News from November 2013
Port Arthur residents sue after car crash
Port Arthur residents are suing after they were involved in an automobile accident.
Beaumont car accident results in lawsuit
A Beaumont woman is suing after she was involved in an automobile accident.
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church sues insurance companies to cover hurricane repair costs
A Beaumont church is suing insurance companies for allegedly wrongfully denying claims resulting from hurricanes Rita and Ike.
Highway 90 car accident causes lawsuit
Jefferson county residents are suing after an automobile accident.
TWIA faces lawsuit for inadequate payout
A Jefferson County resident is suing an insurance company for allegedly wrongfully investigating a claim.
Recent patent infringement suits filed in the Eastern District of Texas
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Motorist takes alleged drunk driver to court over League City accident
GALVESTON - Claiming she was in a two-vehicle accident with a drunk driver in League City six months ago, Texas resident Rosalyn Loftis has filed a lawsuit.
FedEx, former employee spar over motion to dismiss
HOUSTON - The parties in a recent lawsuit alleging FedEx Corp. fired a 16-year employee because of his race are at odds over the company's motion to dismiss.
Jacobs refutes allegations it withdrew job offer to employee with disability
HOUSTON - Jacobs Field Services North America Inc. denied the allegations detailed in a recent discrimination lawsuit against it.
Jefferson County man sues over injuries sustained during flash fire
A Jefferson County man has filed a lawsuit claiming he suffered severe injuries during a flash fire and explosion at Temple-Inland.
Montgomery man responds to car wash fatality suit
HOUSTON - A Montgomery man who is among the defendants in a lawsuit arising from a woman's death at a Conroe car wash has replied to the allegations, recent court records show.
2011 rear-end collision prompts Pearland residents to file lawsuit
GALVESTON - Pearland residents John and Kathy Cisneros pursued legal action in response to a two-vehicle accident in League City which occurred two years ago, recent court papers say.
Lawsuit filed in apparent dispute over cranes
GALVESTON - Maxim Crane Works LP alleges Malin International Ship Repair & DryDock Inc. illegally took possession of two of its cranes, recent court documents say.
Manvel woman's suit alleges sheriff's deputy fondled her during traffic stop
GALVESTON - Brazoria County Sheriff Charles S. Wagner is facing a lawsuit from a Manvel woman who alleges her constitutional rights were violated during a February 2012 traffic stop.
Plumbing business claims it is owed $127K for role in construction project
GALVESTON - Claiming it was underpaid for its role in a construction project, Gilbert Plumbing Co., L.P. has filed a lawsuit.
Coffee shop owner accuses partner of mismanaging business
GALVESTON - Harris County resident Sharm Baker is suing Dickinson local Howard C. Cates and H.C. Cates and Co. over what she asserts is mismanagement of their business, recent court documents say.
$9K default judgment awarded in suit over unpaid sprinkler services
A default judgment worth more than $9,000 has been entered in litigation over unpaid sprinkler services rendered.
Man pursues legal action to retrieve sailboat
GALVESTON - Complaining that a boat he owns was illegally taken away, Joseph Van Huntington has filed a lawsuit.
Dallas Housing Authority fired employee because of national origin, lawsuit says
HOUSTON - A Harris County man alleges he was mistreated because of his national origin when he used to work for the Dallas Housing Authority and has initiated legal action.