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Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County
foreclosure• Deutsche Bank National Trust has filed an application for home equity foreclosure on the property of Gina Simmons, located at 9650 Shepherd Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77707. The application...
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Office assistant sues employer for not paying overtime wages
timecardSHERMAN – A Dallas County office assistant has filed a lawsuit claiming she was not paid for any hours she worked in excess of forty per week. Chantel Deal filed suit against Battlin’ T’S...
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Lawsuit filed over fire inside of pump trailer
oil-field-workersSHERMAN – Following a fire inside a pump trailer, an insurer has filed suit against an oilfield equipment supplier. Hanover Insurance Co. as subrogee of Wind River Energy, doing...
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Family files lawsuit against Pilgrim’s Pride following fatal truck crash
truck-headonMARSHALL – The family of a deceased Titus County woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit that claims a motor vehicle collision was caused by a Pilgrim’s Pride driver stopping his...
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Harris Co. man alleges employer terminated him for taking leave to care for...
PetrouHOUSTON – Alleging StandardAero Business Aviation Services LLC fired him for taking leave to care for his sick wife, Harris County resident Patrick Pepper has filed a lawsuit. Pepper’s suit,...
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Man asks court to declare non-compete clause invalid
StetsonA Beaumont man has filed suit against the construction company that he claims reneged on its promise to pay him a portion of its proceeds. John Noddin claims he was working for defendant...
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Beaumont man failed to make payments on Mercedes-Benz, court documents say
2011 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 Sport Sedan 5A Texas corporation has filed suit against the Beaumont man who it claims failed to timely make all of his payments on a 2011 Mercedes-Benz. Santander...
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‘Every man for himself’ is a most injudicious philosophy
our-view-150We all know the type: the homeowners who run their lawn sprinklers during water shortages, the shoppers who fill their grocery carts with multiple units of items marked “one per customer,”...
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Legally Speaking: Maybe our teachers were right, after all
BrowningThe longer I practice law, the more I appreciate the importance of fundamentals—you know, the golden rule, “treat others as you’d like to be treated” kind of principles. In fact, when you...
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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Patent-lightbulbMarshall Division April 19 • Disposition Services v. Dell Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00282 Disposition Services is a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the...
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New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County, April 18-24,...
Open_sign-150License #: 83119 Assumed Name: MOMMIE’S LITTLE READERS Business Type: PROPRIETORSHIP Date Filed: 4/18/2013 Owner Name: EVANS, CAREY License #: 83120 Assumed Name: ELEX CHILDREN’S HAVEN,...
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Texas AG obtains judgment against legal services provider
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Friday announced a judgment against an Austin-based legal services provider that allegedly provided unauthorized legal advice, document...
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Texas business, reform groups support passage of lawsuit lending bill
MillerA bill geared toward regulating the practice of lawsuit lending in Texas passed the House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee on Tuesday. House Bill 1595, authored by Rep. Doug Miller,...
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Granger found guilty of capital murder in Jefferson Co. Courthouse shootings
GrangerGALVESTON – Jurors in the Bartholomew Granger capital murder trial delivered a guilty verdict Tuesday against the 42-year-old Houston man charged with the Jefferson County Courthouse shootings...
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Apparent outburst from Granger forces Wortham to adjourn first day of...
GrangerGALVESTON – An apparent outburst from the Houston man convicted of capital murder in the Jefferson County Courthouse shootings abruptly ended the first day of his trial’s punishment phase....
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Father, daughter file suit following ‘extremely traumatizing’ dog attack
dog-mean-faceGALVESTON – An area man pursues legal action on behalf of his daughter following an alleged dog attack six months ago. In court papers filed April 30 in Galveston County District Court,...
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Ross Stores hit with slip & fall suit
Caution_slipperyArea resident Modesta Cervantes has filed a slip and fall lawsuit against Ross Dress for Less, Ross Stores Texas and Rancho Dowlen. The suit was filed April 25 in Jefferson County...
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Nurse put patient through bathroom wall, suit alleges
LewisArea resident James Hardee is suing Gulf Healthcare Center-Port Arthur, alleging a nurse forgot to lock his wheelchair, which caused him to fall and “knock” a hole in the wall as he returned from...
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American Express sues card member for $51K
AmExcreditcardSeeking to recover more than $51,000 on a delinquent account, American Express Centurion Bank has filed suit against Port Arthur local Leondias Smith. The suit was filed April 25 in...
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UPR denied summary judgment in repetitive trauma case
Union-Pacific-trainUnion Pacific Railroad has been denied summary judgment in a repetitive trauma case brought by Frank Tucker. As previously reported, Tucker filed suit against UPR on April 28,...
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