News from October 2011
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Sept. 22-28, 2011.
Solyndra bankruptcy trustee proposes taking over if execs keep invoking Fifth
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) � U.S. bankruptcy trustee Roberta DeAngelis proposes to take over management of solar panel maker Solyndra if its leaders keep pleading Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Sept. 15, 2011.
Personal injury suit over fall on Galveston sidewalk dismissed
GALVESTON - A December 2010 lawsuit resulting from a fall on a Galveston sidewalk was recently disposed.
Wrongful death suit continued to September 2012
GALVESTON - An order in favor of an agreed motion for continuance has been entered into a wrongful death lawsuit.
Continuance granted in 'Boardwalk Beast' injury suit
GALVESTON - Galveston County 122nd District Court Judge John Ellisor recently approved a joint agreed motion for continuance in a Harris County family's lawsuit over a terrible ride at the Kemah Boardwalk.
Journalist still fighting alleged assailant in legal dispute
GALVESTON - Two of the three defendants in a Pasadena journalist's lawsuit recently had claims against them dismissed.
Counterclaim filed in women's dispute over Galveston school
GALVESTON - Galveston resident Linda J. Dailey recently filed a counterclaim to a lawsuit alleging she was to blame for the closure of a Galveston school.
Defendant says wreck was unavoidable
GALVESTON - The defendant in a lawsuit claiming she ran over a child has filed an original answer.
Suit over Kemah truck crash reinstated
GALVESTON - A $50,000 lawsuit arising from a 2009 accident involving a tractor-trailer has recently been reopened after being dismissed for want of prosecution.
Judge dismisses city, county from suit alleging false arrest at San Luis hotel
GALVESTON - A local federal judge has ruled to dismiss the city of Galveston and Galveston County from a Santa Fe attorney's lawsuit over an allegedly false arrest.
Woman says defamation suit not filed within time limit
GALVESTON - A woman sued over reportedly false criminal accusations recently submitted an amended answer to the lawsuit against her.
Benzene plaintiff seeks to push back March trial setting until 2013
Hyde Seeking to tack an additional year of preparation time, a plaintiff in a benzene lawsuit has filed a motion to push back a March 2012 trial setting.
Trial begins in malpractice case over missing heart monitor
Following several appeals over medical reports and more than four years of litigation, a medical malpractice lawsuit over the death of Dorothy Broussard has finally gone to trial.
Port Arthur loses appeal over cause of employee's injuries
Last August, a Jefferson County jury found benefits paid by the city of Port Arthur to one of its employees were not for injuries suffered in an automobile collision as the employee claimed.
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
Compass Bank has filed an application to foreclose on the property of Harold Doyle Jr., located at 798 Campus Street, Beaumont, Texas 77705.
***FOR PRINT*** Texas AG secures reimbursem​ent from roofing contractor
Abbott SINTON (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced on Friday that a Rosenberg-based roofing contractor has agreed to reimburse all homeowners who improperly paid the company's "liquidated damages" contracts.
Texas AG secures reimbursem​ent from roofing contractor
Abbott SINTON (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced on Friday that a Rosenberg-based roofing contractor has agreed to reimburse all homeowners who improperly paid the company's "liquidated damages" contracts.
Girl who suffered neck injury from crash lands $575K verdict
Sutton Following nearly two years of litigation, plaintiff Lauren Munoz was awarded more than $575,000 for neck injuries she suffered in an automobile collision.
Trial over disposal project ends with $971K verdict
Leger A breach of contract trial over a disposal project ended with the plaintiff reaping more than $971,000 in damages.