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H-E-B fights for summary judgment in slip & fall
A major grocery chain is asserting it had no constructive knowledge of water on the floor in a slip-and-fall suit against the company. As previously reported, Dallas County resident Jo El Sullivan...
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Salon sued over finger infection seeks summary judgment
Tic Tac Day Spa and Salon is seeking summary judgment in litigation brought by Brenda Rogers, who sued the salon alleging her finger became infected following a manicure. As previously reported, the...
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AmEx seeks $5K from Adams
Seeking to collect from a past due credit card account, American Express Centurion Bank has filed suit against Beaumont attorney Gilbert T. Adams Jr. The suit was filed July 16 in Jefferson County...
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Insurer seeks $125K for covering property damage at Galveston resort
GALVESTON – An insurer seeks restitution after it covered damages to a building at a Galveston resort on behalf of one of its clients, recent court documents say. Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co., as...
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Bacliff RV park owner, tenant sue local woman over alleged arson
GALVESTON – The owner of a Bacliff RV park and one of his clients have initiated legal action following an alleged arson. Local resident William Montgomery, doing business as Pelican RV Park, and...
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Construction company and bank accused of fraudulent activity
A Jefferson County couple claims their bank and a construction company conspired to defraud them of money they intended to use to build a custom home. Glenn and Gwendolyn Comeaux claim defendant...
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Texas City man sued for allegedly dishonoring property exchange agreement
GALVESTON – Accusing a Texas City resident of breach of contract, Galveston County has filed a lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed July 17 in Galveston County District Court, claims Louis Blair agreed to...
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Santa Fe man says repairs to property a ‘disaster’
GALVESTON – Santa Fe local Jeremy McCollum has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Pro Plumbing & Construction in response to alleged damages to his property. According to court papers filed July 18...
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Woman blames Santa Fe motorist for 2011 head-on collision
GALVESTON – A local woman is pursuing legal action as a result of an alleged two-vehicle accident in Santa Fe back in 2011. In recent court documents filed July 18 in Galveston County District Court,...
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Miss. seaman takes employer to court over alleged fall on dredge barge
GALVESTON – A Mississippi seaman has filed a Jones Act lawsuit against his employer following an alleged workplace fall last year, recent court papers say. Randall Lewis’s suit, filed July 18 in...
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CALA groups kick off Small Business Summer campaign
Tort reform groups in Texas have declared July and August as the “Small Business Summer,” and have launched a campaign to highlight the negative impact lawsuit abuse can have on small businesses....
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Crossbow user sues after losing part of thumb
TYLER – After losing part of her thumb when she attempted to shoot a crossbow, a Henderson County woman has filed a lawsuit against the crossbow’s manufacturer claiming that the company was negligent...
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Mr. Smith went to Washington (to reform our legal system)
Plaintiffs attorneys may not like him, but U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith of Austin is nothing if not consistent. For years, he has striven to restore balance and fairness to our legal system by removing...
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Legally Speaking: The lighter side of the legal system
We’ve been deluged lately with weighty, thought-provoking cases in the legal system: the George Zimmerman trial over the shooting death of Trayvon Martin and what it says about race relations in...
View ArticleWoman asks court to approve ‘friendly’ lawsuit
A woman is asking the court to approve a “friendly” lawsuit she filed against a woman who she claims struck her son while backing out of a driveway. LaQuechia Mims filed a lawsuit July 10 in Jefferson...
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Recent real estate foreclosures filed in Jefferson County courts
Flagstar Bank has filed an application for home equity foreclosure on the property of Ronald Roland, located at 9670 Gross Street, Beaumont, Texas 77707. The application was filed July 11 in Jefferson...
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Man blames doctor for allowing wife to die following infected wound
The husband of a recently deceased woman has filed suit against a doctor at Christus Southeast Texas Physician Hospital Organization, saying his wife died after the doctor failed to timely treat an...
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Med-mal trial to focus on doc’s alleged botched surgery
A medical malpractice trial this week will center on a woman’s claim that her doctor somehow botched her surgery. Lewis As previously reported, Lisa Moseley filed suit against Dr. Darioush Kavouspour...
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Jefferson County 58th District Court: Docket for September 2013
CONEX HOLDINGS INC V. WELLS FARGO BANK NA ET AL (P)CASHIOLA, RANDAL G -(D) NO ATTORNEY AT THIS TIME Jefferson County 58th District Court Judge Bob Wortham WAYNE ROGERS V. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO...
View ArticleTrucking company sued after truck driver causes wreck on Highway 315
MARSHALL – A Texas resident is suing a trucking company for hiring an incompetent driver after the truck driver crossed the center stripe and struck his vehicle while he was driving on Highway 315....
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