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Area residents in litigation over automobile collision
Area resident John Fisher is suing Beaumont local Mohan Paudel for injuries he received in an automobile collision. The suit was filed Aug. 19 in Jefferson County District Court. According to the...
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Trip-and-fall suit brought against Shire Apartments
Beaumont local Tina Provost has filed a trip and fall lawsuit against The Shire Apartments. The suit was filed Aug. 19 in Jefferson County District Court. According to the lawsuit, on July 30, 2012,...
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Waskom man sues debt collector for continuing contact
MARSHALL – A Waskom man has filed a lawsuit against a debt collector claiming the company violated federal law by contacting him after receiving notice that he had an attorney. Johnnie Stephens filed...
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Final judgment closes Sugar Land woman’s personal injury suit against Moody...
GALVESTON – A lawsuit blaming a Galveston attraction for a Sugar Land woman’s fall has ended, recent court records show. Galveston County 10th District Court Judge Kerry L. Neves signed a final...
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Suit seeks restitution for Katy man’s ‘traumatic’ injuries resulting from...
HOUSTON – A Fort Bend man is suing over an alleged two-vehicle accident that caused him “a minor traumatic brain injury.” In a lawsuit filed Aug. 21 in Houston federal court, Jeffrey Gilliland claims...
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Attorney for former Galveston Co. constable sued for sexual harassment...
GALVESTON – With six weeks to go until she is to appear at a bench trial to counter allegations raised in a 2012 sexual harassment suit against her, former Galveston County Precinct 7 Constable Pam...
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Court documents allege Pasadena police officer shot motorist during July 2011...
HOUSTON – A Harris County man brought a lawsuit against the city of Pasadena in light of an incident in July 2011 in which one of its police officers allegedly shot him. In court papers filed July 22...
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Debt collector sued for calling wrong person
SHERMAN – A McKinney man has filed a lawsuit claiming a debt collector is placing numerous automated calls to his cell phone that are meant for another person. Matthew Fisher filed suit against...
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Jefferson County 60th District Court: Docket for October 2013
CHRISTINA LEDAY ET AL V. BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL (P)TERRELL, B ADAM -(D)CASTANON, ISIDRO O Jefferson County 60th District Court Judge Gary Sanderson TOMMY E DAVIS ET AL V. AW...
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‘Out of the ordinary’ circumstances prompt defamation defendant to seek...
GALVESTON – A former chief of the Kemah Volunteer Fire Department being sued for defamation by an ex-mayor seeks another extension of the trial setting. For the fourth time in three months, Larry...
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Local man dismisses bank from lawsuit over stolen checks
GALVESTON – A bank listed as one of the defendants in a recent lawsuit over allegedly stolen personal checks was dismissed by the plaintiff, recent court records show. Galveston County Court-at-Law No....
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Man disputes non-compete clause in former employer’s agreement
A Tyler County man has filed suit against his former employer, alleging he should not be bound by a non-compete clause that he did not submit to when he was hired. Lee Murphy claims defendants Richard...
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Discrimination suit alleges power co. supervisor falsely accused black employee
SHERMAN – A power company employee has filed a discrimination lawsuit claiming he was accused of having unapproved overtime because he is black. Eric D. Celestine filed suit against Texas-New Mexico...
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Fireworks warehouse worker sues for overtime wages
TYLER – A warehouse worker for a fireworks company has filed a lawsuit against his employer claiming he was not paid overtime wages. Anthony Bell filed suit against Jake’s Fireworks Inc. on Aug. 18 in...
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Beaumont woman files lawsuit to save home damaged by Hurricane Katrina
A woman is in fear of losing her Beaumont home after she claims the city has condemned it, despite her alleged efforts to repair the damages caused to it during Hurricane Katrina. Ruby G. McKinnon...
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Paranormal Investigators sued for alleged failure to pay hotel
A Texas hotel has filed suit against the Texas Society of Paranormal Investigators, saying it failed to pay for services rendered. MCM Elegante Hotel and Conference Center claims it provided services...
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FIA Card Services sues over $37K delinquent credit card account
FIA Card Services has filed a lawsuit against Beaumont resident John Hagger, alleging he refuses to pay a credit card balance of more than $37,000. The suit was filed Aug. 22 in Jefferson County...
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Suit over broken hip and ankle removed to federal court
A Beaumont man claiming he fractured his hip and ankle after tripping over protruding pieces of cement had his case removed to federal court. As previously reported, Vernon Booker filed a lawsuit May...
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Accused intoxicated driver answers $1M suit
A man accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed his passenger has answered the $1 million lawsuit filed against him. Individually and as the representative of the estate of Charles...
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Petition seeking to investigate injury at Chevron-Phillips dismissed
In May, James and Jackqulen McBride filed a petition for authorization to conduct depositions, seeking to investigate a personal injury that allegedly occurred at Chevron-Phillips Chemical Co. On June...
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