News from April 2013
TransCanada Keystone pipeline settles eminent domain case
An appeal centered on a foreign company’s petition to condemn land in Jefferson County for the construction of a crude oil pipeline has been dismissed.
Man blames injuries on driver who rear-ended his vehicle
A Jefferson County man has filed suit against the driver who he claims rear-ended his vehicle.
Hotel management claims construction company failed to adequately repair building
A hotel management chain that was attempting to remodel a shuttered hotel claims the construction company hired to do the work ended up causing additional damage to the building instead of repairing it.
Woman seeks $1M after slipping in dog urine at Petco
While shopping at the Petco in Beaumont nearly two years ago, Gloria Robinette claims she slipped in a puddle of dog urine.
Spring woman's suit says fabric business fired her following knee injury
HOUSTON - Claiming a knee injury resulted in her termination from Interior Fabrics, Spring resident Annette Crenshaw filed a lawsuit.
Granger's daughter: Courthouse shooting left her in 'tremendous' pain
GALVESTON - Bartholomew Granger's daughter spoke Wednesday before jurors in his capital murder trial.
Granger jurors hear from woman who accompanied victim to courthouse
GALVESTON - The last person to see Deweyville resident Minnie Ray Sebolt alive during the Jefferson County Courthouse shootings took the stand Tuesday.
No evidence of woman’s fall, Parkdale Mall dismissed from suit
Parkdale Mall has been granted summary judgment in a trip-and-fall lawsuit.
Students claim Lee College's changes in grad requirements cost them nursing degrees
HOUSTON - Lee College in Baytown is the target of a federal lawsuit claiming the school wrongfully cost three former nursing students their degrees, recent court documents say.
Fall trial slated in chemical exposure case against Valero
A November trial has been slated in litigation brought by Derrick Collins, who claims his work as a firewatch for Valero caused him to be exposed to hydrogen sulfide, resulting in serious personal injuries.
BISD designates experts in bus collision suit
The Beaumont Independent School District has designated expert witnesses in a suit filed by Harris County woman, who sued the district after an automobile collision with a bus driver.
Man seeks $2.5M from city of Houston over 2008 arrest
HOUSTON - A Houston man is suing the city of Houston for $2.5 million following his 2008 arrest for allegedly installing a tracking device in his wife's vehicle.
McDonald's target of Houston man's sexual harassment lawsuit
HOUSTON - Alleging McDonald's Restaurants of Texas Inc. terminated him for speaking out against sexual harassment, Houston resident David Maynard pursues legal action.
Nursing home dismissed from malpractice suit
A motion to dismiss was granted in a lawsuit accusing a nursing home of twice forgetting to administer medications to a patient, resulting in two separate hospitalizations.
Construction companies, plaintiff agree on trial date of crane injury suit
Parties have agreed on a docket control order in a suit brought by a construction worker who claims he was injured at a worksite while running from a crane that was about to tip over.
Wal-Mart settles slip & fall
Even though she admits she saw an employee mopping, Eva Mock nonetheless filed a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores claiming the store failed to warn her that the floor was wet.
Day after explosion at refinery, worker sues ExxonMobil
One day after the April 17 explosion at the Beaumont ExxonMobil plant, Salvador Martinez Jr. has filed suit against the oil refiner.
Hood files suit against BP over 2010 spill
By NATHAN BASS
$1M settlement to benefit Village Creek, coral reef
A $1 million settlement of environmental violations by a European shipping company will have a significant impact on a popular local waterway.
Denton County couple sues maker of steel tubing after fire in home
SHERMAN - A Denton County couple has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of their home’s steel tubing claiming that when lightning struck near their home the tubing failed and allowed propane gas to escape, ignite and cause a fire.