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Texas AG announces temporary injunction against alleged timeshare scammers
AbbottDALLAS (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced a temporary injunction and an ongoing asset freeze Friday against a local firm that allegedly defrauded timeshare...
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Driver blamed for rear-ending camper
FergusonA Hardin County couple has filed suit against the driver who they claim rear-ended the camper they were hauling. Robert Black and Jo Ann Cook claim Black was driving a vehicle that was pulling...
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Pre-existing condition aggravated due to collision, suit states
MorganA Jefferson County man filed court documents saying that a car crash irritated a pre-existing condition, causing it to become painful and disabling. Steven Todd Griffin filed a lawsuit May 20 in...
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Woman says driver caused collision after failing to yield right-of-way
stop-sign-1A Beaumont woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims failed to yield the right-of-way at a stop sign, causing a collision. Barbara Louis claims she was driving in Beaumont on...
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Driver blamed for striking pedestrian
Pedestrian Crossing Sign_originalA Port Arthur woman has filed suit against the allegedly unlicensed driver who she claims struck her as she was walking near an intersection. Marta Farias claims she...
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Man says insurance company refuses to pay him adequately for collision
Insurance PolicyA man has filed suit against his insurance company, alleging it failed to pay him adequately for property damages he sustained during a collision. James Bienvenu claims his daughter,...
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Man seeks damages after collision
rearend_crashThe injured man who was hurt in a collision more than two years ago says a driver rear-ended his vehicle and caused the collision. Michael Schmidt filed a lawsuit May 15 in Jefferson...
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Passenger sues after seeing man struck and killed by vehicle
AccidentPedestrianDeathAfter seeing her fellow passenger struck and killed by a moving vehicle, a Port Arthur woman elected to file suit against the driver who had caused the collision. Linda Nguyen...
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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
patent-light bulb faded paperMarshall Division May 28 • Datatreasury v. Fiserv Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00431 • Datatreasury v. Fidelity National Information Services Inc. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00432 •...
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Insurance company seeking reimbursement for money paid following collision
ClerkinAn insurance company has filed suit against a Beaumont woman after it doled out more than $6,000 to one of its clients following a collision. Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co. claims it...
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Wal-Mart named as defendant after tire failed on van
cooper_tire_1The children and husband of two recently deceased women blame Wal-Mart for causing their deaths, saying it had recently installed two new tires on a van that subsequently failed. Jose...
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Man suffered lower back injuries following collision
200285117-001A Beaumont man claims he suffered lower back injuries when a driver failed to stay within a single lane and struck his vehicle. Michael Morales filed a lawsuit May 29 in Jefferson County...
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Attorney representing Dupuy’s ex-fiancée testifies in judge’s custody hearing
DupuyGALVESTON – Suspended Galveston County Court-at-Law No. 3 Judge Christopher Dupuy’s custody hearing continued with his ex-fiancée’s attorney on the stand. Michael Aldous, Tara Compton’s counsel,...
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New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
open for businessLicense #: 83321 Assumed Name: WILLIS TRUCKING Business Type: PROPRIETORSHIP Date Filed: 5/23/2013 Owner Name: WILLIS, RONALD License #: 83322 Assumed Name: ADD’Y TAMALES Business...
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Legally Speaking: The case of the teeny weeny bikini and other legal weirdness
BrowningAny job can get a little boring, doing the same thing day in and day out—even when you’re a federal judge. I recently wrote an article about a federal judge who issued an order riddled with...
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Brent Coon wants to have his cake and eat it, too
our-viewIn one of Aesop’s best-known fables, a dog with a bone sees his reflection in a stream and tries to snatch the reflected bone from his own image. Dropping the real bone that he had into the...
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Suit: Woman’s requests for equal pay brought forth termination
Burck_MarkHOUSTON – Harris County resident Daveta Vana claims she was fired from Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. for requesting equal pay, recent court documents say. According to a lawsuit filed June 3...
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Hospital fires woman for reporting surgeon who allegedly made inappropriate...
SinkuleHOUSTON – Houston resident Patricia Lyons seeks damages from First Street Hospital L.P., claiming she was fired for complaining about alleged sexual harassment. A lawsuit filed June 3 in...
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Defendants dismissed in suit over copyrighted song
HairTwo defendants have been dismissed from a Port Arthur musician’s suit, which alleges his producer allegedly sold a copyrighted track without permission. As previously reported, Michael Tilley...
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Gold Club manager responds to discovery requests
Confidential_FolderTwo weeks after the Gold Club had a motion to compel discovery responses granted in its suit against a manager, who allegedly routed money away from the company and depleted its...
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