Belief can be a powerful thing. Sometimes, the law will, under certain circumstances, show deference to that belief, such as the individual who recently persuaded the Department of Motor Vehicles to allow him to have his driver’s license photo taken while wearing a spaghetti strainer on his head (he claimed to be a practicing “Pastafarian”).
HOUSTON - Named in an April lawsuit alleging an elevator door closed "abruptly and forcefully" on a Harris County man, the owner of a Houston high-rise recently denied responsibility.
HOUSTON - A business that specializes in manufacturing cryogenic transportation equipment insists a former employee's sexual harassment lawsuit against it is unwarranted.
The plaintiff in a slip-and-fall lawsuit does not need to provide an expert report when suing a hospital, justices seated on Ninth Court of Appeals ruled on Nov. 14.
HOUSTON - A Madisonville woman is pursuing legal action in response to a November 2011 traffic stop which resulted in her arrest for alleged drug possession.
HOUSTON - The parties in a recent lawsuit alleging FedEx Corp. fired a 16-year employee because of his race are at odds over the company's motion to dismiss.