News from 2015
Plaintiff injured on the job sues employer for alleged negligence
A Mississippi man is suing his employer, Hercules Offshore Inc., over claims its alleged negligence caused severe injuries to his neck, shoulders and back.
Plano man sues Houston collections agency regarding collection letter
A Plano man is suing a Houston-based commercial collections agency, alleging he received a collection letter despite having filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Woman sues driver, owner of vehicle, claiming damages after Bayshore Drive accident
A Galveston County woman is suing both the owner and the driver of a vehicle she claims collided with hers on East Bayshore Drive, Dickinson, citing negligence.
Seaman sues over injuries caused by allegedly unseaworthy vessels
A plaintiff, described in the court brief as an American seaman, is suing his employer, Harley Marine Gulf LLC, and Chevron USA, alleging negligent and grossly negligent actions that caused him injuries.
Damages sought after plaintiff struck by vehicle
A Galveston County woman is suing a business over claims she was injured when a vehicle driven by an employee hit her while she walking to her vehicle.
Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance Co. asks court to void damaged boat claim
Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance Co. is suing a client over the client's allegedly fraudulent claims of damage to his boat.
Former employee claims age, disability discrimination
A Jefferson County woman is suing her former workplace and former supervisor over a claim of disability and age discrimination and retaliation. She further asserts assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Cyclist sues motorist, alleging vehicular negligence
A Texas City man is suing a Trinity motorist, alleging he was hit by the defendant while riding his bicycle.
Court-shopping Texas trial lawyers heading to Louisiana, say tort reform groups
Texas and Louisiana tort reform groups are voicing concerns that Lone Star trial lawyers are seeking Bayou State clients to sue Chesapeake Energy.
Unnecessary lawsuits won’t improve health care
Appearances can be deceiving, but sometimes they are exactly what they look to be.
Ohio couple filed benzene suit against 14 petrochemical companies for husband's cancer
An Ohio couple has pursued legal action against a host of petrochemical companies after the husband contracted cancer, recent Galveston County court records show. Columbus, Ohio residents Gregory and Patricia Justice filed a lawsuit in Galveston County 122nd District Court on Aug. 28, stating that BP Amoco Chemical Company, BP Corporation North America, Inc., BP Products North America, Inc. and eleven other entities are to blame for Gregory Justice developing acute myeloid leukemia in early 201
Woman claims firework struck her during 4th of July party, sues host
A Galveston County woman’s lawsuit blames an Alvin man for injuries she allegedly sustained at a Fourth of July get-together on his property more than a year ago. In the suit, filed Aug. 24 in the Galveston County 10th District Court, plaintiff Kerry Vernell Crow-Hart asserts that she was a guest at William Thompson, Jr.’s residence on July 4, 2014, “when she was struck in the face by a firework mortar from a fireworks display set up at the home by” Thompson himself or someone upon Thompson’s i
Arnold & Itkin attorneys land $1.7M and $2.8M jury verdicts from W&T Offshore
The Houston law firm Arnold & Itkin recently secured two verdicts rendered against W&T Offshore, reaping $3.5 million in total from the company in a single day.
Family sues General Motors, alleging negligence following fatal collision
Beneficiaries of Linda Cox's estate are suing General Motors, alleging negligence in a car accident that killed Linda Cox and injured her spouse.
Galveston County woman sues car insurance firm, alleging refusal to pay benefits
A Galveston County woman is suing her car insurance company, alleging it refuses to pay uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage following a vehicle accident the woman was in.
Drug suspect sues Houston police officers, alleging wrongful conduct
A Texas man is suing a municipal jurisdiction and eight individual officers, alleging malicious abuse during a violent encounter that the plaintiff says constituted wrongful conduct.
Man sues travel insurance company for failing to cover mother's death in Nigeria
Texas resident Eseoghene Ogbu-Sifo has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming Travelex Insurance Services, Inc. should cover his mother’s 2013 death as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Nigeria. Ogbu-Sifo’s suit, filed Aug. 19 in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas, accuses Travelex of engaging “in deceptive practices for the sole purpose of avoiding payment of the plaintiff’s bona fide claim.” Court documents show that Ogbu-Sifo purchased the policy in question for his mot
Trial of collision suit continued due to illness
A trial of a lawsuit brought by an area resident claiming he sustained spinal injuries after a driver failed to yield the right-of-way at an intersection has been continued. As previously reported, Wayne Earl Guice filed a lawsuit July 3, 2012, in Jefferson County District Court against Jonathan Quach. The case was suppose to go to trial on Aug. 31 but was continued due to illness, according to a courthouse official. Guice claims he was driving north on Gladys Avenue on May 24, 2012, when he
Suit over leaky A/C system heads to trial
A lawsuit brought by Jeffery and Veronica Book, who sued American Air Systems alleging the company installed a leaky unit in their home, has been called up for trial. The suit was filed Nov. 17, 2011, in Jefferson County District Court. Jury selection in the case began Aug. 31.
Outside judge called in to hear Provost Umphrey, Ferguson lawsuit
An outside judge has been called in to hear a lawsuit brought by the Provost Umphrey against a former equity partner, attorney Paul ‘Chip’ Ferguson Jr. Ferguson resigned from the Beaumont law firm on Aug. 3 and then filed a lawsuit, which was immediately sealed, against PU the following day in Jefferson County District Court.