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Longview woman sues bill collector for violating federal law
TYLER – A Longview woman has filed a lawsuit claiming that a bill collector violated federal law by calling her cellular telephone up to six times a day for someone she did not know. Amanda Tompkins...
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Corporate defendants non-suited from wrongful death suit, claim woman was...
Corporate defendants in a wrongful death suit were non-suited one month after the filing of a motion for summary judgment that argued the deceased was driving while under the influence. Originally,...
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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
MARSHALL DIVISION Dec. 3 • Concinnitas et al v. Sprint Nextel Corp. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-01049 • Concinnitas et al v. Franklin Wireless Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-01050 • Concinnitas et al v. Huawei...
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Insurance companies sued by hospital for failing to pay lien
A hospital is suing an insurance company for failing to pay a hospital lien after settling with a driver injured in a car crash. Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, doing business as Memorial...
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Suit blames College Street Healthcare for woman’s death from pressure ulcers
A healthcare center is being sued after allegedly providing inadequate medical care. Helen Mencey, as personal representative on behalf of the Estate of Narvis Mencey, filed a lawsuit against...
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Education First Credit Union attempts to recover collateral after default
Education First Federal Credit Union has filed suit in the District Court for Jefferson County naming Cheryl L. Moore and Charles E. Moore as the defendants. According to its petition, Education First...
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New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 84299 Assumed NAME: ABSTRACT ARMY Business Type: PROPRIETORSHIP Date Filed: 12/02/2013 Owner Name: CHAMBERS, AMBER License #: 84300 Assumed NAME: DUNCAN LAWN SERVICE Business Type:...
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Remedial Construction Services sued by former employee
A former employee is suing over claims she was discharged after reporting an incident of sexual harassment. Samantha Burrell filed a lawsuit against Remedial Construction Services LP on Nov. 25 in...
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Couple files petition to declare their property a homestead
A couple is seeking a declaratory judgement declaring their home to be their homestead property, allowing it to be free from a judicial judgement against the husband. Thomas W. Harrison and Denise A....
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Chase Bank named in breach of contract lawsuit
A man is suing Chase Bank after they allegedly attempted to foreclose on his home. Harvey Coffman filed a lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase Bank NA on Nov. 25 in Jefferson County District Court, citing...
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Unoccupied Ford F750 towing a back hoe crashes into BBQ restaurant
Robert Louis Patillo filed suit in the Jefferson County District Court on Nov. 22, naming the city of Beaumont as the sole defendant. Patillo is suing over personal injuries and damage to his...
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Hit-and-run collision causes lawsuit
A Beaumont man sues after being involved in an rear-end collision. Joseph D. Harris filed a lawsuit Nov. 22 in the District Court of Jefferson County against Alice J. Sparks and a hit-and-run driver,...
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Vehicle accident in Lumberton results in lawsuit
Warren residents sue after a car pulled out in front of their vehicle, causing a collision. Jason Richards and Misti Richards filed a lawsuit Nov. 26 in the District Court of Jefferson County against...
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Woman sues over car crash on Jimmy Johnson Boulevard
Kelley Faulk filed suit in the Jefferson County District Court on Nov. 20, naming Peter Doyle as the sole defendant. Faulk claims she suffered personal injuries in February after being in a car...
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Port Arthur attorney Langston Adams sets sights on 252nd District Court
Amid controversy, Judge Layne Walker has announced that he will not run for reelection, opening the door for hopeful contenders, such as attorney Langston Scott Adams, to file their candidacy for the...
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Legally Speaking: Moonlighting judges are at it again
When it comes to indulging in sidelines, lawyers have a fair amount of latitude. Browning There are lawyers who have gone into fields as diverse as broadcast journalism and creating Lego art. Prominent...
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Kilgore Industrial Supply sued after vehicle strikes car on shoulder
A Port Neches resident is suing after a car collided with his vehicle while he was on the shoulder of the road. James Thomas Mitchell filed a lawsuit Dec. 3 in the District Court of Jefferson County...
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Last minute filing puts Stockman in primary race against Cornyn
In a surprise move at the filing deadline, U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Friendswood, has decided to run against U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the March GOP primary. Stockman, who had already filed for...
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Slip and fall plaintiff who was ordered to amend petition does so
Beaumont resident Ervin Victoria, who sued Wells Fargo Bank after slipping on a wet handicapped ramp, has amended his petition to include a maximum dollar amount following an order instructing him to...
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Sutherland Lumber’s motion for summary judgment in trip & fall suit denied
A local judge has denied Sutherland Lumber & Home Center’s motion for summary judgment in litigation brought by Taffy Cravy, who filed a trip and fall lawsuit against the company. As previously...
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