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Woman claims her employer misled her
RiebschlagerA Beaumont woman claims she was misled into agreeing to an employment contract at a company that was going to be shut down soon thereafter. Erika Saucier filed a lawsuit Feb. 9 in...
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Santa Fe residents sue Allstate for failing to properly cover water damage to...
SpeightsGALVESTON – Claiming Allstate Fire and Casualty Co. provided poor coverage for their Santa Fe property, Monica and Jeremy McCollum have filed a lawsuit. In recent court papers filed Feb. 25 in...
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Slip & fall plaintiff seeks to compel settlement with La Morenita Meat Market
Caution_slipperyA motion to compel settlement was been filed in litigation brought by Juan Zuniga, who filed a slip-and-fall lawsuit against La Morenita Meat Market. As previously reported, the suit...
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State Farm sues Entergy after power line damages insured’s home
Seeking to recover the money paid to a policyholder, State Farm Lloyds is suing Entergy Services. State Farm, as subrogee of William Hargraves Sr., filed the suit on Feb. 26 in Jefferson County...
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Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
foreclosure• JPMC Specialty Mortgage has filed an application to foreclose on a lien securing a home equity loan on the property of Harris Eaton, located at 8753 Garden Road, Beaumont, Texas 77705....
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$39K debt sought by LVNV Funding
credit-cardsLVNV Funding has filed a lawsuit against Port Arthur local Elton White, alleging he refuses to pay a credit card balance of more than $39,000. The suit was filed Feb. 22 in Jefferson...
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Bank says Beaumont man owes it more than $10,000 in credit card debt
loan-money-handA bank has filed suit against the Beaumont man that it claims owes it more than $10,000 in credit card debt. Target National Bank claims defendant Arnoldo Magallon entered into a card...
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New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Open_sign-150License #: 82779 Assumed Name: C&S TRANSPORTATION Business Type: PARTNERSHIP GENERAL Date Filed: 2/21/2013 Owner Name: CHESSER, JASON License #: 82779 Assumed Name: C&S...
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Coca Cola sued for driver’s collision
MathenyBeaumont local Delores Breaux is suing Coca Cola Enterprises, alleging one of the company’s employee’s, Edward Frank, caused an automobile collision last December. The suit was filed Feb. 27 in...
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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Patent-lightbulbMarshall Division Feb. 25 • Rotatable Technologies v. Petroleum Geo-Services Inc. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00177 Rotatable Technologies is a limited liability company with a principle...
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Wrongful death lawsuit claims truck backed into oncoming traffic at night
BransonMARSHALL – The family of a deceased East Texan has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a trucking company claiming that the company’s truck driver was negligent for backing up a truck and...
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Lab technician sues claiming he was ridiculed for taking medical leave
HammelMARSHALL – A lab technician has filed a lawsuit against his employer claiming that when he returned from medical leave his supervisor ridiculed him in front of co-workers. Jeff Ellis filed suit...
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Elderly woman sues Tyler fire marshal after nursing home fire
StroupMARSHALL – An 89-year-old Tyler woman has filed a lawsuit against the Tyler Fire Marshal and two Tyler physicians claiming she was involuntary committed to a hospital and assaulted. Sarah R....
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Legally Speaking: Jury service — doing justice for Texas
BrowningAs a trial lawyer who makes his living in the courtroom, I know and appreciate the sacrifice made by the people in the jury box. For a pittance (jury compensation in Texas was raised a few...
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Watts investigated for falsifying client list to get on BP plaintiffs...
WattsSAN ANTONIO – The federal government is investigating whether one of the high-profile attorneys involved in BP oil spill litigation falsified his client list in order to qualify for the...
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Feds join civil fraud suit against Lance Armstrong
ArmstrongThe federal government has joined a civil lawsuit against Lance Armstrong alleging that the cyclist committed fraud by taking performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France and other...
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‘Johnny Football’ files another trademark infringement suit
The front of a "Johnny Football" T-shirt for sale on Cubby Tees website.Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel is used to taking hits on the football field, but not to his pocketbook or his brand....
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Kroger hit with slip-and-fall suit
Caution-Wet-FloorWhile pushing her grocery cart down the aisle at Kroger, Jennifer Fontenot slipped and fell. On Feb. 27 she filed suit against Kroger Texas and Kenneth Greer in Jefferson County...
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Nuvell Credit awarded $15K default judgment
2007_chevrolet_silverado-1500_extended-cab-pickup_ltz_rq_oem_1_500Nuvell Credit Co. has been awarded a default judgment against Beaumont resident Joe Jackson, who allegedly owes more than $14,000 on a...
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September trial slated for case alleging loose load caused injuries
CobbA September trial has been slated in a suit brought by Joseph Lemelle, who sued Bo-Mac Contractors for injuries he received re-securing loose freight loaded by the company’s employees. As...
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