News from October 2013
Lawsuit says company fired claims manager on maternity leave
HOUSTON - Harris County resident Erica Lewis claims CB&I Inc. fired her for taking maternity leave and is pursuing legal action.
Earthlink sued for using auto-dialer to call customer's cell phone without permission
GALVESTON - A League City man brought a lawsuit against his Internet service provider for continuously calling his cell phone without his permission.
Woman sues non-profit for wrongful termination
HOUSTON - Harris County resident Saima Malik seeks more than $100,000 in damages from LifeGift Organ Donation Center for wrongful termination.
Passenger claims he was in accident caused by seizure-stricken motorist
GALVESTON - Harris County resident Shams Siddiqui is suing Dickinson local Sharon Crews Garza in response to a two-vehicle accident last year in the defendant's city, recent court documents say.
Lawsuit: GenOn discriminated against cancer-stricken employee
HOUSTON - Alleging she involuntarily resigned from GenOn Energy Services LLC and GenOn Energy Inc. because of the mistreatment she received for having cancer, Harris County resident Joan Smith-Schrenk has pursued legal action.
Expert says benzene caused man’s cancer, death
An expert report linking benzene to a man’s cancer has been submitted in a lawsuit against Chevron USA and Texaco.
Discovery in full swing in slip & fall against Beall’s
Discovery is now in full swing in litigation brought by Cynthia Smith, who sued Beall’s alleging the department store failed to warn her son about the sunflower seeds on the floor.
Suit against Diane’s Nails set for January trial
Unless a settlement is reached, Beaumont business Diane’s Nail’s will start 2014 in the courtroom as a personal injury suit brought by Verna Juarez has been slated for trial in January.
Lawsuit over employment contract stayed for arbitration
A Beaumont woman’s suit claiming she was misled into agreeing to an employment contract at a company that was going to be shut down has been stayed while the matter enters arbitration.
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
• The Bank of New York Mellon has filed a home equity foreclosure application against the property of Deborah Meche, located at 1912 Franklin Ave., Port Arthur, Texas 77627.
QBE Holding seeks recovery of benefits paid for damage to Rent-A-Car vehicle
As subrogee for Beaumont Rent-A-Car, QBE Holdings has filed suit against Stephanie Grant, seeking to recover benefits paid to its insured’s vehicle.
Trip & fall lawsuit brought against Fox Run Apartments
Orange County resident Glenda Taft has brought a trip-and-fall lawsuit against Fox Run Apartments, Orange Leased Housing Associates I and Dominium Management Services.
Man plows into cow, sues animal’s owner
Sour Lake resident Delano Nelson has filed suit against Beaumont local Lanny Michael, alleging he struck the defendant’s cow with his vehicle.
Defendant company claims PU attorney Paul Ferguson Jr. wrongfully sued it
A defendant in a wrongful death suit brought over a March 2011 automobile collision claims it should have never been sued in the first place.
Appeals court rules for BP – allows claims process to be revisited
NEW ORLEANS – Despite U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier saying BP had no right to revisit a settlement reached with the plaintiffs’ steering committee last year over the 2010 BP oil spill, an appeals court has ruled that Barbier’s court must do just that.
Woman suing over wreck with ambulance fights deposition notice
GALVESTON - A local woman who sued over an accident with an ambulance is fighting a notice of deposition from one of the defendants.
Motorcycle riders sue following September accident
GALVESTON - Two Katy residents filed a lawsuit over a two-vehicle accident last month in Galveston, recent court papers say.
BP toxic release trial enters fourth week, defense witnesses testify
GALVESTON - Jurors in a trial focusing on an alleged 2010 toxic release at BP's former refinery in Texas City listened to a chemical engineer from Missouri on Oct. 2.
Collision in Frio County results in suit in Jefferson County
Jessie Curvin has filed suit against Strike LLC and its truck driver, Morgan Fleming, who caused an automobile collision in Frio County.
Dickinson residents take alleged drunk driver to court over post-New Year's accident
GALVESTON - A two-vehicle accident with an alleged drunk driver earlier this year has prompted Dickinson locals Ken and Geraldine Garth to sue the motorist.