News from November 2011
Company claims former employee disclosed trade secrets to competitors
GALVESTON - Garner Environmental Services Inc. claims a former employee is using and disclosing its confidential information and trade secrets to its competitors, recent court documents say.
Webster resident sues over wreck at BP facility
Pinkerton GALVESTON - Webster resident Dwayne Bobb is seeking $550,000 over injuries he received in a wreck at BP's Texas City refinery.
Parking contract for cruise passengers results in litigation
GALVESTON - Claiming Galveston.com & Co. committed actions which led to the loss of significant profits, Santa Fe Discount Cruise Parking Inc. is pursuing legal action.
Fiery crash subject of Galveston County lawsuit
GALVESTON - Alleging he was in a fiery two-vehicle accident four years ago, local resident Robert C. Gleichman has filed a lawsuit.
Electrical company says developer misrepresented role in condo project
GALVESTON - An electrical company claims a developer misrepresented itself as a prime contractor on a condominium project.
Hospital employee says he was attacked twice by coworker
GALVESTON - A Smith County man has filed suit against the Memorial Hermann Hospital System, alleging his employer failed to prevent a former co-worker from twice assaulting him.
Galveston attorney adds more defendants in defamation case
GALVESTON - The original petition in a Santa Fe attorney's defamation lawsuit has recently been amended to include other individuals and entities.
Galveston officials: Redistricting plan will harm minority voters
GALVESTON - A group of Galveston County officials have filed a lawsuit in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas to block a redistricting plan they claim will disenfranchise minority voters.
Widow blames Texaco, Chevron for husband's multiple myeloma
Hyde The widow of William Ratcliff has filed a benzene suit against Texaco and Chevron USA, claiming the companies negligently exposed him to the hazardous chemical.
Energy Secretary, ranking Democrats defend Solyndra loan
Chu WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Energy Secretary Steven Chu refused to apologize to taxpayers, or say who should apologize, for the loss of a half-billion dollars over his department's loan guarantee to the failed California solar cell company Solyndra.
Pension funds and Fannie Mae battling to recoup meltdown losses
DeWine WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Federal National Mortgage Association shareholders whose fraud suit anticipated the national financial collapse by four years don't buy the government's claim that "Fannie Mae" can never pay them back.
Coin marketer paying $5M in Texas settlement
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced an agreement Thursday with an Austin-based commemorative coin marketer resolving allegations that the company violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Discovery continues in refinery worker's suit over chemical burns
Last June, Charles Wilson sued ExxonMobil, alleging he should have been warned of a dangerous chemical inside a pipe that caused significant burns to his arm.
Suit over inadequate fire alarms dismissed
Last May, Saul and Aubrey Caballero sued the owners of a Port Arthur building where they say Saul suffered from severe smoke inhalation.
February trial slated in case blaming drunken milk truck driver for crash
A February trial has been slated in litigation brought by Mell Williams Jr., who sued Borden after an allegedly intoxicated milk truck driver changed lanes and struck his vehicle.
Supplier proposes final judgment in suit against debtor
Now that a local judge found in its favor, Morrell Masonry Supply has proposed a final judgment in its suit against Eugenio Herrera, who allegedly refused to pay his tab.
Wreck on Major Drive subject of lawsuit
A Lumberton man has filed suit against his insurance company in an attempt to recoup money he claims he is owed after he sustained injuries in a collision.
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County, Nov. 14, 2011.
Legally Speaking: A funny thing happened on the way to the courthouse (Part 2)
In Part 1, I shared some recent examples of the strangeness that frequently accompanies criminal and civil cases.
Patch of wildflowers blossoms into legal dispute
Cultivating flowers along a road might count as free speech, but a road crew can cut them down anyway, Ninth District appellate judges ruled on Nov. 17.