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Greg County woman sues over mesh used to treat stress incontinence
MARSHALL – A Greg County woman has filed a lawsuit claiming that the mesh used to treat her stress incontinence resulted in complications and a second surgery. Fay Cary and Lucius Cary filed suit...
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New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 83958 Assumed NAME: SLINGSHOTS PRO SHOP Business Type: PROPRIETORSHIP Date Filed: 9/12/2013 Owner Name: HARLOW, SHANE License #: 83959 Assumed Name: AMF MATERIALS & TRANSPORT Business...
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Jefferson County 60th District Court: Docket for November 2013
K N HUCKABEE ET AL V. TERRY LYNN DUNAWAY (P)FLETCHER, KEITH M -(D)BECHTER, PHILLIP W Sanderson JODIE GORE V. SUEWAKE FREEMAN KELLY ET AL (P)THOMAS, BRETT -(D)HATFIELD, RICHARD W VIOLA BOURQUE ET...
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Houston man settles with retailer sued for dispensing wrong medication
HOUSTON – A U.S. District Court judge disposed a recent lawsuit accusing Walgreen’s Corp. of giving a Houston man the wrong medication. Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore issued a dismissal order Sept. 10,...
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Parties in wrongful termination suit agree to dismissal
HOUSTON – A Houston area school district and one of its former employees consented earlier this month to end the legal battle between them, recent court records indicate. As previously reported,...
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Texas AG files lawsuit against solar power facility
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Sept. 19 filed a lawsuit and temporary restraining order against a Dallas-area solar panel facility and its owners for allegedly making...
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Motiva awarded summary judgment in discrimination suit
Although a trial was slated for September, a final judgment was entered in August ending litigation brought against Motiva Enterprises, which alleged the company discriminated against a black Port...
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No damages awarded in automobile collision trial
Following a brief trial, no damages were awarded to a Hardin County woman claiming she incurred medical costs after a driver rear-ended her vehicle as she sat at a stop light. As previously reported,...
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Med-mal against Christus abated, again
For the second time, a case alleging a baby was born with severe brain damage because of a lack of treatment has been abated. As previously reported, Brittany Stevens, on behalf of Ju’Kaylen Chretian,...
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Man strikes wandering cow with truck, sues Seaway Crude Pipeline
Area resident Timothy Parsley Jr. is suing Seaway Crude Pipeline, alleging the company let down a fence and allowed a cow to get loose, which he struck and killed with his truck. The suit was filed...
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Discovery proceeding in suit alleging barge inspector thrown from gangway
Discovery is proceeding in litigation brought by Michael Stelly, who claims he stepped onto a gangway that gave way and nearly tossed him into the water after finishing his barge inspection. As...
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Hecht named chief justice of Texas Supreme Court
Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Justice Nathan L. Hecht of Austin as 27th chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, effective Oct. 1. “I am proud to appoint Justice Hecht as chief justice of the...
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TLR: Justice would prevail for Abbott today
Editor’s Note: This letter to the editor first appeared in the Houston Chronicle, Sept. 14, 2013 By Hugh Rice Kelly Lisa Falkenberg’s column, “Courts wouldn’t be there for Abbott today,” (Page B1,...
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Starnes tells of legal ‘wild ride’ while representing Kountze cheerleaders
When Beaumont attorney David Starnes first began representing cheerleaders from a small East Texas community who were told they couldn’t hold banners containing Bible verses at football games, he...
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Our View: ‘This is not Rhode Island and is not Milwaukee’
Why would anyone run down Rhode Island or badmouth Milwaukee? Rhode Island’s a lovely state. Milwaukee’s a fun town. In Rhode Island, you can enjoy WaterFire in Providence, tour the magnificent...
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Cleveland hospital fired director for making too much money ‘for a woman,’...
HOUSTON – Accusing a Cleveland medical facility of firing her for allegedly making too much money “for a woman,” Montgomery County resident Tina Johnstone has filed a lawsuit. Johnstone filed suit...
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La Marque man claims garbage truck’s claws struck him
GALVESTON – A La Marque resident alleges part of a garbage truck injured him near his home earlier this year and is pursuing legal action against the vehicle’s owner, recent court documents say....
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Board candidates appeal ruling allowing BISD elections to move forward
Plaintiffs seeking to stop the Beaumont Independent School District from holding board elections on Nov. 5 have appealed a ruling allowing the elections to press forward. As previously reported, three...
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Haleco Enterprises requests that injury plaintiff take nothing
Requesting that the plaintiff take nothing, Haleco Enterprises has answered a suit brought by Abelardo Espinoza, who claims he should have been warned of the dangers of carrying a beam. As previously...
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Insurance agent accused of keeping money answers suit
An insurance agent has answered a suit brought by a couple claiming they have yet to be reimbursed for windstorm insurance coverage for which they paid. As previously reported, John and Pamela...
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