New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 83718 Assumed Name: THE HERSHEL MANLEY TEAM Business Type: SOLE PRACTITIONER Date Filed: 8/01/2013 Owner Name: MANLEY, HERSHEL License #: 83719 Assumed Name: S&D TAKEOUT Business Type:...
View ArticleRecent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Marshall Division Aug. 5 • Novelpoint Tracking v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00571 • Novelpoint Tracking v. Nissan North America Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00572 • Novelpoint Tracking...
View ArticleAbbott defends reforms while critics question his own lawsuit settlement
On a windy day in July 1984, 26-year-old Greg Abbott was out for a jog when a huge oak tree toppled over and crushed him, leaving the future Texas Attorney General paralyzed from the waist down. After...
View ArticleClaims administrator given two weeks to respond to latest fraud allegations
NEW ORLEANS – Only one week after BP filed a request to temporarily stop payments for claims under a settlement agreement stemming from the 2010 Gulf oil spill until allegations of fraud were...
View ArticleFather files suit against driver he blames for daughter’s death
The father of a woman who died in a collision seeks monetary relief from the driver who allegedly caused the accident. Eddie Smith filed a lawsuit Aug. 2 in Jefferson County District Court against...
View ArticleDriver says defective Honda steering wheel caused collision
A woman has filed suit against American Honda Motor Co. Inc., saying that she crashed into a median due a defective steering wheel that did not allow her to quickly respond to another driver’s error....
View ArticleTexas City man’s dog attacked child, ‘ripping out teeth,’ according to court...
GALVESTON – A Texas City woman has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a child who was allegedly assaulted by a dog while playing at a friend’s house. Mandy Johnson’s suit, filed Aug. 12 in Galveston County...
View ArticleRecent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Beaumont Division Aug. 13 • Personal Audio LLC v. Fuhu Inc. Case No. 1:13-cv-00513 Personal Audio is a Texas limited liability company. The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No....
View ArticleJefferson County 58th District Court: Docket for October 2013
GAYNELL VERA ET AL V. CHEVRON USA INC (P)HYDE, J KEITH-(D)LEDYARD, DAVID W CINDY VANWINKLE ET AL V. CHRISTUS HOSPITAL ST ELIZABETH (P)WERNER, JOHN-(D)KROGER, EDWARD J Jefferson County 58th District...
View ArticleWisc. man takes Galveston bar to court after drunk driver kills daughter
GALVESTON – A Wisconsin man has filed a lawsuit in response to an auto-pedestrian accident in Galveston that killed his daughter almost two years ago. Roger Harris’s lawsuit, filed Aug. 13 in Galveston...
View ArticleLawsuit: Brazoria Co. woman fell over negligently placed box of chicken at...
GALVESTON – A Brazoria County woman has launched litigation into injuries she reportedly sustained at a Friendswood grocery store, recent court documents say. In a lawsuit filed Aug. 12 in Galveston...
View ArticleHomeowner association president’s defamation suit gets fall trial date
GALVESTON – A late November 2012 lawsuit which pits a local homeowners association president against another resident will go to trial before the end of the year, according to recent court records....
View ArticleCivil trial against Domino’s over delivery boy’s fatal collision enters...
A civil trial against Domino’s Pizza, which focuses on a delivery boy’s fatal collision, has entered its second week of testimony. Representing the estates of Devavaram and Ruth Christopher, Raghurami...
View ArticleFight at Galveston bar during Mardi Gras leads to lawsuit
GALVESTON – A local bar is being sued following an alleged fight earlier this year on its premises, recent court documents say. In a lawsuit filed Aug. 8 against Buck Brothers Inc. in Galveston County...
View ArticleDebt collection agency sued for continuing to call Denton man
SHERMAN – A Denton resident has filed a lawsuit against a debt collector claiming the collection agency violated federal law by continuing to call him after he requested they stop. Panvini David Moyer...
View ArticleLindale woman sues Fred’s Store after tripping in parking lot
TYLER – After tripping and falling in the parking lot, a Lindale woman has filed a lawsuit against a local store claiming the store failed to remove the concrete wheel stops despite the fact they posed...
View ArticleLawsuit filed over vehicle wreck on Hwy 59 in Marshall
MARSHALL – Following a motor vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 59 in Marshall, William Ossie Porterfield and James Hollifield filed suit against D. Graham Transport Inc. and Paul S. Arendt on Aug. 13 in...
View ArticleRailroad worker sues after train runs over foot
MARSHALL – After a train ran over his foot, a railroad worker has filed a lawsuit against his employer for failing to provide a safe place to work. Matthew Montgomery filed suit against the Kansas City...
View ArticleCyclist sues truck driver after log strikes him in the head
MARSHALL – After a cyclist was struck in the head by a log, he filed a lawsuit against the truck driver and the company claiming the driver was at fault for not properly trimming the logs. Phillip...
View ArticleCooke Co. man sues debt collection company after threats of lawsuit
SHERMAN – A Cooke County man has filed a lawsuit claiming a debt collection company violated federal law by failing to disclose it was attempting to collect on a debt when it threatened a lawsuit....
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