State Court
St. Joseph Medical Center denied arbitration in wrongful termination suit
HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals yesterday affirmed a ruling denying the St. Joseph Medical Center’s motion for arbitration in a lawsuit claiming a woman was wrongfully terminated from the hospital after reporting a mental health patient sexually assaulted her.
Lawsuits
Texas business owner prevails in defamation lawsuit
Lawsuits
Gulf Gate MRI sues Houston attorney seeking cut from settlement proceeds
HOUSTON - A healthcare provider is suing a Houston attorney for his alleged “scheme to defraud (its) rightful share of settlement funds,” states a recently filed lawsuit.
Federal Court
Court permits Google to beef up motion to dismiss states’ antitrust case
AUSTIN - A federal court recently allowed Google to enter supplemental briefing in support of its motion to dismiss claims in an antitrust case brought by several states.
It’s good news to hear that patent cases are declining overall, but what continues to be a concern is patent troll lawsuits
Lawsuits
Harris County sues TCEQ over concrete plant near LBJ Hospital
HOUSTON — Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Harris Health, alongside Trinity Gardens and Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood councils, against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
State Court
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State Court
Ke Chen sues MAGA Line Transportation LLC for wrongful death due to alleged negligence
In the District Court of Harris County, Texas, Ke Chen, representing the wrongful death beneficiary and heir of Yuh-Ming An, deceased, has filed a lawsuit against MAGA Line Transportation LLC.
State Court
Tajane Fuller sues Amarilis Valentina Torres for negligence leading to an automobile accident
In the District Court of Harris County, Texas, plaintiff Tajane Fuller has filed a lawsuit against defendant Amarilis Valentina Torres.
State Court
Joyce Lynn Anderson sues Bharati S. Nagaraj for a vehicular accident causing injuries
Joyce Lynn Anderson has filed a lawsuit against Bharati S. Nagaraj and Progressive County Mutual Insurance Company in the District Court of Harris County, Texas.
State Court
Delano Hall sues Texas Outhouse for workplace injury and retaliatory termination
In the District Court of Harris County, Texas, plaintiff Delano Hall has filed a lawsuit against Texas Outhouse, Inc.
State Court
Griffin William Warner sues Miray Eser for reckless driving causing serious injury
In the District Court of Harris County, Texas, plaintiffs Griffin William Warner and Lauren Elizabeth Warner have filed a lawsuit against defendants Miray Eser and Hakan Eser.
State Court
Cashandra Mills sues Huynh Loan Luong for car collision due to alleged negligence
In the District Court of Harris County, Texas, plaintiff Cashandra Mills has filed a lawsuit against defendant Huynh Loan Luong on April 19, 2024.
State Court
Jane Doe 1 sues Champion Forest Baptist Church for sexual assault
In the District Court of Harris County, Texas, plaintiffs Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 2, and Jane Doe 3 have filed a lawsuit against Champion Forest Baptist Church, Timothy Jeltema, and the Southern Baptist Convention.
Harris County sues TCEQ over concrete plant near LBJ Hospital
HOUSTON — Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Harris Health, alongside Trinity Gardens and Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood councils, against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
Woman sues Rooms To Go claiming store failed to warn that furniture dolly has wheels
HOUSTON - A woman is suing Rooms To Go for injuries she allegedly suffered when a furniture dolly moved and caused her to fall.
Texas business owner prevails in defamation lawsuit
HOUSTON – Duc Dinh of the Duc Dinh Center, an after-school tutoring center, has prevailed in a longstanding defamation dispute, a press release states.
Man sues for $1M alleging rolling chair at Knapp Chevrolet slid out from under him
HOUSTON - A lawsuit seeking up to $1 million is alleging a raised rolling chair at Knapp Chevrolet slipped out from under a man, causing him injury.
Roofer slips on shingles and falls, files suit seeking more than $1M in damages
HOUSTON - A lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages is alleging that a man hired to repair shingles on the roof of an apartment complex slipped on some old shingles and fell.
States sue Biden Administration over ban on private firearms sales
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton is heading a multi-state coalition to sue the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for allegedly attempting to abridge Americans’ constitutional right to privately buy and sell firearms.
Paxton turns to Supreme Court to stop Harris County’s ‘guaranteed income’ program
HOUSTON - The Texas Supreme Court has granted an administrative stay today, temporarily blocking Harris County’s “guaranteed income” program after Attorney General Ken Paxton filed for emergency relief.
Paxton fails to obtain TRO in suit against Harris County over ‘guaranteed income’ program
HOUSTON – A district court has denied the state’s request to temporarily block Harris County from disbursing funds to families participating in Uplift Harris, a guaranteed basic income pilot program.
SCOTUS sides with Texas rancher in property rights case
WINNIE - Yesterday, the Institute for Justice scored a unanimous win in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Texas rancher Richie DeVillier, who is fighting for compensation after the state built a barrier along a nearby highway, allegedly causing his ranch to flood.
Biden announces $26M in grants to Texas to make transportation infrastructure more climate change resilient
Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, new program supports projects to protect bridges, roads, ports, rail, and transit from extreme weather and the impacts of climate change, advances Administration’s National Climate Resilience Framework
VA appeals $2.9M med-mal verdict over botched surgery, National Trial Law representing veteran
LITTLE ROCK - The U.S. has filed a notice of appeal after a federal court awarded nearly $3 million to an Arkansas veteran who suffered permanent brain damage due to medical errors during a routine spinal surgery at the VA hospital in Little Rock in 2018.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Releases 2022 Interim Charges to the Texas Senate
AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has asked committees of the Texas Senate to study 84 charges during the interim before the 88th Legislative Session.
OPINION: Safeguarding Texas Healthcare: Rejecting PBM reform for patient prosperity
In the Lone Star State, where individualism and self-determination are central to our way of life, the looming specter of Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform raises concerns among Texans who staunchly oppose socialist government interference and control. As the debate over healthcare policy unfolds in Congress, lawmakers must promote the principles of limited government and personal freedom by avoiding extreme government controls on our private healthcare system. The proposed changes threaten to restrict PBMs’ ability to negotiate lower pharmaceutical costs and save patients money and oppose our Texan ethos that champions independence and a free-market approach.
Asbestos suit alleging exposure from husband’s work clothes revived on appeal
HOUSTON - On Tuesday, the 14th Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment win in favor of Howmet Aerospace, a defendant in an asbestos suit alleging a woman was exposed to asbestos fibers from her husband’s work clothes.
Estate of former millwright worker claims he died of asbestos exposure
HOUSTON — The estate of a millwright worker claims the worker died from mesothelioma due to exposure to asbestos.
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As mentioned earlier, due to insufficient data in the OCR result, there is no first sentence from an article summarizing this court filing.
Supreme Court declines to hear Texas election integrity law case
AUSTIN – The Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear a case brought by a political group that sought to overturn Texas’s age-based restrictions on mail-in voting.
Lee Parsley promoted to Texans for Lawsuit Reform president
AUSTIN—Texans for Lawsuit Reform has announced that Lee Parsley has been named president, a position that has been vacant since 2020.
Texas attorney loses bid in 14th Court of Appeals to have suspended license restored
HOUSTON – A Texas attorney has lost a bid to have his suspended license restored by the Commission for Lawyer Discipline.