News from September 2012
Explosion injures worker, suit filed against Brammer Engineering
James Edward Williams has filed suit against three companies he claims failed to provide him with a safe work environment when an explosion occurred, injuring him.
Officer's refusal to resign led to termination, suit says
GALVESTON - A Harris County man has filed suit against the city of Clear Lake Shores in response to what he claims was race-based termination, recent court documents say.
Default judgment of $17M entered against Texas man
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - A federal court in Texas on Aug. 24 ordered a default judgment of nearly $17 million against an alleged Texas commodity pool trader.
60th District Court, October 2012
JUSTIN BREWER VS CHRISTUS ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL ET AL
Texas voter ID law struck down by federal court
The Texas law requiring voters to present a government-issued photo identification card at the voting booth would keep minorities from the polls, a federal appeals court ruled.
Voters and candidates should continue supporting lawsuit reform
In an increasingly divided electorate, it’s rare to find issues that bridge the partisan divide. So, it might come as a surprise to know that in a recent national survey by the American Tort Reform Association and the Sick of Lawsuits campaign, an overwhelming majority (89 percent) of Americans agree that lawsuit abuse is a problem.
Welcome to Wal-Mart. Please wait for a wheelchair.
Ever wonder why so many hospitals insist that discharged patients be rolled to the exit in wheelchairs?
Couple alleges drunk driver caused violent crash
Two Beaumont residents have filed suit against the allegedly intoxicated driver who they claim violently collided with their vehicle.
Beaumont man says stop-sign runner caused crash
A Beaumont man has filed suit against the driver who he claims failed to yield the right-of-way at a stop sign and struck his vehicle.
Townhouse owner alleges management company kept rent money
An out-of-town townhouse owner man claims the property manager who was responsible for running his nine Prutzman Square units pocketed rent money that was supposed to belong to the property’s owner.
Suit claims ExxonMobil owes company $475,000 over unpaid property taxes
A Texas company claims it incurred unnecessary tax costs of more than $75,000 after ExxonMobil failed to reimburse the property taxes it paid on tracts of land in Beaumont it held in trust.
Legally Speaking: Signs of the times
Browning
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 81867
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
• Ocwen Loan Servicing has filed an application allowing foreclose of a lien of the property of Glen Norris, located at 4712 Lawndale Ave., Groves Texas 77619.