Knife River seeks summary judgment in suit over unpaid goods
Knife River Corp. is seeking summary judgment in its suit against Speedy Stop Food Stores, arguing that the evidence shows that goods were provided but not paid for. As previously reported, the suit...
View ArticleBaptist Hospital dismissed from med-mal
Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital has been dismissed from a suit alleging a patient sustained a hip fracture while staying in the intensive care unit. As previously reported, Sheila Antoine...
View ArticleMan helping with tree pruning sues after 25-foot fall
Kountze resident Clifford Cole is suing Beaumont local Douglas Turnbull claiming Turnbull indirectly caused him to be struck by a tree limb and fall 25 feet. The suit was filed Jan. 24 in Jefferson...
View ArticleMan slips on wheelchair ramp, sues Wells Fargo
While exiting a Wells Fargo Bank, Beaumont resident Ervin Victoria claims she slipped on a wet handicap ramp and fell. Alleging he should have been warned the ramp was wet, Victoria filed suit against...
View ArticleCompass Bank sues contractor for $137K past due loan
Seeking to collect more than $137,000 on a delinquent loan, Compass Bank has filed suit against Robert Hardy Sr. and his company, Hardy Contractors. The suit was filed Jan. 22 in Jefferson County...
View ArticleInsurance agent sues State Farm over ‘scratch agency’ program
Claiming that it was a “gigantic mistake” to start his career as a State Farm scratch agent, Arizona resident Mark Gaudio has filed suit against the insurance company, alleging the company oversold him...
View ArticleWerner Enterprises sued for driver’s collision
Beaumont local James Sheffer Jr. has filed suit against Werner Enterprises and its employee, Timothy Shockley, who allegedly caused an automobile collision. The suit was filed Jan. 22 in Jefferson...
View ArticleSecretary sues Kilgore company for unpaid overtime wages
TYLER – A secretary has filed a lawsuit against a Kilgore company claiming it violating federal law by failing to pay overtime wages. Jetta Wheeler filed suit against Safedrill Inspection Inc. on Jan....
View ArticleFemale machine operator claims termination due to complaints of sexual...
LUFKIN – A female machine operator has filed a lawsuit claiming that she was terminated for complaining about sexual harassment. Carolyn Ruffin filed suit against Lufkin Industries on Jan. 29 in the...
View ArticleJune trial sought in fraud case against Bank of America
Although a higher court wiped out a $300,000 sanction against it, Bank of America may still go to trial for allegedly violating a mortgage settlement agreement with a Beaumont woman. As the Southeast...
View ArticleBreach of contract suit put on hold while criminal proceedings ensue
Because a defendant in a breach of contract suit said she would take the Fifth Amendment when questioned, the civil case against her has been put on hold until the criminal case against her concludes....
View ArticleStrong Pipkin non-suits defendant in $100K attorney’s fees suit
A Beaumont law firm claiming it was not paid more than $100,000 in fees after it won a case in a contractor’s favor has filed a notice of non-suit. As previously reported, Strong Pipkin Bissell &...
View ArticleCounsel substituted in suit alleging Memorial tennis courts are defective
A defendant has swapped counsel in a suit claiming a coating on the tennis courts installed at Port Arthur Memorial High School has started to peel and chip away from its concrete foundation. As...
View ArticleRecent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Marshall Division Jan. 28 • C4cast.com Inc. v. A.H. Belo Corp. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00055 • C4cast.com Inc. v. The Hearst Corp. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00056 C4cast.com is a Delaware corporation...
View ArticleLegally Speaking: Legal weirdness knows no borders
As many readers know, many of my columns point out the stranger goings-on in our legal system, with an occasional sprinkling of the odder moments in civil and criminal cases in foreign countries thrown...
View ArticleFacts, facts, who’s got the facts?
“I was so unhappy with the way that some people refused to accept the facts,” Hillary Clinton confided in an interview with The Associated Press last week. It was an audacious comment, even for her,...
View ArticleReport: Perry says Texas AG has agreed not to run against him in GOP primary
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry revealed last week that Attorney General Greg Abbott has agreed not to run against him for governor in 2014. Perry, a Republican, assumed the Governor’s...
View ArticleSuit: Discrimination led to Deer Park chef’s health problems, termination
HOUSTON – The executive chef at a Deer Park golf course has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, claiming he was fired for taking time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Salvador Aceves...
View ArticleSecurity guard says he was shot at apartment complex last year, files lawsuit
HOUSTON – An alleged shooting at a Houston apartment complex last year has prompted the venue’s security guard to file a lawsuit. In court documents submitted Feb. 4 before Houston federal court, Eben...
View ArticleWorker’s lawsuit claims Texas City singled him out over ‘minor’ accident
GALVESTON – After the city of Texas City allegedly forced him to retire, Ernesto Martinez seeks damages from his former employer. A lawsuit filed Feb. 4 in the Galveston Division of the Southern...
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