News from 2011
'Cost plus' agreement leads construction company to litigation
GALVESTON - E.T. Morse Construction Inc. seeks to recover approximately $40,000 from a Galveston couple, recent court documents say
Continuance granted in defective flooring suit
GALVESTON - The parties in a lawsuit over defective wood flooring have filed an agreed motion for continuance.
Insurer says plaintiff has not fulfilled conditions for underinsured motorist claim
GALVESTON - An insurer and one of its adjusters have provided a formal response to a San Leon resident's lawsuit against them.
$1M auto wreck judgment
Carmona
Employee alleges attack by patient at Texas City medical facility
GALVESTON - A Hitchcock woman has filed a lawsuit alleging she was attacked while working at a Texas City medical facility.
Pickup driver in head-on collision files lawsuit
GALVESTON - A Tarrant County man has filed suit over a head-on collision in Ellis County which occurred about six months ago.
Suit says company driver on cell phone caused wreck
GALVESTON - Claiming he was involved in a two-vehicle accident in Pasadena last year with a driver who was reportedly talking on his cell phone, Juan Munoz has filed a lawsuit.
Insurer sues after policyholder's truck damaged in refinery entrance gate
GALVESTON - Great American Insurance Co. is suing Diamond Hydraulics Inc. after one of its policyholders sustained damages to his vehicle at a local plant last year.
Suit claims driver had no valid license
GALVESTON - After sustaining injuries in two-vehicle accident in League City almost two years ago, Harris County resident Hugo Trevino has filed a lawsuit.
Former owner says he is not liable for woman's fall at coffee shop
GALVESTON - One of the defendants in a local woman's lawsuit stemming from a fall at a Dickinson establishment has filed a motion for summary judgment.
Motion submitted in case over container in roadway
GALVESTON - The owner of a construction container which allegedly caused a one-vehicle accident in Texas City two years ago has filed a motion for leave to designate a responsible third party in a lawsuit.
172nd Court District 11/2011
MILDRED JOYCE BAKER ET AL VS TEXACO INC ET AL
Patti Browning fell down and had to blame somebody
We haven't done a survey of sidewalks from state to state or town to town, but we suspect that the ones in Galveston are about average: relatively straight and flat, neither the best nor the worst that one's likely to encounter.
PA church votes to remove felon pastor
At the advisement of a local judge, a Port Arthur church voted on Oct. 5 on whether or not to fire its felon pastor, who allegedly hid his criminal past and misused church funds.
Provost Umphrey, Dole reach settlement in pesticide suits
After years of litigation, The Dole Food Co. Inc. and Beaumont's Provost Umphrey Law Firm LLP have reached an agreement to settle all the litigation the firm filed on behalf of more than 5,000 foreign farm workers claiming injuries from pesticides.
Arrested woman forced to listen to Rush Limbaugh, suit alleges
Limbaugh While some liberals might find the grumblings of Rush Limbaugh to be cruel and unusual punishment, one Houston woman claims she was forced to absorb the broadcaster's "derogatory comments" while detained in the back of a police car.
Joint motion to dismiss granted in suit over BPD lieutenant promotion
A joint motion to dismiss was recently granted in a suit over a decision to promote a Beaumont police lieutenant without filling his position or appointing a new sergeant.
Gold Club sued for failing to non-violently handle 'minor dispute'
A Gold Club patron is suing the exotic dancing establishment for failing "to handle minor disputes without assaulting customers."
Ladder slips, dockworker sues
Beaumont resident Clemente Flores Jr. is suing three companies for injuries he received after a ladder slipped, causing him to fall and break his leg.
Worker injured while moving pump, sues Total Petrochemical
Claiming moving heavy equipment created an unreasonable risk of harm, Beaumont resident Clinton Williams has filed suit against Total Petrochemical for injuries he received while moving a pump.