News from June 2011
Woman sues insurer over wreck proceeds
A woman has filed suit against the insurance company that she claims refuses to pay her for damages she sustained in an automobile collision.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, June 16-22, 2011.
Recent patent infringement/false patent marking cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement/false patent marking cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, June 20-24, 2011.
Couple sues woman who ran over son
GALVESTON - Luciana Rubio and Felipe Rubio Martinez allege that Alma Delia Solis-Espinosa ran their minor son over two years ago, recent court documents say.
Certificate of discovery filed in toxic chemical case
GALVESTON - A certificate of written discovery was recently filed in a Galveston County man's lawsuit alleging naphthalene exposure.
Judge dismisses woman's auto wreck suit
GALVESTON - A local state district court judge recently approved Yatasha Lacy's motion to non-suit a woman whose vehicle struck her along the Sam Houston Tollway in Houston last August, dismissing the defendant and disposing the case.
Doctor non-suits colleague from wrongful termination suit
GALVESTON � A Houston pathologist entered a notice of non-suit without prejudice in a lawsuit against one of her colleagues.
Trial date reset in woman's harassment suit against Texas City police
GALVESTON � Texas City resident Latasha J. Olivares and the city of Texas City recently filed an agreed first motion for continuance and amended docket control order before a local state district court.
Suit alleges La Marque school board member not resident of district
GALVESTON � A Texas City man is asking a federal judge for a temporary restraining order and permanent injunction against a woman running for La Marque Independent School District Board of Trustees.
Woman's brutality suit against Texas City cops dismissed
GALVESTON - A local state district judge has granted the city of Texas City's motion for summary judgment in a police brutality lawsuit.
Defendant wants change of venue in waterpark injury suit
GALVESTON � Waterpark Management Inc. seeks a change of venue before a local state district court.
Woman sues contractor over hurricane repairs to Galveston home
GALVESTON - A Travis County woman has filed suit against a contracting company claiming it failed to restore her house in Galveston.
League City couple fights landlords to get security deposit back
GALVESTON � A League City couple has filed suit against their landlords over the return of their security deposit.
Former Santa Fe council candidate sues newspaper
GALVESTON - Claiming the editor of a local publication targeted him for defamation, Santa Fe resident Warren Aldous seeks legal action.
62-year-old employee files age discrimination lawsuit after losing job
TYLER - After losing his job, a 62-year-old healthcare employee has filed a lawsuit claiming he was terminated because of his age.
ATRA lawyer says movie slashed key part of argument
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A tort reform advocate who was interviewed for a documentary that debuts Monday on HBO says his comments were taken out of context, though the filmmaker is defending her editing.
New 'documentary' pushes personal injury lawyer agenda
By Michelle Martin
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County courts
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County courts, June 17-20, 2011.
Fatality case against TxDOT over uncut grass goes to trial
A wrongful death case alleging uncut grass obscured a woman's vision and caused her to steer into oncoming traffic has gone to trial.
Litigation continues 3 months after case over equipment lease settles
Parties in a case over unpaid lease equipment, which settled in March, were given two weeks by a local judge on Monday to settle their money issues.