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$1M suit: ‘Camouflaged’ item on Target shelf injured woman; woman represented by attorney charged for recording co-worker in bathroom
HOUSTON – A shopper is alleging that a “colorful object” protruding from a Target store shelf injured her because it was “camouflaged” by other colorful items.
Chevron sued after excavator falls in sinkhole, suit seeks more than $1M in damages
HOUSTON – An excavator is suing Chevron USA alleging he fell in a sinkhole near one of the oil giant’s old wells.
Ferguson Law Firm secures $3.5 million settlement in Orange County wrongful death case
ORANGE - The Ferguson Law Firm has settled a product liability case involving the wrongful death of a Southeast Texas resident for $3.5 million.
AG Paxton sues Google for illegally maintaining monopolies in Internet search and search advertising services
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today that Texas is suing Google for engaging in anticompetitive and exclusionary practices that eliminate competition for internet searches and search advertising.
Phipps Deacon Purnell just Phipps now? Law firm continues to fracture while handling big opioid cases
SAN ANTONIO – Is Phipps Deacon Purnell still an active law firm? Well, the website for the firm is still up and running, but whether the lawyers who run the firm remain is another question.
Appellate court affirms dismissal of black woman’s discrimination suit against Houston ISD
HOUSTON – The 14th Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of discrimination suit brought against Houston ISD today.
FloSports files sealing motion in suit against Rokfin, wants to cut live stream to public
AUSTIN - A company that specializes in streaming content wants to keep how it goes about doing so from being streamed to the public.
Balch & Bingham Welcomes Banking & Financial Services Partner Eric Holland in Houston
HOUSTON – Balch & Bingham is pleased to announce that Eric Holland has joined the firm as partner in the Banking & Financial Services and Energy Practices in Houston. As the fifth partner to join the firm’s Houston office this year, Eric’s arrival signifies Balch’s continued growth and expansion in Texas.
Duane Morris LLP files writ of garnishment against Menger Valve LLC
HOUSTON - Duane Morris LLP filed an application for writ of garnishment against Menger Valve LLC yesterday.
Williamson County attorney lacks standing in suit against the county he works for, justices find
HOUSTON – The First Court of Appeals today affirmed a plea to the jurisdiction dismissing a lawsuit brought by Williamson County Attorney Dee Hobbs, who sought to challenge a policy limiting how much he can pay an employee.
Parents lose appeal seeking to stop Texas Children’s Hospital from taking child off ventilator
HOUSTON – The 14th Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling denying injunctive relief for a couple trying to stop Texas Children’s Hospital from taking their child of a ventilator.
Woman trips in her own apartment, sues owners for $1M alleging bad design
HOUSTON – A local woman who tripped in her own apartment, twice, is blaming the owners of the complex for her injuries.
Trip and fall in DPS parking lot leads to $1M suit
HOUSTON – Most Texans don’t look forward to a trip to the Department of Public Safety, and for Bruce Gaible his trip to renew his license actually resulted in a trip and fall in a DPS parking lot.
Paxton says former first assistant faced investigative leave right before resignation, quit to set narrative
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton’s staff blindsided him when they publicly attacked him earlier this month, a move he says was made to set the narrative.
Real estate investor Nate Paul threatens litigation: 'Mishandled' investigation included Ranger 'yelling in his face' for pursuing complaint
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has reportedly closed an investigation of possible abuse surrounding the FBI raids of Nate Paul's home and offices last August – a maneuver that set off a harsh reaction from Paul's attorney on Sunday.
Justices find attorney’s fees were reasonable, jury awarded $2K in actual damages and $61K in fees
HOUSTON – The attorneys who made 27 times more than their client in a breach of contract case were awarded reasonable fees, the First Court of Appeals recently opined.
Woman’s walker snags concrete grade break, leads to fall and million-dollar suit against H-E-B
HOUSTON – H-E-B was recently with a trip and fall lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages.
Houston law firm sued for allegedly settling case without consent
HOUSTON – Roxell Richards & Associates has been hit with a legal malpractice lawsuit accusing the law firm of settling a lawsuit without consent.
Abbott's order on ballot drop boxes is glaring voter suppression, lawsuit alleges
AUSTIN - Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to restrict each county in Texas to one secure ballot drop box is unconstitutional and a direct act of voter suppression, a lawsuit filed today against Abbott and Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs argues.
Cali cities using lawsuits to impose climate policies on Texas, Exxon tells Supreme Court
FORT WORTH – Earlier this year, a conflicted appellate court ruled it does not have jurisdiction over California cities and counties pursuing climate change lawsuits against the energy sector.