News from October 2013
Shutdown delays vote on D.C. Circuit nominee, others
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The government shutdown has delayed a committee vote on Robert Leon Wilkins, President Barack Obama’s third nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Appeals court reverses and remands decision regarding punitive damages under maritime law
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded district court’s decision involving maritime law and the question of unseaworthiness.
Claims administrator ordered to halt BP oil spill claims payments
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has ordered claims administrator Patrick Juneau to immediately stop business-related loss payments connected to the 2010 BP oil spill.
Property owner sues insurance company for compensation from hurricane damage
A Beaumont property owner is suing its insurance company after the company failed to compensate for property damage caused by Hurricane Ike.
Dispute over shared property leads to lawsuit
A Texas woman is filing a lawsuit against someone she co-owned property with, after failing to receive compensation.
Damage from leaking air conditioner results in lawsuit
Two Jefferson County residents are suing after a faulty air conditioner caused damage to their property.
Surgical clip manufacturer sued by Longview woman
MARSHALL - A Longview woman has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of a surgical clip system used in her gallstone surgery, claiming that the clip system failed and she now requires multiple surgeries to rectify the condition.
Dillard’s sues county over property taxes
Arguing that the appraised value of its property excessively exceeds the previous year’s appraised value, Dillard’s Properties has filed suit against the Jefferson County Appraisal District.
Woman alleges Express Newspapers fired her after hurting lower back
Area resident Beverly Coffee has filed suit against Express Newspapers, alleging she suffered a lower back injury at work and was terminated thereafter, even though her doctor did not clear her return to full time work.
Sales representative sues claiming she was fired and replaced by more attractive employees
SHERMAN - A sales representative has filed an age discrimination lawsuit claiming she was terminated from her position and replaced with younger, more attractive sales representatives.
Family claims deadly vehicle accident caused by tire tread separation
MARSHALL - A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over the death of a Texas woman who suffered fatal injuries when her Ford vehicle entered a rollover sequence allegedly caused by a tire’s tread belt separation.
Office worker sues over improperly installed staircase
SHERMAN - An office worker has filed a lawsuit claiming she was injured after falling because of an improperly installed staircase.
'If the pieces do not fit, you must acquit': Both sides in BP emission trial deliver closing arguments
GALVESTON - The trial into an alleged toxic event in 2010 at what was then BP's Texas City refinery could be over any day now.
Legally Speaking: When funny things happen on the way to the courthouse
In case the government shutdown has you worried about missing out on all the strange happenings at our nation’s courthouses, fear not; there’ enough weirdness going on in the legal system to keep you happy for quite some time.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 84035
Our View: Buzbee wants BP to pay for the harm it hasn’t caused
Some people move out to the country to get away from traffic, overcrowding, crime, noise, and all the other sensory assaults of the city, and then start complaining that the countryside lacks urban amenities -- stores, restaurants, museums, sports franchises, etc.
Medical records filed in trip & fall against Total Petrochemical
Medical records have been submitted in a lawsuit brought by Beaumont local Bridgette Robinson, who sued Total Petrochemical & Refining USA alleging she tripped in a poorly lit parking lot.
Doc accused of causing hearing loss seeks to compel depositions
A physician defendant is seeking to compel depositions in a medical malpractice suit brought by a Port Neches man, who claims he suffered nearly complete hearing loss in his left ear after the doctor ruptured his eardrum when he was a small child.
Lawsuit filed after rear-end collision
A Jefferson County couple is suing after the wife was rear-ended by a driver.
Automobile accident results in lawsuit
A Beaumont woman is suing over claims that an an automobile collision caused serious injuries.