U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
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Institute for Justice representing Texas driver in unreasonable search & seizure case
HOUSTON - The Institute for Justice is representing a Houston man in hopes of enforcing a Fourth Amendment principle: “You cannot interrogate drivers and search their cars without any justification and get away with it.” -
Navigation patent suits brought against Google and four others
WACO - On Thursday, five lawsuits alleging infringement of two navigation patents were brought against Google and four other companies. -
Omega Healthcare agrees to pay $3M to settle False Claims Act allegations
AUSTIN – Omega Healthcare Investors, as successor-in-interest to MedEquities Realty Trust, has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that MedEquities violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs, a press release states. -
Order randomly assigns new patent cases to all judges in Texas’ Western District
SAN ANTONIO - On Monday, Chief U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia signed an order randomly assigning patent cases filed in the Waco Division of Western District of Texas “in an effort to equitably distribute those cases.” -
Texas Super Lawyers® recognizes Karson K. Thompson as Rising Star
AUSTIN, Texas, March 22, 2022 – Butler Snow attorney Karson K. Thompson has been recognized as a Rising Star in the 2022 edition of Texas Super Lawyers®. Thompson has been recognized as a Rising Star in business litigation since 2020, a press release states. -
Texas law against Facebook and Twitter bans is blocked
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – A Texas federal judge on Dec. 1 blocked a new state law that targets censorship by Facebook and Twitter. -
CLARK HILL PLC: Clark Hill Adds Richard Tye and Matthew Lovell to Tax & Estate Planning Practice in San Antonio
International law firm Clark Hill PLC announced on June 16 that Richard Tye has joined the firm as Of Counsel and Matthew Lovell has joined as Senior Attorney, both in the Tax & Estate Planning practice in Clark Hill’s San Antonio office. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: United Airlines to Pay $321,000 and Fight Internet Harassment to Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit
United Airlines, Inc., a Chicago-headquartered international airline operating in over 300 airports across five continents, has agreed to pay $321,000, plus attorney's fees, to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency announced. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Nabors Corporate Services and C&J Well Services Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit for $1.2 Million
Nabors Corporate Services, Inc. and C&J Well Services, Inc., two Houston-based oil field services companies, have agreed to pay nine Black employees and one of their White co-workers a total of $1,225,000 to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: La Cantera Resort and Spa to Pay Over $2.5 Million to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit
The former operators of the La Cantera Resort and Spa have agreed to pay $2,625,000 to settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. -
Health & Human Services Commission sued in federal court for constitutional violations
NEW BRAUNFELS - The Texas Health and Human Services Commission was sued in Western District federal court on July 5 for allegedly violating the freedom of speech and right of association of a 75-year-old New Braunfels woman who is a Ward of the state. -
Servicemembers with alleged hearing loss are suing 3M over earplugs; Six cases recently filed in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – Minnesota-based 3M finds itself the target of litigation from U.S. military veterans nationwide, who claim the company’s Combat-Arms Earplugs, worn by troops from 2003-2015, were the proximate cause of hearing damage and deafness to countless military service members. -
Paxton challenges ruling over redistricting in U.S. Supreme Court
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is challenging a U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruling that declared Texas district maps were drawn with the intent to discriminate against minorities. -
Federal judge sides with Walmart in suit over ‘irrational’ liquor ban
AUSTIN - A federal judge has opened the door for Walmart and other corporate retailers to begin selling liquor in the Lone Star State. -
Family members of man struck and killed at SXSW Festival appeal wrongful death suit to federal court
NEW ORLEANS – The mother and child of Steven Craenmehr, who was killed when an allegedly intoxicated driver drove through road block signs into pedestrians in 2014 at the SXSW Festival, has appealed their case to the U.S. 5th District Court of Appeals after a district court dismissed their wrongful death suit. -
Judge sanctions Voss Law for handling of hail suit, finds firm ‘hijacked’ litigation for own benefit
DEL RIO – From producing fraudulent documents to “hijacking the litigation process for its own benefit,” a federal judge has found the Voss Law Firm “engaged in intentional litigation misconduct” by bringing a hail lawsuit on behalf of clients that never actually signed a contingency fee agreement. -
Western District of Texas dismisses diversity challenge against the State Bar of Texas
AUSTIN – On July 5, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled moot a white attorney’s claim of discrimination against the State Bar of Texas. -
Paxton files lawsuit to uphold constitutionality of Texas sanctuary cities law
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit asking the U.S. -
Attorney general disagrees with federal ruling of gerrymandering of state congressional maps
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton disagreed with a ruling made by federal judges claiming Republican lawmakers used gerrymandering when redrawing congressional district lines and lessening the voting power of minorities.
