News from March 2014
Dog, chained up in yard attacks girl; mother sues
The family of a child who was allegedly the victim of a dog attack is suing the dog's owner.
Mardi Gras attendee sues tent company, seeks $1M over fall
A Mardi Gras partier is suing a tent company after tripping over a wire cover.
Used car dealer says deputies wrongfully seized vehicles, violated due process
An investor in a used car business is suing Hopkins County and five sheriff's deputies on allegations they took property from her without a warrant or due process and falsely imprisoned her.
Rangeline Tapping Services Inc. sued for death in workplace accident
A family is suing after their father is killed in a workplace accident.
More Jefferson Co. Dems went to the polls than GOPers
In Jefferson County, more Democrats than Republicans voted in the March 4 primaries.
BAH Texas sued by former employee
A former employee is suing claiming he was subjected to violations of the Texas Labor Code and Fair Labor Standards Act.
Marathon Petroleum sued after worker injured in explosion
A Galveston County resident is suing after sustaining injuries while working.
Stafford resident sues after vehicle collision
A passenger is suing after sustaining injuries in an automobile collision.
Security Lighting Systems sues seeking payment owed
A lighting company is suing a Texas company, alleging nonpayment.
City of Winfield, police sued after fatal shooting
New York residents are suing, alleging a Winfield police officer wrongfully shot and killed their family member.
Texas woman sues after sustaining injury in collision on Highway 347
A Jefferson County woman is suing over claims she was injured in a car collision on Highway 347.
Chevron U.S.A. sued after employee allegedly dies from benzene exposure
A Texas family is suing over claims their father was negligently and fatally exposed to carcinogenic chemicals by his employer.
Deutsche Bank petitions for foreclosure
A bank is petitioning to foreclose a property in Beaumont.
Incumbents best party challengers in Texas primaries
Aside from weather delays at the polls and an upset in the lieutenant governor’s race, most of the incumbents won their party nominations in Tuesday’s Texas primaries.
Hurricane Mostyn bearing down on the Texas legislature
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – In the wake of hurricanes Ike and Rita, no lawyer profited more from the storms, financially and politically, than plaintiffs attorney Steve Mostyn.
Incumbent Texas Supreme Court justices beat Republican primary challengers
The candidates may have to wait a while for the official results, but it looks like the incumbent justices on the Texas Supreme Court will hold onto to their seats.
Jefferson Co. wants depositions quashed in whistleblower case
Jefferson County is trying to stop the oral depositions of county officials in a whistleblower case filed by a former employee.
Lawsuit over city of Port Arthur employee wreck granted continuance
A lawsuit alleging a woman was injured in a car crash with a city of Port Arthur employee has been granted a continuance.
Lance Armstrong loses fight to stop review of bonuses
Austin cyclist Lance Armstrong wanted to stop a review that could make him give back $12 million in bonuses he received after winning the Tour de France, but a Texas judge denied his request.
BP strikes out in attempts to stop oil spill settlement payments
BP has failed in its attempts to stop some of the payments from the settlement agreement over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.