American Legion
Non-Profit Associations |
Military/Veterans
108 Green Ave, Orange, TX 77630
Recent News About American Legion
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TEXAS – Casey Boone, a U.S. war veteran, has filed a lawsuit againstThe American Legion, the nation’s largest nonpartisan, not-for-profit veterans service organization, as well as The American Legion Department of Texas; Post 283 of Bonham, Texas; and Charles Ray Lollis, also a veteran, who hit and nearly killed Boone.
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BEAUMONT – A Nederland woman is seeking up to $200,000 in damages for injuries she allegedly received nearly two years ago when she slipped and fell at an American Legion.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a cross may continue to mark a World War I veterans memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland
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More than 600,000 Texas veterans support U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold's Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act, a bill designed to promote fairness and honesty in asbestos litigation and to increase transparency in asbestos trusts.
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HOUSTON – Attorneys double-dipping from asbestos trusts funds that rightfully belong to affected veterans is unacceptable, according to a past American Legion National commander and judge.
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Most Americans have seen those TV ads touting “billions of dollars” set aside for victims of mesothelioma, the lethal cancer associated with asbestos exposure. Few realize that these funds are also at the center of a national controversy that disproportionately affects military veterans.
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Known as a cheap watering hole by most veterans, the Beaumont American Legion recently answered a lawsuit alleging a patron collapsed in her chair while playing bingo. Seeking an award of punitive damages for alleged gross negligence, Irene Gardiner filed suit against American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 33 and the 11th Street Bingo Association on May 6 in Jefferson County District Court. Court records show the American Legion answered the suit on June 12, asserting a general denial and maintain
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Well known by most military veterans as a cheap watering hole, the Beaumont American Legion was recently hit with a lawsuit alleging a patron collapsed in her chair while playing bingo.
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An insurance company and an American Legion post have been dismissed from litigation alleging they refused to pay a plaintiff $20,000 owed under a settlement agreement.
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A Beaumont man alleges an insurance company and an American Legion post where he sustained injuries refuse to pay him more than $20,000 they allegedly owe him under a settlement agreement.
