News from November 2016
New business licenses issued in Jefferson County
Nov. 18 - 24 License #:36192 Assumed Name:COMPLETE ATHLETE Address:1520 BROADWAY,BEAUMONT,TX,77701 Owner Name:MUNROS SAFETY APPAREL LLC License #:36212 Assumed Name:D & A Address:3716 CR 298,JASPER,TX,75951 Owner Name:CANNON DAVID DUANE License #:36230 Assumed Name:TRIPLE T DEVELOPMENTS LLC Address:11320 LOOP RD,BEAUMONT,TX,77713 Owner Name:TRIPLE T DEVELOPMENTS LLC License #:36233 Assumed Name:SOMETHING SMELLS GOOD Address:39 N 11TH,SUITE C,BEAUMONT,TX,77702 Owner Name:MARTIN CHRISTINA Lic
Investment firms' suit demands $1.1 million from client
HOUSTON – Two investment firms recently sued Daybreak Oil and Gas Inc. in Harris County District Court for purportedly violating an agreement among the three entities.
Huntsville woman alleges apartment building operator failed to properly light stairway
Huntsville woman alleges apartment building operator failed to properly light stairway, which led to a fall.
Political Correctness Deep in the Heart of Texas
The widely disparate official responses to two recent campus protests at UT speak volumes.
Texas Tech law school dean leaving for Chicago
LUBBOCK -- Texas Tech School of Law dean and professor Darby Dickerson has announced she is leaving to become the new dean at the John Marshall School of Law in Chicago, starting Jan. 1, 2017.
Papa John’s hit with $1M suit for driver’s crash
BEAUMOMT – An area resident is suing a popular pizza chain for more than $1 million for injuries she allegedly suffered in an automobile collision with a driver employed by the company.
GE-Baker Hughes merger appears good for shareholders, bad for employees
General Electric announced Oct. 31 it would combine its oil and gas division with Baker Hughes in a $7.4 billion dollar deal to be completed in mid-2017.
Exxon sued over misleading shareholders on climate change
On Nov. 6, 2016, stockholders filed a class action suit against Irving-based Exxon Mobil Corp. claiming the company concealed knowledge of climate change to investors.
SCOTUS to reviews transgender teen’s bathroom discrimination case
The Supreme Court of the United States is set to make a decision on the socially divisive issue of bathroom policy involving transgender rights. The outcome of this deliberation is anticipated to affect not only the parties of the case, but also those fighting the same battles across the country.
States look to delay immigration action case until after inauguration
BROWNSVILLE – Texas and more than a dozen other states have asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to stay a case related to their challenge of President Barack Obama’s suspension of immigration laws covering 4 million of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States until after the inauguration of President-elect Donald J. Trump.
General manager accuses McDonald's operators of discrimination
HOUSTON — A black Houston woman is suing operators of a local McDonald's restaurant, alleging discrimination, retaliation and wrongful discharge.
Fort Bend Co. fired juvenile detention officer for not relinquishing foster parenting rights, lawsuit says
HOUSTON – A former Fort Bend County juvenile detention officer alleges the county terminated her for not giving up her foster children, recent Houston federal court records show.
Granted: Nationwide injunction against Obama’s ‘unlawful’ Overtime Rule
AUSTIN – On Nov. 22 a federal judge granted a nationwide preliminary injunction against the U.S.
Woman alleges borrower has failed to repay the loan she gave him
The Katy resident was allegedly loaned more than $22,000, which the lender claims has not be repaid.
Beaumont Port operator files suit to stop labor union's work stoppage
A port operator is suing International Longhoremen's Association Local No. 1316, a labor union, citing alleged breach of agreement.
Houston resident accuses debt collector of false representations
Houston man claims debt collector garnished more than what he actually owned.
Homebuyer claims seller unfairly locked him out of the home he bought
Harris County resident accuses home seller of breaching contractual obligations by not accepting installment payments for home.
Hailstorm attorney suspended one year for misconduct, expert says enforcement efforts still not slowing down ‘bad actors’
HIDALGO COUNTY – Hailstorm attorney Kent Livesay has agreed to a one-year suspension for demanding damages from an insurance company on behalf of a client he did not represent – the latest enforcement effort that doesn’t seem to be slowing down the “bad actors” soliciting storm cases, says one industry expert.
Energy leasehold operator alleges working interest owner breached contract
GALVESTON — An Oklahoma oil and gas well operator is suing a Texas company, alleging failure to timely make payments of more than $30,000.
Vehicle passenger accuses insurance provider, adjuster of fraud
HOUSTON — A Harris County woman is suing an insurance provider and adjuster, alleging conspiracy to commit fraud.