Worker sues company for religious discrimination
An employee brought a lawsuit against his company on allegations of unlawful employment practices. Daniel M. Elliott, of Bexar County, filed against DFW Communications Inc., of Arlington, on March 4...
View ArticleOregon company files trademark case against Dutch firm
A U.S. trailer cargo system manufacturer filed a trademark infringement complaint on Jan. 28 against a European company in the Texarkana division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...
View ArticleFamily blames storage facility for lost belongings
A Texas family is suing over claims a storage facility sold its belongings. Peggy and Josh LeBlanc filed a lawsuit Nov. 3, 2014, in Jefferson County District Court against Creel Investments Inc....
View ArticleShopper blames Randall’s for injuries
A Galveston County woman has sued a supermarket chain, alleging liability in a 2014 accident. Vanessa Carpenter filed a lawsuit March 13 in Galveston County District Court against Randall’s Food...
View ArticleHPD seeks protective order in suit alleging officers caused ‘PTSD’ during...
On Friday the Houston Police Department filed a motion for protective order in a federal lawsuit brought two residents, who allege officers seized them in their home at gunpoint without cause. As...
View ArticleNew business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County: 3/19 – 3/25
License #:8455 Assumed Name:K W LLOYD GUNSMITHING Address:2510 S 4TH ST., SUITE B, BEAUMONT, TX, 77701 Owner Name:LLOYD KENNETH License #:8529 Assumed Name:ZAZZLE SALON HAIR BY DANYALE BROWN...
View ArticleJefferson County 58th Court District: May 2015
NANCY L MCFARLIN ET AL V. OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORP. ET AL (P)GREEN, E HART -(D)CLARK, RANDALL B Jefferson County 58th District Court Judge Kent Walston MARILYN WOODS V. TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP INC ET...
View ArticleTugboat employee alleges sexual harassment, retaliation
A tugboat worker has sued his employer, alleging gender discrimination and employment law violation. Refugio De Los Santos Jr. filed a lawsuit March 13 in the Houston Division of the Southern District...
View ArticleTruck driver alleges racial discrimination
A Harris County truck driver has sued his company, alleging unlawful employment practices. Kendrick Stevens filed a lawsuit March 13 in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas against...
View Article2 female restaurant employees allege sexual harassment
Two female restaurant workers have sewed a restaurant owner, alleging workplace discrimination. Kimberly Binnion of Wood County and Pamela Howard, a Florida resident, filed a lawsuit March 16 in the...
View ArticleBurn victim accuses Chevron of negligence
A Louisiana oil rig worker has sued Chevron, alleging premises liability in a Gulf of Mexico accident. Kennedy Tasker filed a lawsuit March 13 in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of...
View ArticleAccident leads to suit against Honda
A Tyler couple has sued Honda, alleging liability in a 2014 accident that left the husband injured. Yuvonka Evette Lewis, individually and on behalf of her incapacitated spouse, Jesse Lewis, filed a...
View ArticleBillboard operator petitions city for post-hurricane rebuilding
A billboard firm has sued Galveston’s city government and zoning board in a advertising-related matter. Outfront Media filed a lawsuit March 12 in Galveston County District Court against the city of...
View ArticleVerizon alleges trespassing by power company
A utility company has sued a power company, alleging property rights violation and breach of duty. GTE Southwest Inc., doing business as Verizon Southwest, filed a lawsuit March 17 in Galveston County...
View ArticleBusiness owner alleges dealership fraud, conspiracy
A Harris County businessman has sued an auto dealership and two individuals, alleging fraud. Arun Dwivedi of Seabrook, filed individually and on behalf of his company, Amma Auto, March 19 in Galveston...
View ArticleProgressive settles, trial over underinsured motorist benefits cancelled
Rather than go to trial, Progressive County Mutual Insurance opted to settle a suit seeking to recover underinsured motorist benefits. Area resident Mohammad Mukhtar filed suit against Progressive on...
View ArticleConstruction employee cited in auto accident
A Jefferson County woman has sued a driver and his employer, alleging negligence in a 2014 accident. Catherine Rogers of Beaumont filed a lawsuit March 20 in Jefferson County District Court against...
View ArticleAsian energy business questions property judgment
A Malaysian energy group has sued a Port Arthur man, alleging breach of duty in a property dispute. Gryphon Energy Asia Pacific, doing business in Texas, filed a lawsuit March 20 in Jefferson County...
View ArticleFalse representation suit against Watercraft Plus heading to trial
Jury selection has begun in a lawsuit alleging the plaintiff was sold a damaged boat. As previously reported, Brian White filed a lawsuit Feb. 6, 2014, in the Jefferson County District Court against...
View ArticleExxonMobil dismissed from carpenter’s personal injury suit
ExxonMobil has been dismissed from litigation brought by an area resident who claimed he was injured while working as a carpenter at the company’s Beaumont facility. As previously reported, Jason Young...
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