News from November 2010
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
U.S. Bank National Association has filed an application to foreclose on the property of Elizabeth Credit, located at 5130 Lakeshore Drive, Port Arthur, Texas 77642.
Judge Floyd allows BISD to press on with possible $50M event center & hotel
The Beaumont Independent School District can carry on with discussions about possibly building a hotel and events center -- a speculative $50 million project -- near its new football stadium, thanks to a local judge's Nov. 8 ruling.
172nd Hearing Dockets 11/10 &11/12/2010
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136th Court District Hearing Dockets 11/10/2010
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60th Hearing Dockets 11/12/2010
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Air conditioner company sues over $50K unpaid invoice
A Beaumont corporation has filed suit against the two businesses it claims failed to pay it more than $50,000 for work performed.
Doctor sues insurer after break in
A Beaumont doctor claims he has been unable to recover the entire amount of damages he seeks from his insurance company after vandals stole items from his business.
Red-light runner blamed for crash on Washington Blvd.
A Texas woman blames a driver for causing her to sustain physical impairment and disfigurement after the driver ran a red light and collided with her vehicle.
Man sues over electrical shock at sports park
GALVESTON - A Galveston County's man trip to a League City sports park a couple of months ago ended in a lawsuit.
Hitchcock school employee sues to recoup crash costs
GALVESTON - After he was involved in a two-vehicle accident four years ago, a Galveston County man seeks to recover compensation from his employer's insurance companies.
Inmate sues jail over med mixup
GALVESTON - An inmate has filed suit against the Galveston County Jail, Galveston County Sheriff Freddie Poor and Correctional Medical Services claiming he took medication that was not for him.
Wreck on Gulf Freeway leads to lawsuit
GALVESTON - A Texas City woman is suing JDB Services and two of its employees over a car accident on the Gulf Freeway.
Experts say more transparency needed in asbestos trusts
Hartley Asbestos litigation expert Lester Brickman said that even with a new and possibly more sympathetic Congress, chances are "remarkably slim" that transparency measures could be enacted to show how lawyers and claimants divvy up more than $18 billion in assets from more than 54 such trusts.
U.S. Chamber ILR Honors Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy for Legal Reform Contributions
WASHINGTON, D.C.�The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today presented Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy LLP with the 2010 Outstanding Organization Award for its contribution to uncovering fraud and abuse in asbestos and silica litigation.
TWIA
Texas State Rep. Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood) has filed a mandamus petition in the 1st Court of Appeals in Houston seeking relief from a temporary stay of his request for information concerning a $189 million settlement between the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) and a number of its insureds over Hurricane Ike claims.
Wreck at Dowlen and Gladys subject of lawsuit
A Harris County woman claims she sustained injuries during a collision with a driver who ran a red light.
Insurer sued for denying under-insured motorist claim
An Orange County woman claims her insurance company refuses to pay her for damages she incurred in an automobile accident with an under-insured driver.
League City woman sues over fatal crash
GALVESTON - After her husband was killed in a three-car crash two years ago, a League City woman has filed suit against one of the motorists allegedly involved.
Women sue storm recovery company over auto wreck in League City
GALVESTON - Two Houston women are suing a Florida home builder and one of its employees over a car accident two years ago.
Man claims biotech company owes him $50K
GALVESTON - A Galveston man seeks to recover approximately $50,000 from his employer, recent court documents say.