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"Bo-Mac Contractors and Joseph Lemelle, who sued the company for injuries he received re-securing loose freight loaded by the company&rsquo;s employees, have resolved the suit.<br /><br />As previously reported, the suit was filed Feb. 21, 2012, in Jefferson County District&nbsp;Court records show the parties filed a joint motion to dismiss on Aug. 8, stating all claims had been resolved.<br /><br />Judge Bob Wortham, 58th District Court, signed off on a final judgment seven days later, dismissing the case.<br /><br />On June 11, Bo-Mac had amended its answer to assert that it had no duty to secure the load and the incident was caused by the plaintiff&rsquo;s negligence, court papers say.<br /><br />Court records further show that on Dec. 5 Judge Wortham granted an amended discovery control plan motion, pushing the case back to the court&rsquo;s September trial docket.<br /><br />The petition states that on Feb. 22, 2010, Lemelle picked-up the load at a Bo-Mac facility in Rose City.<br /><br />He was hauling the freight with his 18-wheeler tractor when load became loose, forcing Lemelle to attempt to re-secure the load, during which he injured himself.<br /><br />The suit accused the defendant of negligently failing to supervise the job site, train its employees and properly inspect and secure the load.<br /><br />Lemelle was suing for his alleged past and future medical expenses, mental anguish, pain, impairment, disfigurement and lost wages, plus all court costs.<br /><br />Houston attorney Jack Ivey represents him.<br /><br />Beaumont attorney Howell Cobb III of Germer Gertz represents Bo-Mac.<br /><br /><em>Case No. A191-984</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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