News from July 2012
BNSF employee sues over carpal tunnel syndrome
GALVESTON - Bobby Lee Seldon alleges BNSF Railway Co. never disclosed to him that he was at risk of suffering severe carpal tunnel syndrome in his right hand, recent court documents say.
Woman claims obstructed view caused auto crash
GALVESTON - Local resident Sandra Kim has filed a lawsuit alleging obstruction from a construction site caused her to get into a two-vehicle accident last year.
League City woman claims attack by neighbor's dog
GALVESTON - Claiming she was a victim of a dog attack last year, local resident Joan E. Jarvis has filed a lawsuit.
Employees claim harassment by asst. department head at Texas A&M-Galveston
Steele GALVESTON - Claiming they were subjected to harassment and abuse by an assistant department head, two employees of Texas A&M University-Galveston have filed a lawsuit.
Defendants in med-mal over woman's late diagnosis of lung cancer non-suited
Dugas Defendants in a medical malpractice have recently been non-suited.
Pipe deliveryman settles injury suit over dropped pipe
Oxford Plaintiff John Stelly has settled his suit with a defendant Royce Long, who allegedly injured Stelly while helping to carry a heavy pipe.
Personal injury plaintiff seeks to quash her own deposition
Last February, Texas HCS employee Darla Lynn Odom filed suit against her employer, alleging the company negligently instructed her to move a table even after she expressed concerns that she might injure herself.
State Bar seeks to suspend Beaumont attorney Kip Lamb
Lamb The Commission for Lawyer Discipline, an arm of the State Bar of Texas, has filed a petition to suspend the practice of Beaumont attorney Kip Lamb.
Suits against Blitz USA include several from Eastern District of Texas
Blitz USA, the country's largest maker of portable gas containers, filed for bankruptcy in November 2011, blaming its financial problems with the costs of lawsuits.
Blitz USA to close plant due to cost of lawsuits
Blitz USA in Miami, Okla. Citing the costs of lawsuits against the company, Blitz USA will close its gas can manufacturing facility in Oklahoma after almost 50 years in production and lay off more than 100 employees at the end of this month.
Non-profit organization sued over outstanding debt
A bank claims a non-profit organization in Beaumont has failed to repay it more than $70,000.
Bank sues over delinquent payments on manufactured home
Lindsay A bank has filed suit against the two Call residents who it claims have defaulted on payments toward their manufactured home.
Beaumont man says B of A wrongly sold his house at auction
A Beaumont man claims Bank of America wrongly sold his house in public auction.
Woman sues B of A for wrongful foreclosure
Parsons A woman claims Bank of America wrongly foreclosed on her property despite its agreement to work out a modification with her.
Local prosthetics provider claims slander by competitor
Smith A provider of prosthetic devices has filed suit against one of its competitors, alleging the company engaged in slander against it, causing it to lose clients.
Rear-end crash at stop light results in lawsuit
A Hardin County woman claims she incurred medical costs after a driver rear-ended her vehicle as she sat at a stop light.
Women hit by car in bar parking lot file suit against driver
Two Hardin County women have filed suit against the allegedly intoxicated driver who they claim struck them as they were attempting to cross a parking lot.
Bank says foreclosure stalled because of missing paperwork at clerk's office
A bank claims it is having difficulty foreclosing on a property due to missing paperwork in the county clerk's office.
Woman sues over wreck in Port Arthur
Carwile A Jefferson County woman claims she sustained injuries after a driver struck her vehicle.
Federal court freezes assets in fraud case
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - A complaint filed in federal court for the Southern District of Texas by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission against TC Credit Service resulted in the freezing the defendants' assets the, CFTC announced Wednesday.