News from February 2013
Medical providers non-suited from suit alleging inadequate burn treatment
Beaumont resident Miyoka Brown has non-suited several medical providers from her suit, which alleged the former defendants did not adequately treat her burned foot.
May trial slated for defendants who rear-ended school bus
A Mother’s Day trial may be in store for the mom who sued the driver she claims rear-ended her son’s school bus.
Lumberton church dismissed from suit alleging child fell through stair railing
A Lumberton church has been dismissed from a suit brought over injuries to a child who slipped through the railing on a stairway and fell 15 feet.
Texas AG supports law to strengthen right-to-work
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott joined state Sen. Kel Seliger and state Rep. Charles “Doc” Anderson on Wednesday in expressing support for legislation to strengthen the state’s right-to-work laws.
Suit alleges doctor failed to use meds that could have saved woman's life
The daughter of a recently deceased woman has filed suit against one of her mother’s doctors, alleging her mother died because the doctor failed to place her on a medication that could have saved her life.
Suits coming in over disabled cruise ship nightmare at sea
It took less than a day after the crippled cruise ship Carnival Triumph returned to port for passengers to begin filing lawsuits over their four-day nightmare at sea.
BISD on trial for bus driver’s collision
A Jefferson County jury will decide whether or not the Beaumont Independent School District negligently entrusted a bus driver who caused a collision two years ago.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Marshall Division
Recent lawsuits against insurance companies filed in Jefferson County, Jan. 28 - Feb. 1
A total of four new lawsuits were filed in Jefferson County District Court against insurance companies for hurricane, wind storm and water damage claims, Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 2013.
Widow of chemical plant worker sues 12 companies over husband's benzene exposure
During his work as a "long-term employee" for Jefferson Chemical/Texaco Chemical Co., Jefferson County resident Donald Harrison’s spouse claims her recently deceased husband was exposed to benzene, causing him to develop non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 82676
Nursing home blamed for not properly caring for woman's tracheotomy
The four children of a recently deceased woman claim a nursing home contributed to their mother’s death when it failed to properly care for her recently changed tracheotomy.
Man blames driver for causing collision
A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims failed to yield the right-of-way at a stop sign.
Driver blamed for rear-end collision at red light
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims failed to obey a red traffic signal and struck her vehicle.
Company claims former salesman violated confidentiality agreement
A seller of copy machines is asking the court to allow it to question one of its former employees, claiming it has lost business after the employee allegedly utilized confidential information to steal customers.
Local family sues Mitsubishi after young woman dies in mysterious car fire
The family of a recently deceased woman blames Mitsubishi for causing her death, saying she burned in a fire after her car malfunctioned and randomly burst into flames.
Woman sues trucking company over I-30 tractor-trailer wreck
MARSHALL - A woman hit by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 30 has filed a lawsuit claiming that the trucking company was negligent for hiring the truck driver and entrusting him with the vehicle.
Family of deceased Ohio man sues following tractor-trailer collision on Hwy 59
LUFKIN - The wife of a deceased Ohio man has filed a lawsuit claiming her husband suffered fatal injuries when a tractor-trailer pulled out from a private drive and attempted to cross Highway 59 directly in front of her husband’s vehicle.
Denton County woman sues debt collector after threats of wage garnishment
SHERMAN - A Denton County woman has filed a lawsuit claiming that a debt collector violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by threatening to garnish her wages and tax returns.
Black worker claims termination due to race, not altercation with co-worker
LUFKIN - An African-American laborer worker claims he was terminated due to his race and not because of an altercation with a co-worker.