News from August 2020
Case activity for Tolunay Wong Engineers Inc. vs Shaffer Tower Services Inc. on Aug. 3
The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Tolunay Wong Engineers Inc. against Shaffer Tower Services Inc. on Aug. 3.
Case activity for Five Point Credit Union vs Monzo Juan Hernandez on Aug. 5
The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Five Point Credit Union against Monzo Juan Hernandez on Aug. 5.
Case activity for State of Texas vs Derrick Dionte Knighton on Aug. 5
The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by State of Texas against A Ez out Bail Bonds, Derrick Dionte Knighton and Eddie Salazar on Aug. 5.
Case activity for State of Texas vs Derrick Dionte Knighton on Aug. 5
The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by State of Texas against A Ez out Bail Bonds, Derrick Dionte Knighton and Eddie Salazar on Aug. 5.
Court activity on Aug. 4: Crown Asset Management LLC vs Tiffany Silva
The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Crown Asset Management LLC and Santander Consumer USA Inc. against Tiffany Silva on Aug. 4: 'Citation (office Copy)'.
Case activity for Crown Asset Management LLC vs April Hudson on Aug. 7
The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Crown Asset Management LLC and Santander Consumer USA Inc. against April Hudson on Aug. 7.
Case activity for S & S Sprinkler Company LLC vs Century Tower Ltd. on Aug. 7
The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by S & S Sprinkler Company LLC against Century Tower Ltd. on Aug. 7.
Brent Coon hit with $2M legal malpractice suit over 'botched' Deepwater Horizon oil spill claim
HOUSTON – Beaumont attorney Brent Coon botched his representation of a Deepwater Horizon oil spill claimant, demanding expense money upfront only to have the case dismissed for failing to comply with pretrial orders, according to a recently filed lawsuit.
Texas AG joins 22-state coalition urging congress to consider Safe to Work Act
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton joined 21 other states in a letter to Congress urging the adoption of federal pandemic liability protections contained in the Safe to Work Act.
Walmart wants employee’s lawsuit over shopping cart injury in arbitration
BEAUMONT – After a shopping car ran over her foot, Ercell Bowman sued Walmart – a lawsuit the mega-retailer believes belongs in arbitration.
Texas groups join hundreds of others in urging Congress ‘to stop growing wave’ of COVID-19 lawsuits
AUSTIN – Numerous Texas groups have joined a coalition of nearly 500 businesses and organizations in petitioning Congress to pass the “SAFE TO WORK Act.”
Court grants summary judgment against Texas General Hospital, which owes nearly $600,000
FORT WORTH – A three-judge appeals court panel affirmed summary judgment on July 28 for a medical spinal implant distributor, Xtant Medical, Inc., which sued Texas General Hospital GP, LLC for not paying for several devices.
Appeals court denies new trial to man who alleged injuries from a botched colonoscopy
HOUSTON – A man suing a medical group and one of its physicians for allegedly causing injuries to his rectum during a colonoscopy was denied his attempt at a new trial in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals on July 30.
Case activity for Crown Asset Management LLC vs Joshua Lege on Aug. 4
The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Crown Asset Management LLC and Santander Consumer USA Inc. against Joshua Lege on Aug. 4.
Court activity on Aug. 4: Carlie Davis vs State of Texas
The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Carlie Davis against State of Texas on Aug. 4: 'Proposed Order'.
Case activity for Martha Smith vs Louisiana Crazy Cajun LLC on Aug. 4
The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Martha Smith against Louisiana Crazy Cajun LLC on Aug. 4.
July 29: Jefferson County District Court docket for "contract: consumer/commercial debt" cases
The following cases categorized as "contract: consumer/commercial debt" were on the docket in the Jefferson County District Court on July 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Jefferson County District Court: Actions Taken on July 29
The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activity on July 29 in the suits below:
Justices put legal fight over woman’s horses out to pasture
HOUSTON – In what began as an animal cruelty case, the legal fight to seize dozens of horses from a Waller County woman ended up in the appellate courts with no real winner emerging.
Did PPP loans to Texas law firms facilitate donations to Democrat PACs?
The U.S. Treasury website says that forgivable loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) were meant to provide “small businesses with the resources they need to maintain their payroll,” but some of the loans seem to have gone to businesses that aren’t so small.