News from September 2011
Suit claims Target owed duty to warn of parking lot dangers
Silsbee resident Mae Wood has filed suit against Target Corp., alleging the retailer owed her a duty to warn of or remedy the holes in its parking lot.
Plant worker falls off rotten catwalk, sues ISP Synthetic
Plant worker Ricardo Salazar has filed suit against ISP Synthetic Elastomers, alleging a rotten catwalk caused him to fall 15 feet.
Woman sues after school cabinet strikes her
Although some students may secretly wish their teacher would experience an unfortunate accident, one woman says she was in her classroom when a cabinet fell and struck her.
Justices amend ruling in property destruction suit
Following a rehearing, the Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals amended its opinion formerly affirming a local judge's ruling granting the city of Beaumont governmental immunity in a property destruction case.
Day before 'Loser Pays' launches, Beaumont lawyers file 59 lawsuits
Gov. Rick Perry signs the "loser pays" bill into law on May 30. The bill went into effect on Sept. 1. On the day before 'loser pays' tort reforms went into effect, Golden Triangle attorneys made a mad dash to the Beaumont courthouse, flooding the District Clerk's Office with nearly 60 fresh lawsuits.
136th Court District 10/2011
LINDA NELSON ET AL VS CHRISTOPHER ELTON JANISE ET AL
Legally Speaking: Kids, Don't Try This at Home
The "chemical super-freak" and FBI agent portrayed by Nicolas Cage in the action movie "The Rock" would have been sorely disappointed had he come of age in the last decade. The options for budding young scientists are sadly limited, and lawyers and liability concerns are to blame.
Crystal Beach resident claims TWIA policy cancelled due to insurer error
GALVESTON - Nazarali Samanani claims Insurance Services of America, Ronnie Patel and Shahin Meghani mishandled his application for Texas Windstorm Insurance Association coverage.
Woman hit by bus now sued by passengers
GALVESTON - A paralyzed Galveston woman who recently sued the city of Galveston over an accident with one of its buses is herself a defendant in a personal injury lawsuit arising from the same incident.
League City man says insurer cost him numerous legal fees after Hurricane Ike
GALVESTON - Alleging Allstate Insurance Co. and agent Steve Wolverton's actions after Hurricane Ike caused him legal troubles, League City resident Bradley J. Gana has filed a lawsuit.
Insurer sued for failing to pay for wreck caused by woman on cell phone
GALVESTON - A San Leon man is suing his insurer, citing underpayment in the aftermath of a collision last year in Friendswood allegedly caused by a woman talking on a cell phone.
Suit filed after woman dies with head stuck in bed
GALVESTON - Claiming their mother died when her head was lodged between the side rails and air mattress on her bed at a local nursing home, Clarence Hugh Ethridge, Donna Wright and Debra K. Schultz have filed a lawsuit.
Buzbee files $500 billion suit against BP over benzene release
Buzbee GALVESTON - Galveston attorney Tony Buzbee has filed a $500 billion lawsuit against BP Products North America on behalf of a group of Texas City and La Marque residents who claim to have their health jeopardized by a toxic release last year.
La Marque resident sues towing company after hit-and-run crash
GALVESTON - Alleging he was in a hit-and-run crash with a towing company employee, La Marque resident Richard J. Coles has filed a lawsuit.
Galveston resident sues body shop over truck repairs
Ewing GALVESTON - Galveston resident Shelby L. Brantley claims to have paid Texas City mechanic Johnny Washington more than $2,000 for repairs to his vehicle which were not properly made, recent court documents say.