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"The city of Port Arthur&rsquo;s suit against DaimlerChrysler, which alleges several of the passenger buses they purchased have caught on fire while in operation, has been removed to federal court.<br /><br />As previously reported, the suit was filed Jan. 15 in Jefferson County District Court.<br /><br />Court records show that on Feb. 22 a notice of removal was filed in the case, stating that the case had been removed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division.<br /><br />The lawsuit alleges that on Dec. 14, 2004, the city approved the purchase of 10 DaimlerChrysler SLF Transit buses for its transit system.<br /><br />The first incident of a bus catching on fire occurred on Feb. 25, 2010, at the intersection of Bluebonnet Avenue and Vicksburg Avenue.<br /><br />Other incidents of buses catching on fire include:<br /><ul><br />\t<li>March 12 at the intersection of Terminal Road and W. 15 Street;</li><br />\t<li>And June 12 at the Twin City Wal-Mart parking lot.</li><br /></ul><br />The suit accuses DaimlerChrysler of negligently manufacturing defective vehicles and placing them into the stream of commerce.<br /><br />DaimlerChrysler is further accused of deceptive trade practices and breach of warranty.<br /><br />The city is suing for the loss of profits it has suffered because of the alleged defective buses.<br /><br />Provost Umphrey attorney Joe Fisher III of Beaumont represents the city.<br /><br />DaimlerChrysler is represented by William Book, attorney for the Houston law firm Tekell, Book, Allen &amp; Morris.<br /><br />Jefferson County case No. E193-822"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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