News from 2011
Continental sued for bumpy flight
Claiming a turbulent flight left her with a case of post-traumatic stress disorder, Lubbock resident Colleen O'Neal has filed suit against Continental Airlines and three other carriers.
H-E-B designates expert witnesses in slip & fall
A defendant grocery store chain recently designated a list of expert witnesses to be used in a slip-and-fall lawsuit.
Child spills hot chocolate during Southwest flight, mother sues airline
A Port Arthur woman is suing Southwest Airlines, claiming it is the company's fault her son spilled hot chocolate on himself during a flight last August.
DuPont asbestos retrial continued for another year
Morgan The retrial of an asbestos lawsuit against DuPont De Nemours has been continued for another year.
Suit over schoolboy hit by rearview mirror dismissed
The Southeast Texas Record reported last September that Loretta Patterson, the mother of a South Park Middle School student, filed suit against Jacqueline Stewart, claiming she struck her son with her rearview mirror.
Discovery continues in suit over slip-proof stairs
Last September, Port Arthur resident Marlon Frazier filed suit against BASF Fina Petrochemicals and Total Petrochemicals, alleging they should have equipped their facilities with a "slip-proof staircase."
Trial over death of 87-year-old hospice patient pushed back
A new discovery control plan order has been entered in a lawsuit filed over the care of Mary Helen Smith, an 87-year-old hospice patient who allegedly died while "suffering festering ulcers."
$9.9K settlement reached with Sutherland's for child who fell from shopping cart
Sutherland Lumber has reached a $9,940 settlement with Connie and Edward Stunkard, who sued alleging the company was responsible for their son falling out of a shopping cart.
Wholesale Outlet sues Tobacco Express over unpaid goods
Seeking payment for unpaid goods, Starco Impex, doing business as Wholesale Outlet, has filed suit against Tobacco Express No. 3.
Academy dismissed from slip & fall
Academy Sports & Outdoors has been dismissed from litigation brought by Lynn Hymel, who sued the store after slipping on some algae on his way to purchase a barbecue pit.
Beaumont Chamber's motion to designate responsible parties granted
The Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce recently had its motion for leave to designate third parties granted in a suit brought by the parents of Aaliyah Carter, who died during a 2008 Christmas parade.
City of Beaumont granted new trial in officer's auto collision case
Texas appellate justices recently overturned a $155,000 verdict against the city of Beaumont, which sought a new trial on the grounds that some evidence and testimony should never have been allowed to influence the jury.
U.S. SC won't hear appeal of asbestos firm in fraud case
Peirce WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court will let stand a ruling that reopened a fraud case against a Pittsburgh asbestos law firm.
Dickie Scruggs gets testimony unsealed in attempt to vacate guilty plea
Scruggs ABERDEEN, Miss. � Tort king Dickie Scruggs, who disgraced Mississippi on his way to prison, aims to get out early by disgracing his brother-in-law, former U. S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Sept. 13-30, 2011.
Legally Speaking: Going Nuts Over Nuts, and Other Legal Silliness
Virginia Tice seems like your average, sweet little 65-year-old lady in Bonneau, S.C.�hardly the sort of person who would spark a First Amendment controversy. But that's exactly what's happened after she pulled her pickup truck into a gas station on July 5 and got a $445 ticket from a local policeman.
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County , Oct. 3, 2011.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2011.
Gold Club waitress killed while driving home intoxicated, parents sue
Mazzola In August, Ashley Hollyfield, a mother of two and former Gold Club employee, was killed while driving home intoxicated after leaving the exotic dancing establishment.
Seaman trips on vessel doorway, files Jones Act suit
A seaman who tripped while stepping down through a vessel doorway has filed a Jones Act suit against his employer, Noble International, and two of the company's subsidiaries.