Community Bank of Texas sues Hardin County resident for unpaid lien note
A local bank is suing to collect an unpaid commercial real estate lien note. Community Bank of Texas NA filed a lawsuit Nov. 14 in the District Court of Jefferson County against Mark Clapp, citing...
View ArticleSynflex Insulations sues USA Technologies alleging breach of contract
Synflex Insulations LLC filed a lawsuit Nov. 15 in the District Court of Jefferson County against USA Technologies Inc., citing breach of contract and construction trust fund. The plaintiff states it...
View ArticleMemorial MRI & Diagnostics LLC sued over purchase agreement
A Jefferson County resident is suing, claiming the defendant breached an asset purchase agreement. Shane T. Freeman filed a lawsuit in November in the District Court of Jefferson County against...
View ArticleTravelodge Beaumont sues Nikola Enterprises for breach of contract
The Grand Hotel, doing business as Travelodge Beaumont, filed a lawsuit Nov. 19 in the District Court of Jefferson County against Nikola Enterprises LLC and Chris Cain, citing breach of contract,...
View ArticleOffshore Lifeboats LLC and K&K Offshore sued for negligence; worker seeks $1M
A ship worker is seeking $1 million after he fell onto the deck of a boat while transferring from one boat to another. Calvin Howard filed a lawsuit Nov. 14 in the District Court of Jefferson County...
View ArticleHooters settles multi-million dollar lawsuit over patron’s fatal DUI wreck
Rather than leave its fate in the hands of a jury, Hooters opted to settle a dram shop suit, which sought millions in damages and was filed over the death of 32-year old Amber Roussel. “Dram shop” laws...
View ArticleArmstrong settles suit over $3M in bonuses for Tour de France wins
Although his legal troubles are far from over, Lance Armstrong has one less lawsuit to worry about. Armstrong The Austin cyclist on Nov. 20 agreed to a settlement in a civil suit filed by Acceptance...
View ArticleDiscovery underway in suit alleging busy carpet pattern caused man’s fall
Discovery is now underway in a lawsuit brought by Danny Stilley, who sued Kampus Korner blaming a “busy carpet pattern” as the reason why he tripped and fell at the local restaurant. As previously...
View ArticleCoca Cola substitutes counsel in collision suit
Coca Cola Enterprises has filed a notice of substitution of counsel a suit brought by Beaumont local Delores Breaux, who sued the company alleging one of its employee’s, Edward Frank, caused an...
View ArticleWorker files racial discrimination lawsuit against Arlington company
MARSHALL – A worker who tried to implement safety measures at his job is suing for racial discrimination claiming he was terminated after a campaign of retaliation. Rickey C. Wilson filed suit against...
View ArticleCapital One Services sued by former employee for overtime compensation
SHERMAN – A Hurst woman has filed a lawsuit against her former employer claiming the company violated federal law by not paying her overtime compensation. Donna Gonzales filed suit against Capital One...
View ArticleU.S. SC to hear arguments in contraceptive mandate cases
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments from two companies that say they should be able to claim religious exemptions from the federal health care law’s contraceptive...
View ArticleCollege student seeks $1M from Taco Bell for alleged Salmonella poisoning
MARSHALL – A Texas college student is seeking $1 million from Taco Bell, alleging the fast food restaurant gave him Salmonella poisoning. Jason Gibson filed suit against Taco Bell of America and...
View ArticleFederal judge remands ‘black water’ suit back to Harris Co.
HOUSTON – A lawsuit centering on a Spring house allegedly flooded by “black water” is no longer on the federal docket, according to recent court records. U.S. District Court Judge Lee H. Rosenthal...
View ArticleJefferson County 172nd District Court: Docket for January 2014
BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS V. SHILOH ENTERPRISES INC ET AL (P)MANN, C SCOTT JR -(D)WILLIAMS, MALCOLM VERYL L PINK ET UX V. GOOD YEAR TIRE AND RUBBER ET AL (P)BLACK, J ROBERT -(D)GALBRAITH,...
View ArticleTennessee woman sues Plano company for repeated calls to cell phone
SHERMAN – A Tennessee woman has filed a lawsuit against a Plano company claiming it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by continuously calling her cell telephone in an attempt to collect an...
View ArticleMan alleges collapse of truck stairs led to injury
Beaumont local Arthur Thomas is suing Lewis Specialties and Antonio Lewis for injuries he claims he received when stairs on a truck collapsed. The suit was filed Nov. 21 in Jefferson County District...
View ArticleAdvertising company sued for robo-calling cell phone
SHERMAN – An East Texan has filed a lawsuit claiming an advertising company violated federal law by robo-calling his cellular telephone. George Morris, individually and on behalf of all persons and...
View ArticleIll. motorist named in suit over deadly Oct. wreck
GALVESTON – The mother of an 18-year-old man who died in an alleged motorcycle accident in Sugar Land last month seeks restitution from an Illinois motorist, according to recent court documents. Tamlyn...
View ArticleCelling collapse results in suit against King’s Food Mart
Beaumont local Andrea Batiste is suing King’s Food Mart and Abusaleh Fard for injuries she received when a piece of ceiling allegedly collapsed and fell on her. The suit was filed Nov. 21 in Jefferson...
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