News from June 2015
ISOBEL + EZRA sues Urban Outfitters for allegedly ripping off jewelry design
By JOHN SUAYAN HOUSTON – A business owner claims a popular clothing retailer is selling earrings similar to those in her line though it did not secure her permission to do so. In a lawsuit filed June 9 in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas, Deer Park resident Isabel Borczuch says a representative from Urban Outfitters, Inc. requested samples of her Herkimer Studs earrings only for the Philadelphia-based company to reproduce the jewelry and sell it as its own without authoriz
ISOBEL + EZRA sues Urban Outfitters for allegedly ripping off jewelry design
HOUSTON – A business owner claims a popular clothing retailer is selling earrings similar to those in her line though it did not secure her permission to do so.
Houston appellate justice to challenge Lehrmann for Texas Supreme Court seat
By DAVID YATES Texas Supreme Court justice Debra Lehrmann will have to fend off a fellow Republican challenger in 2016.
Texas SC clarifies employer premises liability in work-related injury suits
The Texas Supreme Court recently declared that, under state law, an employee can’t recover against an employer for an injury caused by a known premises defect.
Texas SC clarifies employer premises liability in work-related injury suits
By DAVID YATES The Texas Supreme Court recently declared that, under state law, an employee can’t recover against an employer for an injury caused by a known premises defect. In March 2014, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sent a certified question to the high court, asking whether an employee can recover against an employer that doesn’t subscribe to worker’s compensation for an injury caused by a premises defect of which he was fully aware but that his job duties required him to remedy?
KCSR seeks up to $10M for collision that halted rail traffic
A railway company is suing a transportation business and two employees, alleging liability in an accident that smashed a bridge and brought rail traffic to a stop for hours.
Couple alleges church threatened, slandered them in easement dispute
A La Marque couple is suing a church and city authorities, alleging breach of a contract involving property rights.
Business alleges contractor gulity of substandard work, breach of contract
An Alvin-based business is suing a Sante Fe, Texas, resident, alleging breach of contract regarding three separate construction projects.
Woman charges ex-partner with vandalism, harassment
A Galveston County domestic violence victim who left her partner is suing two Texas City residents, alleging vandalism.
Nursing home owner, partner battle in court
A Harris County woman is suing a Galveston County woman and her business, alleging breach of fiduciary duty.
Business owner alleges negligence in intersection crash
A Galveston County business owner is suing a commercial driver and his insurance carrier, alleging vehicular negligence.
Woman sues truckers in Corvette’s collision with rig
A Harris County resident filed a lawsuit against two out-of-state firms alleging vehicular negligence in a 2013 motor vehicle crash involving a Peterbuilt Tractor-Trailer.
Couple faults driver in failed highway u-turn
A Louisiana couple filed a lawsuit against a Hood County driver and his Georgia-based employer alleging negligence in a 2013 motor vehicle accident.
Shire Apartments granted summary judgment in trip & fall suit
A Beaumont judge has granted a motion for summary judgment in a trip and fall claim against an apartment complex.
Shire Apartments granted summary judgment in trip & fall suit
By DAVID YATES A Beaumont judge has granted a motion for summary judgment in a trip and fall claim against an apartment complex. As previously reported, Tina Provost, a Beaumont local, filed suit against The Shire Apartments on Aug. 19, 2013, in Jefferson County District Court. According to the lawsuit, on July 30, 2012, Provost was visiting a friend at the apartment complex.
JC suit over rear-end collision settles before trial
More than three years ago, Houston resident Carrie Oldbury filed suit against Patrick Gravett, a Wimberley resident, for rear-ending her vehicle.
JC suit over rear-end collision settles before trial
By DAVID YATES More than three years ago, Houston resident Carrie Oldbury filed suit against Patrick Gravett, a Wimberley resident, for rear-ending her vehicle. The case, filed Jan. 25, 2012, in Jefferson County District Court, was set to go to trial Monday, June 15 but settled before a jury could be selected, according to a courthouse official.
Defendant motorist appeals $747K jury verdict
By DAVID YATES A defendant found negligent in causing an automobile collision has appealed a $747,750 jury verdict levied against him. Through the Provost Umphrey Law Firm, plaintiffs Lisa Chapman and Amanda Breeden, as next of friend of several minors, filed suit against Alex and Maura Tony, Susan and Robert Saurage, and Dana Baker Jr. on Feb. 28, 2013, in Jefferson County District Court Jeremiah Demarcus Kelly was later added as a defendant. The plaintiffs alleged reckless driving in an automo
Defendant motorist appeals $747K jury verdict
A defendant found negligent in causing an automobile collision has appealed a $747,750 jury verdict levied against him.