News from 2011
Driver sued for striking stalled vehicle
Beaumont local Kourtney Bruno has filed suit against Fort Worth resident Roberto Padron Jr., alleging he struck her stalled vehicle.
Latest Hurricane Ike-related insurance suits filed in Jefferson County
A total of six new complaints against insurance companies over Hurricane Ike damage claims have been filed in Jefferson County District Court, July 11-15, 2011.
Alleged drunk driver seeks to transfer injury lawsuit
A man accused of driving while intoxicated is asking a local judge to transfer the personal injury lawsuit against him.
Expert report filed in med-mal against Baptist Hospital
An expert report and a certificate of written discovery were recently filed in a medical malpractice complaint against several medical defendants.
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, July 19-20, 2011.
Beaumont lawyer sues county over property taxes
A Beaumont trial attorney has filed a claim against the county where he files most of his lawsuits, alleging the Jefferson County Appraisal District overvalued his home.
Case over dead woman's organs goes to state Supreme Court
AUSTIN � Grieving daughter Debra Alvarez didn't force court decisions on her property rights in her deceased mother's tissues or the kind of injury she suffered when a dealer sold them, but an insurance dispute forces those decisions on the Supreme Court of Texas.
High court to decide if Entergy responsible for house mover's injuries
AUSTIN � State Supreme Court justices must decide whether to hold Entergy Gulf States responsible for injuries house mover Nicholas Traxler suffered when he brushed a live wire while riding atop a house on a street in Bridge City.
Floyd's decision for new trial in United Scaffolding case to be considered by Supreme Court
Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN � In a case that will settle two cases, the Supreme Court of Texas must decide whether Jefferson County District Judge Donald Floyd fully explained why he overturned a verdict from jurors who rejected an injury claim after watching victim James Levine wash a red Corvette.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, July 14-20, 2011.
Supercuts stylist claims towel cabinet fell on her
Beaumont resident Felicia Ceaser has filed suit against her employer, Supercuts, and Handy Husband, the installers of a cabinet, which she claims fell on her while retrieving a towel.
Another continuance sought in DuPont asbestos retrial
Morgan Last November, a local judge, at the request of the plaintiff, continued a retrial of an asbestos lawsuit against DuPont De Nemours.
Wal-Mart, McDonald's hit with slip & fall lawsuit
After slipping in a freshly mopped area, a Beaumont couple has filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores and McDonald's, alleging the companies should have posted warnings signs.
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County courts
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County courts, July 18, 2011.
House fire results in suit against insurer
GALVESTON � Complaining a misclassification of their Galveston home caused them to be deprived of full benefits in the aftermath of a fire last year, two Houston residents are suing their insurance company.
Woman claims injuries from docking ship, sues captain
GALVESTON - After she was reportedly hurt while helping dock a boat belonging to Happy Hen Egg Farms Inc., Fort Bend County resident Shari Lynn Peterson has filed a lawsuit.
Head-on collision by alleged drunk driver leads to suit against Dickinson bar
GALVESTON - Texas City resident Juan Antonio Robles is suing Dickinson establishment Fishbonz Investments LLC and Bacliff native Robert Gordon Harvey over an auto wreck in League City last year, recent court documents say.
Wreck on Galveston Seawall leads to lawsuit
GALVESTON - Galveston resident Olga Kostenko has filed suit in response to a 2009 accident on the Seawall.
League City residents sue over wreck with cop
GALVESTON - League City residents Robert James Beasley and Vera Ann Bila claim they were in an accident with a Kemah police officer and are suing the patrolman and the city, recent court documents say.
Defense seeks change of venue in dispute over real estate sale
GALVESTON - Prime Income Asset Management recently entered its original answer and motion to transfer venue a month after it was sued over the sale of a Galveston apartment complex.