News from March 2016
Ship worker blames Wagenborg Shipping for injuries aboard vessel
BEAUMONT – A Nederland man is suing a Dutch shipping company, alleging negligence after he said he suffered injuries aboard one of the defendant's vessels.
Patient alleges Jefferson County doctor over-prescribed anti-psychotic drug
BEAUMONT – A Port Arthur patient is suing a Jefferson County doctor, alleging over-prescribing an anti-psychotic drug that left the plaintiffwith a permanent condition, requiring her to wear a neck brace.
Motorist blames Schneider National Carriers, driver for accident, injuries
MARSHALL – A motorist is suing a national trucking company, alleging gross negligence after she says one of the defendant's big rigs drove through a red light and struck her car.
Ex-workers seek $265 million from Occidental Petroluem profit sharing plan
HOUSTON – In a class action complaint, former employees of Occidental Petroleum, who are also citizens of Ecuador, are suing the company, alleging they are owed more than $265 million from a statutory profit sharing plan.
Texas voter identification law to be reviewed by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
The Texas voter identification law will be reviewed by the 5th U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals to assess its constitutionality.
Exonoree to be keynote speaker for the Texas State Bar Association annual meeting
FORT WORTH – A man who served more than two decades in prison for a murder he didn't commit will be the keynote speaker at the State Bar of Texas 2016 Annual Meeting in Fort Worth in June.
Premrl Construction accused of breach of warranty
GALVESTON – Two homeowners have filed a suit against a construction company alleging poor workmanship on a project on their home.
Beaumont woman blames CST Corner Store for fall, injuries
BEAUMONT – A Beaumont woman is suing a local convenience store, alleging negligence for injuries she says suffered during a fall at the store.
Weller Green Toups & Terrell sued for legal malpractice
A Beaumont law firm is being accused of legal malpractice, allegedly neglecting a product liability case while all the while leading their former client, who was purportedly offered $20,000 to settle before suing, to believe litigation was still ongoing when in fact it was not.
Mechanic alleges Cat5 Resources failed to pay overtime wages
BEAUMONT – A Texas man is suing a Jefferson County telecommunications engineering company, alleging not paying overtime compensation.
Beaumont woman blames Weingarten Realty for fall
BEAUMONT – A Beaumont woman is suing a realty company, alleging negligence over a slip and fall at the defendant's office.
New Jersey business alleges Showcase Systems shipped incorrect Coke bottling equipment
TYLER – A New Jersey equipment manufacturer is suing a Carthage business, alleging it shipped the wrong piece of bottling equipment to Coca-Cola Puerto Bottlers and refused to correct the problem.
Texas intervention granted in federal Red River Land grab case
AUSTIN – On March 14 Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that a federal court granted Texas’ intervention in a case against the Bureau of Land Management, which seeks to establish recognition of Texas boundary by challenging federal encroachment on Lone Star land near the Red River.
Cracken, Hilliard accused of ‘shamefully’ stealing IDs of Deepwater victims; plaintiff seeks $100M in exemplary damages
HOUSTON – A recently filed lawsuit seeks an award of $100 million in exemplary damages against Texas attorneys John Cracken and Bob Hilliard for allegedly using case runners to steal the identities of Vietnamese-Americans damaged by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Now in trial: Slip & fall against Buffalo Wild Wings
BEAUMONT - Jury selection began March 14 in a suit brought by a waitress who sued Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar after slipping on the freshly mopped kitchen floor.
Port Arthur homeowner alleges Allstate failed to pay for flood damage
BEAUMONT – A Port Arthur homeowner is suing Allstate Insurance, alleging breach of contract in connection with a flood insurance policy.
Another loss for Voss
A shakedown is a shakedown. Call it something else and it's still a shakedown.
Worker blames Choice Exploration for injuries suffered in fire
BEAUMONT – A Texas worker is suing a Jefferson County industrial facility, alleging negligence for injuries he says he suffered from a ``blow-out” fire.
Survivor of fatal crash blames Beaumont motorist for accident
BEAUMONT – A Hardin County woman is suing a Beaumont motorist, alleging his negligence while driving drunk caused a car crash that injured her and killed her husband.
Patient alleges two doctors mistreated his pneumonia
BEAUMONT – A Harris County man is suing two doctors, alleging they mistreated his bout with pneumonia.