News from July 2013
Suit against Little League argues use of 'altered' bat led to player's head injury
GALVESTON - Local resident Emmett Parsutt Sr. and his wife, Elena, are suing Little League Inc. and League City Little League Inc. in the wake of injuries reportedly suffered by their son during a game earlier this month.
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
• Nationstar Mortgage has filed an application to foreclose on the property of Gail James, located at 2300 10th St., Port Arthur, Texas 77640.
Plaintiff designates experts in hotel stabbing suit
A Wichita Falls resident has designated expert witnesses in his personal injury suit against an area motel.
Final judgment filed in slip & fall suit against H-E-B
A final judgment has been filed in a slip-and-fall lawsuit against the grocery chain H-E-B.
Attorney General Abbott to run for Texas governor
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has officially announced he is running for governor in 2014.
Florida town located 80 miles inland files claim against BP
NEW ORLEANS – The town of White Springs, Fla., was a late comer in filing a lawsuit against British Petroleum claiming economic damages due to the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
Jasper County woman sues after slip and fall at store
A Jasper County woman has filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart claiming that the store failed to warn her about a liquid that was on the floor which caused her to slip and fall.
Pelvic mesh blamed for woman's alleged deformities
A Jasper County woman has filed a lawsuit claiming the pelvic mesh used to treat her stress urinary incontinence caused deformities.
Chemical exposure suit slated for December trial
A suit alleging the plaintiff suffered chemical exposure while working at an area refinery has been slated for trial in December.
Discovery ongoing in suit alleging Memorial tennis courts are defective
Discovery is ongoing in a suit claiming a coating on the tennis courts installed at Memorial High School in Port Arthur has started to peel and chip away from its concrete foundation.
Trial setting pushed back in suit alleging H-E-B shopper bonked head on cigarette rack
A new trial setting has been entered in litigation brought by Devin Woods, who bonked his head on a cigarette rack while lifting his groceries at H-E-B.
Huntsman non-suited from toxic tort
Huntsman Petrochemical has been non-suited from litigation alleging several companies exposed a laborer to carcinogenic materials and caused his bladder cancer.
Discovery continues in suit filed by man who fell off ladder
The discovery process continues in a suit brought by a Hardin County man who claims he lost consciousness and fell off a ladder.
Consultant says termination for modifying equipment rooted in gender discrimination
HOUSTON - Harris County resident Kristina Eaton recently took Johnson & Johnson Inc., Depuy Synthes Sales Inc. and Synthes USA Sales LLC to court for firing her because of her gender, court records show.
Former Willis ISD student alleges girls basketball coach sexually assaulted her
HOUSTON - A woman who used to attend Willis High School in unincorporated Montgomery County alleges she was sexually assaulted by one of its teachers a few years ago, recent court documents say.
John Moore insists it did not install defective HVAC system at Texas City couple's home, original answer says
GALVESTON - An air conditioning services provider recently issued a formal response to a Texas City couple's lawsuit against it.
Kemah family blamed for pellet gun incident says accident was 'unavoidable'
GALVESTON - A Kemah family implicated in a recent lawsuit alleging that one of the sons shot an acquaintance with a pellet gun has contended the plaintiffs' claims.
Har-Con wants lawsuit against it to be heard in Harris Co.
GALVESTON - Har-Con Mechanical Contractors LLC is asking a local state district judge to remove a lawsuit against it to Harris County, recent court records show.
Muslim Pakistani store manager files discrimination lawsuit against CVS
HOUSTON - CVS Caremark Corp. and CVS Pharmacy Inc. face a discrimination lawsuit from one of their store managers.
Order for non-suit ends vehicle rights lawsuit
GALVESTON - A trial to determine the true ownership of a 2008 Chrysler Model 300 is unnecessary as a Galveston County judge recently issued an order for non-suit into the case.