News from May 2012
Hot water spill leads to lawsuit against Popeye's
Joseph Terry of Terry & Thweatt GALVESTON - First there was the highly publicized hot coffee lawsuit against McDonald's. Now there's a suit involving a hot water spill against Popeye's.
Suit blames Chrysler for fatalities in minivan crash
HOUSTON - A two-vehicle accident in West Texas last year which killed a Houston couple and left their three children paralyzed has resulted in a federal lawsuit.
PA firefighter sues attorneys over failure to secure patent application
HOUSTON - A Port Arthur firefighter claims two Harris County attorneys failed to follow through on his application for a patent, recent court documents say.
Woman claims termination due to reporting FLSA violations
Jack Stephen Pursley of Nelson Pursley PLLC in Houston GALVESTON - Alleging she was terminated because she questioned company policy, Pflugerville resident Brenda Ramsey has filed a lawsuit.
Santa Fe files suit against police officer
GALVESTON - The city of Santa Fe has filed suit against one of its police officers after an act of discipline against him was reversed, recent court documents say.
Process server claims she was run over trying to serve Dickinson woman
GALVESTON - A Webster woman alleges she was run over near a local high school two years ago, recent court documents say.
Man gets TRO in case over munitions trailer sales
GALVESTON - A local state district judge granted a Minnesota man's request for a temporary restraining order in a recent lawsuit over disputed profits generated from the sale of munitions trailers.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, May 15-18, 2012.
Woman claims bank reneged on mortgage write off
A Jefferson County woman claims she faces foreclosure after a bank reneged on its promise to write off the remainder she owed on her mortgage.
Jewish man sues employer alleging religious discrimination
Rosenberg A Jewish man has filed a lawsuit against his former employer alleging race and religious discrimination.
Texarkana woman files personal injury lawsuit over vaginal mesh implant
Copeland TEXARKANA - After suffering several complications allegedly stemming from transvaginal mesh implantation, a Texarkana woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the medical device manufacturer.
Lawsuit filed over wreck on Interstate 30 in Bowie County
Flanery TEXARKANA - A New Boston man, who was involved in a severe collision on Interstate 30 in Bowie County, has filed a lawsuit claiming that the other driver failED to keep a proper lookout.
Coffee production workers claim lung disease from flavoring chemical
TYLER - Several coffee production plant workers have filed a lawsuit claiming that they are suffering from lung disease as a result of exposure to a chemical in coffee flavoring.
Latest insurance suits filed in Jefferson County Courts
A total of one new lawsuit was filed in Jefferson County District Court against insurance companies, May 7-11, 2012.
Bank seeks foreclosure to recoup dead man's debt
A bank that issued a deceased man's mortgage is seeking foreclosure on the man's property to recover $40,000.
BISD trustees sue district, seek contract info for new superintendent
Getz Two Beaumont Independent School District trustees have filed a petition for injunctive relief against the district and its attorney, seeking contract information in regards to the hiring of new superintendent Timothy Chargois.
58th Court District 7/2012
TERRELL CLARK SR ET AL VS TEXAS GAS CO ET AL
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County, May 8, 2012.
Passengers sue driver for causing collision
Two passengers have filed suit against the driver for allegedly causing an automobile collision two years ago.
B.F. Goodrich blamed for deceased man's asbestos-related lung cancer
McNulty B.F. Goodrich and Guard-Line have recently been named as defendants in a lawsuit alleging they exposed the late Roland Roberts to asbestos during his refinery career.