River Oaks company sued over tubing steel

A River Oaks company is being sued over claims it failed to pay for 28,070 square feet of tubing steel, as agreed.

International Oilfield Equipment Brokers filed a lawsuit on May 16 in the Harris County District Court against Environment and Energy Group and John Bank, of River Oaks, alleging breach of contract, fraud, fraudulent inducement and negligent misrepresentation.

The plaintiff says that it agreed to sell the defendants 28,070 feet of steel tubing for the total cost of $128,844.88. According to the brief, the defendants breached this agreement by refusing to pay International Oilfield an outstanding balance of $62,944.88.

The plaintiff is seeking all damages to which it is entitled, as well as attorney’s fees and court costs. It is being represented in the case by Houston attorney John Charbonnet Jr.

Harris County District Court Case No. 2011-29263.

This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed at the Harris County Courthouse. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt, and it only represents one side of the story.