News from 2011
Wal-Mart named in slip & fall
Area resident Ana Mendoza has filed a slip and fall lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Texas.
Asbestos suit blames ExxonMobil for former employee's death
An asbestos suit has been filed against ExxonMobil, alleging the company negligently exposed the late Harold Meyer to asbestos during his employment.
H-E-B settles slip & fall for $19K
After more than a year of litigation, H-E-B has settled a slip and fall lawsuit for $19,600.
Former BPD officer takes oppression conviction to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Wice A month after the Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals upheld his conviction, former Beaumont police officer Todd Burke took his case to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Horse slips, roping arena owner sued
Claiming it was the roping arena owner's fault that her horse slipped, area resident Denise Morgan has filed suit against Beaumont local John Shackelford Jr.
Lawsuit filed over rear-end collision
Port Arthur resident James Smith is suing Groves local Valli Miller for rear-ending his vehicle.
Encompass Indemnity sued over underinsured benefits
Claiming the benefits he received were insufficient to compensate him, Kenneth Lazard has filed suit against Encompass Indemnity for underinsured motorist benefits.
Jones Act suit filed against Gulf States Dredging
Kountze resident Robert Slott has filed a Jones Act suit against Gulf States Dredging for injuries he received from a barge wench.
Take-nothing judgment entered in suit alleging man crushed by toolbox
An agreed take-nothing judgment has been entered in litigation brought by Nicholas Senette, who sued Signal International after a forklift operator crushed his left side by dropping a 2,000-pound metal toolbox on him.
Bench trial requested in breach of contract suit
A trucking company has requested a bench trial in its suit against a contractor that allegedly did not pay for dirt supplied for a school construction project.
Deposition notice filed in suit over porch collapse
A property management company recently filed a notice to take the deposition of plaintiff Chequita Armstead, who claims she sustained injuries when her mother's porch partially collapsed.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, Nov. 3-9, 2011.
Meat company sued after rear-end collision
MARSHALL - A maker of smoked sausage and deli meats is being sued by a Smith County resident after one of its employees failed to stop and caused a rear-end collision.
Helicopter maker settles La. lawsuits over 2009 crash that killed 8
Sikorsky S-76C helicopter NEW ORLEANS � The maker of a helicopter that crashed into a Louisiana swamp in 2009, killing eight people, has agreed to settlements with families of several crash victims who filed federal suits against the company.
Man claims injuries at home construction site
GALVESTON - Claiming he fell at a home construction site in Galveston, Seabrook resident Gary Hahn has filed a lawsuit.
Family seeks information from nursing home about woman's death
GALVESTON - A state district judge has granted a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit stemming from a Seabrook woman's death at a League City nursing home.
You can't expect a personal shopper at the Family Dollar Store
Discount stores can be haphazard at times.
African-American nurse files racial discrimination lawsuit over overtime
Kennard An African-American nurse has filed a lawsuit against former employer after she was terminated shortly after questioning why Caucasian employees were not required to work on weekends or overtime.