News from 2012
Children of deceased woman convinced her to change will, court documents say
A Jefferson County man claims his relatives are attempting to take money that is rightfully his by changing his mother’s will.
Suit says Port Arthur residents owe company more than $40,000
A Beaumont corporation has filed suit against the two Port Arthur residents who it claims have failed to repay it more than $40,000.
Companies refuse to pay promised money following concert, court documents say
An Alabama man and a Georgia man claim they lost money when a variety of companies failed to reimburse them for producing concert events.
Harris Co. man says he was fired because of sleep disorder
GALVESTON - Alleging The American Bottling Co. and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc. terminated him because he suffers from sleep apnea, Harris County resident Michael Sumpter pursues legal action.
Union Pacific sues company for $153,000 in charges associated with moving railcars
LUFKIN - Union Pacific has filed a lawsuit against a Virginia company claiming that the company failed to pay approximately $153,000 in charges associated with moving railcars to its various facilities in Texas.
Texas man seeks $10M from drug maker over side effects of Darvocet
LUFKIN - A Texas resident has filed a lawsuit claiming he is at an increased risk of side effects from taking the prescription pain medication Darvocet and is asking for $10 million from the drug maker.
Rule 11 agreement filed in suit over woman’s paralysis
A Rule 11 agreement concerning a tentative settlement has been filed in a suit claiming back surgery left a Hardin County woman paralyzed.
Slick floor leads to suit against Home Depot
Area resident Eric Marroquin has filed a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Home Depot Inc.
Legally Speaking: That could have gone better
This is a reprint of a "Legally Speaking" column that first appeared in the Southeast Texas Record on Nov. 14, 2011.
Judge puts $1M settlement from Dram Shop suit into court registry
A Beaumont judge has placed $1 million in settlement proceeds from a Dram Shop suit into the court registry while the parties sort out who gets what.
Discovery begins in suit against BISD over public information requests
Discovery is underway in litigation brought by Beaumont attorney David Vann De Cordova Jr., who continues to submit Texas Public Information Act requests to the Beaumont Independent School District, hoping to unearth the inner workings of district.
Perry picks chief of staff to fill spot on Texas Supreme Court
With a vacancy on the Texas Supreme Court, Gov. Rick Perry had to look no further than his own chief of staff, Jeffrey S. Boyd, to fill the seat.
Steen to take over as Texas Sec. of State
Gov. Rick Perry has named San Antonio attorney John T. Steen Jr. to replace Esperanza “Hope” Andrade as Texas Secretary of State.
Death and Taxes
By: Joe Parker Jr.
Texas compounding pharmacy to pay $200,000 for illegal drug manufacture
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced the resolution of the state's action on Tuesday against a compounding pharmacy and pharmacist that allegedly compounded illegal drugs.
Louisiana woman sues hernia mesh manufacturers over complications
A St. Tammany Parish, La., woman has filed a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturers of the hernia mesh product that she had implanted in 2004 and removed in 2011 due to complications.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Beaumont Division
Woman files suit against driver who caused collision
A Jefferson County woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims collided with her vehicle, allegedly causing her to undergo back surgery and extensive treatments.
Woman claims collision led to husband's death
The wife of a recently deceased man has filed suit against the driver who she claims caused a collision, which led to her husband’s death.