HOUSTON - The Hershey Co. is accused of racially discriminating and ultimately firing a Fort Bend woman who was one of its retail sales representatives, recent court documents say.
HOUSTON - A Huntsville man is suing the city of Rosenberg and the Rosenberg Police Department over what he claims was "unreasonable excessive force" during an arrest.
HOUSTON - Harris County resident Maria M. Nava has filed suit against APR Acquisitions Inc. after it allegedly fired her for complaining about discrimination.
Mostyn In October 2010, a Jefferson County jury concluded Liberty Lloyds of Texas Insurance failed to pay all damages owed to John and Deborah Cahill following Hurricane Rita.
In March 2010, a Jefferson County jury awarded Beaumont resident Clifford Teaslely $155,000 for injuries he suffered when a local police officer ran a stop sign and sideswiped his vehicle.
Last Thursday, Texas justices seated on the Ninth District Court of Appeals declined to hand plaintiff Ricky Lightfoot, who sued two companies for trespassing on his property, a new trial.
L'auberge Du Lac Hotel and Casino, Lake Charles, La. The Ninth Court of Appeals in Beaumont recently affirmed a lower court's ruling not to give a local woman a new trial, decreasing her odds to score big against a Louisiana casino.
Justices presiding over the Ninth Court of Appeals recently ordered an Orange County judge to enforce a forum-selection clause in a breach of contract lawsuit filed against the popular Internet auction site eBay.
Gary Stallworth, a dishwasher who blames his skin problems on inadequate training, has now struck out three times, as a higher court recently ruled that a lower court and an arbitrator were justified in dismissing his claims.
The manager of a CVS pharmacy in Nederland was told she was fired for failing to secure company assets during a hurricane evacuation, but she alleges the real reason for her termination was because she is black.
Beaumont justices recently affirmed a ruling dismissing Goodyear Tire & Rubber from a suit filed by a local plant worker injured when a conveyor belt suddenly started while he was standing on top of the unit.
Davenport Two weeks from now, justices seated on the Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals are slated to review a medical malpractice trial despite the fact that they have yet to receive any briefs related to the case.
TEXARKANA, Ark. � An Arkansas man with diabetes but an otherwise clean bill of health claims his diabetes medication Avandia caused him to suffer a heart attack.
A local plant worker injured by a conveyor belt is asking an appeals court to keep the Goodyear Co. trapped in his suit, even though Goodyear sold the conveyor 13 months prior to his injury.
Floyd The Ninth District Court of Appeals of Texas granted the transfer to Harris County of a $60 million oil and gas lawsuit which defendants argued was improperly filed in Jefferson County.
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Texarkana resident Alvin Stuckey claims he was fired from his job because of an injury and is seeking $1 million in a lawsuit against his former employer.