News from June 2011
It's a good time for federal lawsuit reforms
By Linda McKenna
Legally Speaking: A Father's Lessons
On a large bulletin board in the crowded hallway of one of the courthouses in Bexar County, Texas, there is what I refer to as the "Monument to the Unknown Father."
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 79311
Latest Hurricane Ike-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
A total of six new lawsuits were filed against insurance companies over Hurricane Ike damage claims in Jefferson County District Court, June 6-10,2011.
$4.8M verdict levied against seafood company for man's death
Arnold A Jefferson County jury recently awarded a plaintiff more than $4.8 million in damages in a wrongful death trial against Van Dyke's Chesapeake Seafood.
Med-mal against Pinnacle continues; justices find expert reports adequate
Texas justices seated on the Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court's order rejecting Pinnacle Healthcare's argument that the plaintiffs' medical expert reports are inadequate.
Continuance granted in suit over woman's misdiagnosis
A continuance resetting a trial date from June to July has been granted in a case alleging an area doctor and Renaissance Hospital misdiagnosed a patient.
BISD sued after lawnmower fires rock through classroom window
Clorinda Parks has filed suit against the Beaumont Independent School District, alleging a lawnmower shot a rock threw her daughter's classroom window two years ago.
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County courts
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County courts, June 13-15, 2011.
Beaumont wreck on North St. subject of suit
A Beaumont woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims failed to stop at a red stop sign and crashed into her.
Flashing red light site of crash, suit says
A Hamshire man claims he incurred medical costs after a driver failed to yield the right-of-way at a flashing red light and slammed into his vehicle.
Suit claims girl experienced anxiety after wreck
A Beaumont couple has filed suit against the driver who they claim caused a collision and injured them and their minor daughter.
Beaumont woman sues insurer after auto collision
A Beaumont woman claims an insurance company refuses to pay her for the full amount of damages she claims she sustained in an automobile collision.
Man injured by falling stack of materials files lawsuit
A man seeks to reclaim medical costs he incurred while working after a pile of stacked materials fell on his left arm.
Wreck on Ninth Ave. subject of lawsuit
A Houston woman claims she suffered from cervical neck pain, bilateral shoulder pain and thoracic back pain after a driver failed to control his speed and struck her vehicle.
Beaumont company sues to recover $40K payment
A Beaumont company claims a Dallas corporation owes it more than $40,000 for products it delivered to the corporation.
Wrong turn on MLK caused wreck, suit says
A Beaumont woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims struck her vehicle.
Red-light runner blamed for 11th Street wreck
A Lumberton man claims he and his child suffered severe injuries in a collision caused by a driver who ran a red light.
Failure to control speed blamed for crash
An Orange County man has filed suit against the driver who he claims struck him after the driver failed to control his speed.