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G4S Secure Solutions hit with $1M suit over driver’s collision
HOUSTON – A lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages has been brought against G4S Secure Solutions.
Apache Industrial Services sued for worker’s injury, Ferguson Law represents plaintiff
HOUSTON - Apache Industrial Services was recently hit with a lawsuit alleging a worker was injured when he hit his head on scaffolding that had been placed in a stairwell without his knowledge.
Baylor Scott & White Health seek sealing order in suit over alleged hidden fees
DALLAS – A hearing to seal is slated later this month in litigation alleging Baylor Scott & White Health has been charging an “undisclosed emergency room facility fee” to patients.
Validity Finance says Texas civil docket booming and in need of funding - adds Kirkland Ellis, retired Magistrate Judge Henry Jones joins investment committee
According to Validity Finance, the Texas civil trial docket is booming and the growing case backlog suggests more need for funding. Validity reports demand for funding nationally up nearly 50 percent in 2020.
Appellate court grants DPS immunity from injury suit, trooper caused collision while responding to emergency
HOUSTON – The Ninth Court of Appeals concluded today that a trial court erred by denying the Texas Department of Public Safety’s plea to the jurisdiction in an automobile collision suit.
Justices axe $90K verdict against Ross Stores, find company not liable for fistfight between employees
HOUSTON – Ross Stores is no longer on the hook for a $90,000 verdict, as an appellate court recently held that it is not liable for a brawl that broke out between two coworkers.
Federal judge lets Hecht Partners bow out of suit against Boeing, attorneys ‘squabbling’ over representation of class
SHERMAN – A squabble among former law partners has led a federal judge to allow Hecht Partners to withdraw from a class action brought against The Boeing Company.
3rd Generation Trucking hit with million-dollar collision suit, Ferguson Law handling case
BEAUMONT - 3rd Generation Trucking was recently hit with a lawsuit alleging one of its 18-wheeler driver’s “smashed” into another vehicle and then fled the scene.
Flash fire burns man while working at Goodyear plant in Beaumont, $1M suit filed by Ferguson Law
BEAUMONT – An area resident is suing over burns he received when a flash fire broke out at Goodyear’s chemical plant.
SP Global Defeats Preliminary Injunction Bid In Fight Over Gluten Free Noodle Trademark
AUSTIN -- Austin-based businessman José B. Sena, and the company he founded, SP Global Inc., successfully defeated a preliminary injunction motion brought by an Israeli company and one its founders relating to the use of the Skinny Pasta trademark.
Exxon blocked from digging into ‘exorbitant’ medical damages in $1B suit
HOUSTON – ExxonMobil received no help from an appellate court in its effort to find out if the “exorbitant” medical damages being claimed by dozens of plaintiffs really are reasonable.
Data shows case filings starting to rebound somewhat during pandemic
HOUSTON – An end to the COVID-19 crisis is nowhere in sight. And while case filings dipped in the first few months of the pandemic, lawsuit traffic began to rebound in some state courts over the summer.
LWV intervenes to protect more than 120,000 voters in Texas drive-thru polling
HOUSTON – Late Sunday the League of Women Voters of Texas joined ACLU Texas to file a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit aimed at invalidating more than 120,000 drive-thru votes cast for Tuesday’s election.
Appellate court grants Harris Health System immunity from trip & fall suit
HOUSTON – The 14th Court of Appeals recently found a lower court erred in denying the Harris Health System’s plea to the jurisdiction in an injury lawsuit.
The bare facts about Landon Keating and his client
“I’ve had a target on my back since I got in,” Joe Biden says of his campaign for president, and that’s certainly true – metaphorically, at least – of almost anyone running for public office, especially frontrunners. All their opponents are going to follow the leaders and snipe at them.
Houston law firm sues lawsuit lender, partners wish to keep drawing a salary after defaulting on loan
HOUSTON – Wishing to keep drawing a salary after defaulting, the Tracey & Fox Law Firm has filed suit against Armadillo Financial Partners, a lawsuit lender that has loaned the firm millions of dollars.
Man who picketed doc after knee surgery fails to get suit against him dismissed
HOUSTON – A man who claims his knee surgery ruined his life failed to have a lawsuit brought against him by the surgeon who operated on him dismissed under the Texas Citizens Participation Act.
Opioid bellwether trials for Dallas, Bexar counties set for September - Dallas accuses Bexar of ‘meddling’
HOUSTON – Barring another pandemic or more “meddling,” either Dallas County or Bexar County will host the state’s first opioid trial come September of next year.
Harris County sues AG Paxton, wants to keep County Clerk Hollins’ legal time and expense records under wraps
HOUSTON – Back in May, Harris County tapped Chris Hollins to be its new clerk, an attorney the county had hired to represent it in two lawsuits. And even though Hollins says he “paused” his legal services to the county, the county is suing to keep his firm’s time and expense records from being disclosed to the public.
Doctor sues Texas judge over guardianized mom's will
HOUSTON - A Texas physician executive has sued a Houston-area probate judge in federal court, alleging unlawful treatment, rascality, unfair judicial practices that violated her mother Hattie Owen’s final wishes before she died under court-appointed guardianship.