dispersants
GALVESTON - An Alabama seaman alleges he was injured twice within a month while working aboard a vessel off the Louisiana coast, recent court documents say.
A girl named Sue who sues and sues and sues
It may be true that everyone deserves their day in court, but that sound legal maxim assumes that "everyone" has a plausible cause of action and is not merely a malingerer or a malcontent, a publicity hound or a paranoiac.
Mortgage lenders could face increased litigation from new Wall Street reform law
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act passed by Congress this summer has tightened mortgage rules and increased homeowners' potential damages in litigation against mortgage lenders.
Agency sued over policy to townhouse association
A townhouse owners' association claims it can't repair Hurricane Ike damage because of its insurance company's misleading actions.
Suit claims driver turned from wrong lane
A Beaumont woman claims she suffered physical pain and mental anguish after a driver turned from the wrong lane and struck her vehicle.
Mostyn behind 'Coward' ad against Perry, Republicans say attorney has agenda
Mostyn A recent campaign ad against Gov. Rick Perry is drawing the ire of the Texas Republican Party.
Travis County woman files first Texas tainted egg lawsuit
Simon The first Texas lawsuit over salmonella poisoning from infected eggs has been filed by a Travis County woman.
Asbestos suit blames 45 companies for man's death
The son of a deceased brick mason has filed suit against 45 companies, alleging the corporate defendants negligently exposed his father to asbestos and caused his death.
Woman falls on bus, sues Greyhound
In March, Rosa Vasquez and her daughter were passengers on a Greyhound bus when the driver abruptly swerved to avoid another vehicle, throwing the Beaumont woman to the ground.
Latest Hurricane Ike-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
A total of seven new complaints against insurance companies over Hurricane Ike damage claims were filed in Jefferson County District Courts, Aug. 16-20, 2010.
Court denies Judge Keller's emergency stay of public reprimand
Keller AUSTIN � On Aug. 16, Texas Supreme Court justices denied emergency relief to Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller in her bid to erase a public warning over her conduct on the occasion of a killer's execution.
Construction companies in dispute over $50,000 bill
A construction company sued another construction company, seeking to regain nearly $50,000 for materials it says it supplied.
Contractor seeks debt payment from developer
A contractor has filed suit against two development corporations, alleging they failed to pay it more than $4,000 for labor and materials it supplied.
Recent patent infringement/false marking suits filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement/false marking suits filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Aug. 20-23, 2010.
Parties in litigation over Friendswood shopping center construction
GALVESTON - Claiming a shopping center was not built in accordance to its design specifications, Friendswood Plaza Inc. seeks unspecified monetary damages from Judson Coward Inc., Doans & Associates LLC and Kenall Inc.