News from July 2011
Malpractice suit claims doctors failed to aggressively treat blood disorder
The wife and family of a recently deceased man claim he died after a doctor at Christus Health Southeast Texas failed to take appropriate measures following surgery.
Wreck with Suburban on College Street subject of suit
A Jefferson County woman claims she sustained severe injuries when a driver rear-ended her.
Stop sign runner sued for causing auto crash
A Beaumont man has filed suit against the driver who he claims ran a stop sign and slammed into his vehicle.
Wholesale contract lands in lawsuit
A wholesale outlet claims a Murphy resident conned it into transferring money after promising to allow it to exclusively sell products, then failed to follow through with its promises.
Finance company in litigation over apartment complex sale
A financial corporation filed a lawsuit against the companies that it claims failed to properly pay for an apartment complex.
58th Court District 9/2011
ROSA IRIS ET AL VS PERSONNEL STAFFING INC OF TEXAS ET AL
City of Beaumont claims immunity in collision suit
The city of Beaumont is arguing that it has immunity from a lawsuit filed by Larry Veal, who sued the city after crashing his car into a work zone two years ago.
Former DuPont employee's testimony sought for potential asbestos suit
Ann Skelton has filed a petition to perpetuate the testimony of Robert Skelton, a former DuPont De Nemours employee who suffers from asbestos-related lung cancer.
Red light runner sued for causing pileup
Area resident Joshua Haley has filed suit against Beaumont Melissa Pope, alleging she ran a red light and caused a collision on the bus he was riding in.
Former Beaumont firefighter's suit against city transferred
A former Beaumont firefighter, who claims he was fired for stopping an intoxicated driver, recently had his suit against the city transferred.
Motion for continuance filed in suit over woman's stumble in construction area
Adams Hoping to avoid a December trial, a plaintiff in a trip-and-fall lawsuit has filed a motion for continuance.
RV park obtains summary judgment, other defendant non-suited in dog bite suit
Two defendants in a dog-bite lawsuit have escaped the litigation, with one receiving summary judgment and the other being non-suited by the plaintiff.
He's not slow! He's momentum-challenged!
Pee Wee King's recording of "Slow Poke" was a top tune in 1951. The singer starts out complaining about the dawdling pace of his sweetheart, but eventually recognizes that he shouldn't try to change her and that it's up to him to "learn to be a slow poke, too."
Plaintiff seeks default judgment against Club 409 for bouncer assault
Plaintiff Blake Rambin filed a motion for default judgment on Tuesday, arguing that more than 30 days have elapsed since Joe Aref, the owner of Club 409, was served.
Worker injured while pulling cable, sues AET Offshore Services
Daniel Laxson, who injured his arm while pulling cable from the water, has filed suit against AET Offshore Services, alleging the company should have better supervised him.
Injunction seeks to stop city from bulldozing Beaumont home
Hoping to save his home from being demolished, Kenneth Wilcox has filed an injunction request against the city of Beaumont.
Chili's seeks arbitration in racial termination suit
Chili's Restaurant is seeking to force a former manager, who claims she lost her job based on the color of her skin, to the arbitration table.
U.S. Money Reserve, USPI announce settlement
A settlement has been tentatively reached in a suit alleging a customer purchased and received gold coins and fraudulently tried to a secure a chargeback on his credit card.
Plaintiff amends petition after misnaming daycare defendant
A plaintiff has amended her petition after incorrectly identifying the daycare the Kids Safari as Safari Kids.
18 companies named in woman's asbestos suit
Blevins A Texas woman is blaming 18 defendant companies for the death of a man who allegedly developed a malignant asbestos-related disease and industrial dust diseases after working around products manufactured by the companies.