News from January 2016
Denton County man alleges Alliance One Receivables ruined his credit
SHERMAN – A Denton County man resident is suing a collection agency, alleging it sullied his credit when it did not report he was disputing a debt.
Delivery driver alleges All Harvest Trading owes overtime
HOUSTON – A delivery driver is suing a Houston-based trading company, alleging he is owed overtime pay.
Trucking company alleges Inland Environmental owes hauling fees
HOUSTON – A Wisconsin trucking company is suing a Columbus oil and gas waste company, alleging delinquent fees of more than $142,000.
Seaman accuses Rawlings Bait of leaving him behind in wetland
GALVESTON – A seaman is suing two businesses and an individual, alleging he was injured and then left by a commercial fishing vessel while in a marsh wetland in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
Texas subcontrator seeks $61,587 for Galveston water main project
GALVESTON – A subcontractor is suing a general connector, alleging money owed for work on a water transmission main project in Galveston.
Beaumont law firm brings suit alleging SneakPeek fetal gender test inaccurate
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – An Ohio woman is suing the makers of an alleged fetal gender identification kit over claims the kit does not actually work. Kristine Main, individually and for all others similarly situated, filed a class-action lawsuit Dec. 29 in the U.S.
Dallas man alleges Navient harassed him with phone calls
HOUSTON— A Dallas man is suing a business, alleging it called him repeatedly, disregarding his requests to stop.
Nothing simply symbolic about defeating asbestos lawsuit fraud
Some may dismiss it as merely a symbolic gesture, but symbolic gestures can be powerful.
Insurance company alleges investment firms negligent in non-coverage claim
TYLER – An insurance company is suing a Boerne investment business, seeking to get out of paying a claim in a fatal vehicle crash.
Ninth Court stays whistleblower suit against BISD
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals has stayed a whistleblower suit against the Beaumont Independent School District. Shaunte Guillory made local headlines in early December when she filed suit against BISD in Jefferson County District Court, alleging she was demoted from principal at Mae Jones-Clark Elementary to assistant principal at King Middle School after making a complaint about Assistant Superintendent Dwaine Augustine.
Wife, daughter blame doctors, health care practice for wrongful death
BEAUMONT — A wife and daughter are suing several doctors and a Beaumont health care practice, alleging their husband and father was subjected to wrongful death.
Mother blames Comcast for vehicle crash that injured child
HOUSTON – A woman representing a minor child is suing Comcast, alleging a van owned by the defendant ran a red light and caused a crash that injured her child.
Carnival settles suit seeking lost wages after 6-year-old slams finger in door
Having spanned three jurisdictions, two states and approximately six months, a lawsuit seeking lost wages, among other damages, from a well-known cruise line for a young girl’s finger injury was recently disposed. Miami federal court records show that plaintiffs Kirk and Esther Smith settled the case with Carnival Corp. on Sept. 23, 2015. The Southeast Texas Record on Mar. 5, 2015, reported that the Smiths sued Carnival Corp. after their then-six-year-old Karina’s finger was slammed in a door
Driver alleges Kia Motors vehicles not reasonably crashworthy
MARSHALL – A Tyler woman is suing Kia Motors, alleging one of its vehicles was not crashworthy, leading to serious injuries to her child.
JC suit over rear-end collision settles
BEAUMONT – A suit brought after a rear-end collision on Interstate 10 has been settled.
Galveston man says Mainland Medical Center negligence led to assault
GALVESTON — A Galveston man is suing Mainland Medical Center, alleging it provided an unsecured premises, which allowed a man to assault him.
QBE Holding seeks summary judgment for damage to Rent-A-Car vehicle
As subrogee for Beaumont Rent-A-Car, QBE Holdings recently filed a motion for summary judgment in a suit Stephanie Grant, seeking to recover benefits paid to its insured’s vehicle. The suit was filed Sept. 30, 2013 in Jefferson County District Court. According to the lawsuit, on May 5, 2011, Grant rented a vehicle from Rent-A-Car, but did not return the vehicle at the end of the rental period. On June 3, 2011, Grant’s daughter, who did not possess a driver’s license, drove the vehicle without
Settlement forces ‘high-pressure’ dating service to close, pay at least $30K
A Massachusetts-based dating service website has been ordered to close its Texas locations and pay damages as part of a settlement reached Nov. 24.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
DBA: 1/4 - 1/7/2016 License #:13 Assumed Name:D I V A TUDE Address:9085 LANDIS, BEAUMONT, TX, 77707 Owner Name:COLEMAN SHERELY D License #:19 Assumed Name:CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK SERVICES Address:3005 AVE H, NEDERLAND, TX, 77627 Owner Name:BOURG CAROLYN J License #:24 Assumed Name:MONAS HOMESTYLE CATERING Address:1463 AVE H, BEAUMONT, TX, 77701 Owner Name:AKERS COTTON RAMONA License #:52 Assumed Name:CRAWDAD Address:2191 BROADWAY, APT 4, BEAUMONT, TX, 77702 Owner Name:CRAWFORD LINWOOD D Licens
Jefferson County 60th COURT DISTRICT : FEBRUARY 2016
60th COURT DISTRICT : FEBRUARY 2016 SHEILA WHITE V.