News from December 2013
Couple files petition to declare their property a homestead
A couple is seeking a declaratory judgement declaring their home to be their homestead property, allowing it to be free from a judicial judgement against the husband.
Remedial Construction Services sued by former employee
A former employee is suing over claims she was discharged after reporting an incident of sexual harassment.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 84299
Education First Credit Union attempts to recover collateral after default
Education First Federal Credit Union has filed suit in the District Court for Jefferson County naming Cheryl L. Moore and Charles E. Moore as the defendants.
Suit blames College Street Healthcare for woman's death from pressure ulcers
A healthcare center is being sued after allegedly providing inadequate medical care.
Insurance companies sued by hospital for failing to pay lien
A hospital is suing an insurance company for failing to pay a hospital lien after settling with a driver injured in a car crash.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
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Corporate defendants non-suited from wrongful death suit, claim woman was intoxicated while driving
Corporate defendants in a wrongful death suit were non-suited one month after the filing of a motion for summary judgment that argued the deceased was driving while under the influence.
Longview woman sues bill collector for violating federal law
TYLER - A Longview woman has filed a lawsuit claiming that a bill collector violated federal law by calling her cellular telephone up to six times a day for someone she did not know.
Assistant store manager files disability discrimination lawsuit
SHERMAN - An assistant store manager has filed a lawsuit against his employer claiming his treatment at work aggravated his depression and anxiety and led to his hospitalization.
Female technician sues Lanxess for alleged gender discrimination
A female operator technician has filed a lawsuit claiming she was terminated after she made complaints about gender discrimination.
KCSR settles injury suit
Kansas City Southern Railway Co. recently settled a personal injury lawsuit.
Dance instructor sentenced for inappropriate relationship with student hit with lawsuit from victim
HOUSTON - A former Houston area dance team instructor who was recently convicted of having an inappropriate relationship with a female student faces a lawsuit from the victim and her mother.
Discovery starts in suit blaming ExxonMobil for dead man’s multiple myeloma
In February, the widow of Ernest Lewis filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Mobil Oil Refining, claiming the companies negligently exposed him to the hazardous chemical benzene.
Freeh investigation parallels BP settlement dispute
NEW ORLEANS – Loyola University New Orleans College of Law professor Blaine LeCesne describes the court-ordered investigation into allegations of fraud within the BP oil spill settlement program as the first of its kind.
African-American supervisor sues ExxonMobil alleging racial discrimination
An African-American supervisor for Exxonmobil has filed a discrimination lawsuit that alleges he was fired because co-workers thought he was making too much money.
Fatal Thanksgiving Day I-10 pileup suits set for trial
On Thanksgiving Day 2012, a massive pileup on Interstate 10 lead two deaths, dozens of injuries and several lawsuits, which have been consolidated.
Our View: 'Little Miss Sunscreen' deserves a permanent vacation
There’s good news and bad news. First, the good news.
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
• Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. has filed a home equity foreclosure application against the property of Derrick and Katina Wilson, located at 2125 Woodrow Drive, Port Arthur, Texas 77642.
Jefferson County 58th District Court: Docket for February 2014
SARAH DUKE V. STONINGTON INSURANCE CO ET AL