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Lease dispute results in lawsuit
A Galveston County company is suing over claims it exercised its option to purchase property in a lease agreement but the landlord denied it. Semi & Shamim Enterprises filed a lawsuit Oct. 29 in...
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Man says he was hit by golf cart on beach
A Tarrant County man and his daughter are suing over claims he was injured when struck by a golf cart while he was sitting on a beach. Dwayne and Nikki Sheets filed a lawsuit Oct. 29 in the Galveston...
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Texans get Senate confirmations to federal courts, agency
The U.S. Senate has confirmed two Texas judges for federal courts in the Lone Star State and another Texan to lead the nation’s immigration service. Senators voted 55-39 today to confirm Sarah R....
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Abbott says he’ll continue Perry’s support for tort reform
Aside from low taxes, throughout his tenure as governor of Texas, Rick Perry often hung his Stetson on tort reform as one of the keys to ensure state success. On Wednesday, the Lone Star State’s next...
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Baptist Hospital asks court to impose med-mal caps in suit over man’s suicide
Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas is requesting that the damages be appropriately capped in a suit brought by a Jefferson County couple claiming their son killed himself while under a suicide watch....
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PAISD brings in Chappell in wrongful death suit
Over the past several years, the Record has reported on the plethora of suits brought against the Beaumont Independent School District. And in the vast majority of those cases, the district has been...
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Man claims injury from riding on airborne boat
A Texas man is suing over claims he was injured when the boat in which he was a passenger became airborne. Anson Brantley filed a lawsuit Oct. 29 in Galveston County District Court against John Beatty,...
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Woman accuses employer of age, race discrimination
A Texas woman is suing over claims she was passed over for promotions due to her age and race and ultimately fired after filing grievances. Linda J. Donnie filed a lawsuit Oct. 27 in the Houston...
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Woman accuses Houston schools of discrimination
A Harris County woman is suing over claims she was fired after complaining of a hostile work environment when she was injured on the job. Frances D. Germany filed a lawsuit Oct. 27 in the Houston...
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League City wreck results in lawsuit
Two Galveston County residents are suing over claims they were injured when their vehicle was rear-ended on FM 646. Brenda L. Lobo and Sergio G. Morales filed a lawsuit Oct. 28 in Galveston County...
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Schneider’s firing was retaliatory, man claims
A Collin County man is suing over claims he was fired in retaliation for a workers’ compensation claim. Carlos H. Nieto filed a lawsuit Oct. 24 in the Sherman Division of the Eastern District of Texas...
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Judge says immigration order unconstitutional as applied to Penn. case
The same day members of Congress added their support to a Texas lawsuit claiming Barack Obama overstepped his authority by offering amnesty to millions of undocumented immigrants, a federal judge in a...
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Ninth Court wipes $1.7M jury verdict for seaman’s slip-and-fall
Last March, a Jefferson County jury found Quinton Henderson – a seaman who filed two slip-and-fall suits within a year’s time – 30 percent negligent in causing his own injuries, but still awarded him...
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Beaumont accident triggers lawsuit
A Jefferson County man is suing over claims he was injured while a passenger in a vehicle struck by another vehicle on Fourth Street in Beaumont. Joshua Barlow filed a lawsuit Oct. 8 in Jefferson...
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BISD wants insurer to reimburse stolen money
A Jefferson County school district is suing over claims its insurance company refused to reimburse the district for losses allegedly sustained from an employee theft. The Beaumont Independent School...
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Insurer seeks workers’ comp for injured man
An insurance company is suing for workers’ compensation benefits after a man holding a sign on the street for his employer was injured in a collision. Safety National Casualty Corporation filed a...
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I-10 accident leads to lawsuit
A New Orleans resident is suing for injuries allegedly sustained in a collision in Beaumont. Ebere Ekesi filed a lawsuit Oct. 8 in Jefferson County District Court against Joseph H. Dieu, citing...
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Mom says daughter hurt when car hit her while riding her bike
A Jefferson County woman is suing over claims her daughter, a minor, was struck by a car while riding her bike. Tanika Ford, individually and as next friend of Theresa Barnes, a minor, filed a lawsuit...
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Man says he was injured at saloon
A Harris County man is suing over claims he was injured on the staircase of a saloon during the 2012 Lone Star Rally. David Massey filed a lawsuit Oct. 31 in Galveston County District Court against...
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Former employee accuses Bank of America of discrimination
A Collin County woman is suing over claims she was wrongfully terminated due to alleged racial and gender discrimination. Quionna Brooks filed a lawsuit Oct. 29 in the Sherman Division of the Eastern...
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