News from January 2014
Spilled coffee case settled in mediation
GALVESTON - A lawsuit alleging an area woman suffered injuries when a hot cup of coffee fell on her at a local fast food restaurant more than a year ago was recently disposed.
La. woman sues Katy man for $195K over U.S. 290 wreck
HOUSTON - A Louisiana woman seeks $195,000 in damages from a Katy man following an apparent multi-vehicle accident between them, recent court documents say.
Our View: We’re starting to worry about Judge Barbier
When a judge gets so hard of hearing, blind, or feeble-minded that he can’t understand what’s going on in his courtroom and is unable to rule properly, maybe it’s time to retire.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 41732
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
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Bedpan suit gets two-month continuance
GALVESTON - The parties in a League City nursing facility resident's personal injury lawsuit were recently given more time to conduct additional discovery from a local state district judge, Galveston County court records indicate.
Parties in forklift collision suit reach settlement
GALVESTON - A lawsuit focusing on a forklift collision at a Galveston cruise terminal was reportedly settled.
Jefferson County 172nd District Court: Docket for February 2014
JAMES LEVINE ET AL V. UNITED SCAFFOLDING INC ET AL
BP to return to appeals court following Barbier ruling upholding settlement parameters
NEW ORLEANS – Only days after U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier upheld a controversial settlement process concerning business damage claims from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP has again filed an appeal with the same court that ordered Barbier to revisit the claims process.
Cashier alleges Mexican restaurant fired her for complaining about sexual harassment
HOUSTON - Brazos County resident Teresa McKinney is taking her former employer to court for firing her in light of her complaints about alleged sexual harassment, recent court documents say.
Plant worker sues over alleged exposure to acetic acid
HOUSTON - Claiming he was exposed to glacial acetic acid while working at a chemical plant in La Porte two years ago, Harris County resident Jason Mitchell has filed a lawsuit.
Day care employee traumatized little girl, lawsuit says
GALVESTON - A local couple is pursuing legal action against a Dickinson day care facility over what they claim was an incident that traumatized their young daughter.
Seaman seeks compensation for multiple injuries
GALVESTON - Claiming he sustained multiple injuries while working at sea last year, Chris Stripling has filed a lawsuit.
Broker wants Montgomery Co. to hear timeshare death suit
GALVESTON - A timeshare trade broker wants a Harris County woman's wrongful death lawsuit against it and the Silverleaf entities removed from Galveston County, according to recent court records.
Chrysler says Durango safe, company has no liability in negligence-related litigation
GALVESTON - Insisting it did not design, manufacture or test the vehicle, Chrysler Group LLC issued a formal rebuttal to a recent lawsuit that claimed a manufacturing defect resulted in a fatal single-vehicle accident in March 2012.
Motion to dismiss filed in dog euthanasia case
GALVESTON - The end may be near for a recent lawsuit arising from the tug-of-war between a canine legal defense group and the Galveston County Animal Resource Center, or ARCPETS.
Calif. construction employee sued over Baytown wreck
HOUSTON - Two Southeast Texas women have filed a lawsuit over a two-vehicle accident in Baytown last summer with an alleged drunk driver.
Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
• Ocwen Loan Servicing has filed an application to foreclose on the property of Henry and Oanh Hoang located at 1845 Linns Way, Beaumont, Texas 77706.
BMT sued following driver’s collision
Area resident Jamie Green has filed suit against Beaumont Municipal Transit and one of its drivers, Gregory Kemp, alleging the man caused an automobile collision.
Woman alleges Triangle Therapeutics subjected her to inappropriate therapy
Seeking $1 million in damages, Catherine Bertrand has filed suit against Triangle Therapeutics, alleging the company subjected her to inappropriate therapy three years ago.