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Audie Murphy honored with Texas Legislative Medal of Honor
The most decorated U.S. soldier in World War II has finally been honored by his home state. On Oct. 28, Audie Murphy was posthumously awarded the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor, the highest military...
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Texas AG sues EEOC over hiring guidelines
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit Monday against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for allegedly limiting the ability of employers to exclude...
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Woman has allergic reaction to root touch-up, sues Proctor Gamble
After using a root-touch up to dye her hair, Pamela Starks claims she suffered an allergic reaction. On Oct. 31 Starks filed suit against Proctor & Gamble in Jefferson County District Court,...
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TDCJ non-suited from retaliation suit
Joseph Turano has non-suited Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Alphonso James from his suit claiming he was demoted after cooperating with an investigation against the warden. As previously...
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PA Housing Authority dismissed from wrongful termination suit
An order of dismissal has been entered in a suit filed by a former employee of the Port Arthur Housing Authority who claimed the director and board members fired him after reporting alleged...
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Farmers amends answer in underinsured motorist benefits suit
Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance has amended its answer in a suit brought by area resident Earl Hurels, who sued the company alleging it denied his claims for underinsured motorist benefits. As...
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10 AGs, including Abbott, seek legislative help to fix ACA problems
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and nine other state AGs have sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...
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Automobile collision lawsuit goes to trial
Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of an automobile collision lawsuit. As previously reported, Danny Oliver filed suit against Glen Oliver on Dec. 8, 2010, in Jefferson County District Court for...
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Platform explosions injured La. man, according to lawsuit
GALVESTON – A Louisiana man brought a lawsuit against several companies after a series of explosions on an oil production platform last year. Alleging said explosions injured him on Nov. 16, 2012,...
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Ala. man seeks compensation from employer for back injury
GALVESTON – An Alabama man has filed a lawsuit against his employer following two alleged instances in which he hurt his back. Montevallo, Ala., resident Michael J. Bass is suing Rowan Companies, Inc.,...
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Galena Park man accuses Wal-Mart of calling him without permission
HOUSTON – A Galena Park man claims Wal-Mart Stores Inc. continues to contact him despite his request for it to stop, recent court papers say. In a lawsuit filed Nov. 5 in the Houston Division of the...
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Suit alleges 12 companies responsible for man’s death from mesothelioma
GALVESTON – Twelve companies face a lawsuit following a former oil refinery operator’s death from mesothelioma, recent court documents show. The offspring of the late John Biondo launched the...
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Judge Wortham announces candidacy for district attorney
Surrounded by family, public officials and “high-dollar attorneys,” Jefferson County 58th District Court Judge Bob Wortham announced his candidacy for Jefferson County District Attorney on Wednesday....
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Defendants in balancing ball case insist plaintiff ‘waived right to sue’
GALVESTON – 24 Hours Fitness USA Inc. and one of its personal trainers blamed for a woman’s fall off a balancing ball at its Friendswood location in an August lawsuit recently answered the allegations,...
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Best Buy argues ex-Marine ‘misused’ electronics alleged to have caused car fire
GALVESTON – Best Buy Co., Inc. replied to a former Marine’s lawsuit stemming from a car fire in the parking lot of its League City store which allegedly affected his mental health. In an original...
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Visiting judge issues order closing damaged telecommunication facilities suit
GALVESTON – A property damage lawsuit pitting GTE Southwest Inc. against the city of League City was disposed. Acting Judge David L. Garner approved GTE’s motion to dismiss and subsequently issued an...
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Galveston Co. jury to hear ex-deputy constable’s sexual harassment suit
GALVESTON – A former Galveston County deputy constable’s sexual harassment lawsuit will be heard by a jury early next year, recent court records show. Galveston County 122nd District Court Judge John...
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Housekeeper claims Hyatt fired her for making racist remarks
HOUSTON – Complaining that Hyatt Corp. fired her for racial comments she insists she did not make, Harris County resident Dinora Chacon has pursued legal action. Chacon sued her former employer on...
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Port Bolivar resident says Galveston motorist responsible for 2012 collision
GALVESTON – Port Bolivar local Eugene Werner is suing Galveston resident Melvin Lynn Brooks over a late October 2012 collision in Galveston between them. According to court documents filed Nov. 5 in...
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Local man falls off brush hog, sues for more than $1 million
GALVESTON – A local man seeks more than $1 million in damages after he reportedly fell off a rotary mower last year, recent court papers say. Brian Rinehart blames Cecil Norman, also of Galveston, for...
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