News from March 2011
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, March 24-30, 2011.
LSU law chancellor will pick judges for oil spill fund appeals
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Kenneth Feinberg has appointed Louisiana State University law professor Jack Weiss to pick a group of judges who will hear "limited appeals" on claims denied by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility.
Beaumont man seeks injunction to stop city from demolishing home
Local resident Denny Allain has filed a temporary restraining order request against the city of Beaumont in hopes of stopping his home from being demolished.
Benzene suit filed against 13 companies
Brown Lee Bertrand and his wife, Sally, have filed suit against DuPont de Nemours and 12 other companies, alleging the defendants manufactured and sold benzene products which allegedly caused the man's cancer.
Citibank seeks $10K of past due account
Citibank is suing Beaumont resident Horatio Dumas, alleging the man owes more than $10,000 on a past due credit card account.
Progressive sues two women over insured's auto collision
Hoping to recoup its costs, Progressive County Mutual Insurance has filed suit against two local women who allegedly caused an automobile collision with one of its insured.
PU files petition to perpetuate testimony in possible benzene suit
Hyde Jefferson County resident Ruth Landry has filed a petition to perpetuate the testimony of Garfield Landry, who suffers from cancer.
Collection agency sues to recover $24K credit card debt
Palisades Collection has filed suit against Beaumont resident Wilma Hankins, claiming the woman owes more than $24,000 on a past due credit card account.
Widow files asbestos suit against 21 companies
The wife and family of the late Daryl Stukey, who had worked at area refineries since 1946, have filed an asbestos suit against 21 companies, alleging the defendants inflicted Stukey with lung cancer.
SembCorp-Sabine Shipyard seeks $165K from tenant
SembCorp-Sabine Shipyard has filed suit against KTM Services, alleging the company owes $165,000 in past due rent.
Mother, children sue over rear-end collision
Tasha Hawkins and her two minor children have filed suit against two individuals they are holding responsible for causing an automobile collision last May.
Texas City woman sues BP for gender, age discrimination
GALVESTON � Alleging BP Products North America Inc. discriminated against her because of her age and gender, Texas City resident Ann Wagenfuhr has filed a lawsuit against the petrochemical company.
Worker blames fall from tower on scaffold builder
Buzbee GALVESTON � A laborer from Little Rock, Ark., claims to have sustained multiple injuries a month ago while working at the BP refinery in Texas City.
California man seeks judgment in case over lien
GALVESTON - A California man requests that a local county court judge rule that BZB Inc. is barred from asserting any claims against him.
Concrete installer sues to recover $17,000 for Texas City job
GALVESTON - Houston resident Santos Emilio Pereira has filed suit against Brenda Marquez, CHC Heritage Square LLC and Elite United Construction over $17,000.
Crash into retaining wall on I-45 subject of lawsuit
GALVESTON � Galveston County residents James Skadowski and Merced Garza are suing August Mussmann IV over a two-vehicle accident which reportedly caused the plaintiffs' vehicle to hit a concrete retaining wall.
Nurse's aide seeks $3M in defamation suit
GALVESTON - Trina Shaw is seeking $3 million from Mason Friendswood OP and one of its administrators, claiming they "acted in actual malice" when they allegedly made false statements about her last July.
Friendswood couple sues door and window installers over insurance compliance
GALVESTON � Friendswood residents John and Laura Nagle allege a company installed doors and windows which did not comply with Texas Department of Insurance standards, recent court documents say.
Pedestrian sues man who hit him in Kemah parking lot
GALVESTON - League City resident Robert E. Thompson says a vehicle driven by Kemah native Joe Stanford Butcher hit him more than a year ago.
Orangefield ISD wins appeal in suit over hurricane repair bills
Horton Orangefield school trustees don't have to pay all the bills that contractor ICI Construction submitted for Hurricane Rita repairs, Ninth District appeals judges ruled on March 24.