News from March 2012
Tire shop blamed for causing collision
Individually and on behalf of her minor children, Kesha Devault has filed suit against Simmons Tire Shop, alleging a tire purchased from the business failed, subsequently causing an automobile collision.
Texas AG suing feds over women's health care program
Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a complaint in federal court Friday, challenging the Obama administration's decision to stop federal funding for a state women's health program.
TaxMasters files for bankruptcy
Abbott HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Facing legal actions brought by two state attorneys general, a tax relief company on Monday filed for bankruptcy.
Houston company responds to OSHA
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it is citing the Piping Technology and Products Inc. for nine serious violations.
Hospital gets approval to designate third party in injury suit
GALVESTON - Riverside General Hospital Inc.'s motion for leave to designate responsible third party in a personal injury lawsuit against it was recently approved.
Saltgrass says woman's medical affidavit not related to injury case
GALVESTON - Asserting a League City woman submitted medical claims which are "non-related" to the allegations against it, Saltgrass Inc. filed a motion for partial no-evidence summary judgment.
Pastor's family claims church wrongfully keeping retirement funds
Barrett Lindsay The family member of a former Baptist pastor alleges the church where he worked refuses to pay her more than $10,000 in retirement that he had allegedly earned.
Couple, company sued by Jefferson County over delinquent taxes
Jefferson County has filed suit against the two residents and one corporation that it claims failed to pay more than $8,000 worth of taxes since 2009.
H-J ISD sues couple over unpaid property taxes
The Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District has filed suit against a Beaumont man and woman who have failed to pay more than $5,000 in property taxes.
Lone stockholder seeks property owned by business
Dunham The sole stockholder of a Texas corporation has filed suit against the company, saying it is entitled to the piece of property owned by the business.
Man says other driver failed to keep proper lookout
A man claims he sustained various injuries after a driver failed to keep a proper lookout and struck his vehicle.
Beaumont man sues to recoup $90,000
A Beaumont man has filed suit against the two people he claims failed to repay him more than $90,000.
Legally Speaking: No brown M&Ms and other adventures in contract riders
It is springtime, and a young man's thoughts turn to . . . summer concert tours, of course.
Contractor sues to recoup $27K debt
David Wenholz of the Wenholz Law Firm in Austin GALVESTON - A local contractor has filed suit to recoup approximately $27,000 for a construction job in San Leon.
Injured painter claims company told him to place ladder on top of scaffold
GALVESTON - After falling from a scaffold while performing a paint job at a League City shopping center almost two years ago, Harris County resident Ronald Acosta has filed a lawsuit.
League City resident sues over rear-end collision
GALVESTON - League City resident Elda G. Salinas has filed suit over a multiple-vehicle collision at an intersection in her city, recent court documents say.
There ought to be a law -- and there was, once
Did you know that shooting a buffalo from the second floor of a hotel is illegal in Texas?
Dad claims son's plan to build Hill Country dream house only a scam
Texas Hill Country GALVESTON - A Brackettville couple claims their son and his wife swindled them out of their League City home, recent court documents say.
Woman claims Chrysler dealership sold her a lemon
GALVESTON - Corpus Christi resident Adrianne Bowens has filed suit against Chrysler Group LLC over a reportedly defective vehicle she purchased last August.
UPDATED Somber mood dominates Beaumont courthouse two days after shooting
A somber atmosphere dominated the Jefferson County Courthouse on Friday, March 16, as employees returned to work for the first time following Wednesday's shooting.