News from December 2014
PERSONNEL FILE: Provost Umphrey lawyer named president of Texas trial lawyers group
At its Annual Membership Meeting, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association installed Beaumont lawyer Bryan Blevins as its 2015 president.
Cruz: Help the Cuban opposition, not the Castros
This op-ed first appeared on Time.com on Dec. 18, 2014
Woman says she was fired after 'manic episodes'
A Hardin County woman is suing over claims she was fired after her employer failed to accommodate her medical condition, which includes "manic episodes."
Paraplegic accuses Brazoria Co. jailers of brutality
A Matagorda County paraplegic is suing over claims jailers placed him in a submission hold and broke his leg while he was held on a warrant for a traffic violation.
Md. man says he was hurt during vessel evacuation
A Maryland man is suing over claims he was injured while evacuating the vessel on which he worked.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Dec. 8 - 12, 2014
Jefferson County 172nd District Court: Docket for January 2015, Part 2
BRYAN SWIGERT V. FARMERS INSURANCE CO INC
La. man claims injury as galley hand
A Louisiana man is suing over claims he was injured while working as a galley hand on a vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.
Man says his firing was retaliatory
A Texas man is suing over claims he was fired in retaliation for reporting racial slurs used by his supervisor.
Beaumont justices hear oral arguments in pipeline 'common carrier' case
Appellate judges in Beaumont are considering a case against a pipeline company that could more clearly define how Texas law defines a common carrier.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
MARSHALL DIVISION
Former employee accuses Bank of America of discrimination
A Collin County woman is suing over claims she was wrongfully terminated due to alleged racial and gender discrimination.
Man says he was injured at saloon
A Harris County man is suing over claims he was injured on the staircase of a saloon during the 2012 Lone Star Rally.
Mom says daughter hurt when car hit her while riding her bike
A Jefferson County woman is suing over claims her daughter, a minor, was struck by a car while riding her bike.
I-10 accident leads to lawsuit
A New Orleans resident is suing for injuries allegedly sustained in a collision in Beaumont.
Insurer seeks workers' comp for injured man
An insurance company is suing for workers' compensation benefits after a man holding a sign on the street for his employer was injured in a collision.
BISD wants insurer to reimburse stolen money
A Jefferson County school district is suing over claims its insurance company refused to reimburse the district for losses allegedly sustained from an employee theft.
Beaumont accident triggers lawsuit
A Jefferson County man is suing over claims he was injured while a passenger in a vehicle struck by another vehicle on Fourth Street in Beaumont.
Ninth Court wipes $1.7M jury verdict for seaman’s slip-and-fall
Last March, a Jefferson County jury found Quinton Henderson – a seaman who filed two slip-and-fall suits within a year’s time – 30 percent negligent in causing his own injuries, but still awarded him more than $1.7 million in damages.
Judge says immigration order unconstitutional as applied to Penn. case
The same day members of Congress added their support to a Texas lawsuit claiming Barack Obama overstepped his authority by offering amnesty to millions of undocumented immigrants, a federal judge in a similar suit in Pennsylvania ruled that part of the president’s deportation amnesty plan was unconstitutional.