Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau News
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Sept. 10-13, 2012:
Female manager sues Tyson for age and gender discrimination
SHERMAN - A former Human Resources Manager has filed a lawsuit against Tyson foods claiming that the store committed age and gender discrimination by terminating her and replacing her with a younger, male employee.
Physician’s assistant files Equal Pay lawsuit
An Anahuac physician’s assistant has filed a lawsuit that claims she was paid less that her male counterparts and was not paid for any overtime work.
Plano man sues debt collector over two-a-day telephone calls
SHERMAN - A Plano man is suing a debt collector after he received two telephone calls a day for several months.
Suit filed after tractor trailer loaded with cigarettes goes up in flames
TEXARKANA - A carrier company has filed a lawsuit seeking to recoup its losses after one of its tractor trailers loaded with cigarettes caught on fire.
Plano man's suit claims debt collector humiliated him at work
SHERMAN - A Plano man has filed a lawsuit against a debt collection company and its employees claiming the company broke federal law by calling his place of employment and humiliating him at work.
Truck driver claims broken bungee cord caused blindness
A Rosenberg truck driver has filed a lawsuit that claims he was rendered permanently blind when a bungee cord snapped and hit him in the eye.
Xerox sued following employee’s rear-end collision
MARSHALL - Following a rear-end motor vehicle accident in Longview, Christopher Harding filed a lawsuit against the driver’s employer, Xerox Corp., on Aug. 20 in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division.
Plano shopping center sued for disability discrimination
SHERMAN - In an effort to bring a Plano shopping plaza and a restaurant into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, a disabled woman has filed a lawsuit that claims the areas are discriminating against the disabled through architectural barriers.
