Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau News
Tennessee man sues truck driver, trucking company over I-20 crash
MARSHALL - A Tennessee man has filed a lawsuit against a truck driver and a trucking company alleging they are responsible for causing a vehicle collision on Interstate 20 in Harrison County.
Colossus class action sent back to Ark. court
TEXARKANA, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has sent a class action lawsuit against several insurance companies back to an Arkansas state court.
Lawsuit claims driver fell asleep and caused vehicle collision
MARSHALL - Asking for more than $100,000 in damages, a Tyler man has filed a federal lawsuit against the employer of a sleeping driver who allegedly caused a violent rear-end collision in Tyler.
Plano man files lawsuit against knee replacement device manufacturers
SHERMAN - A Plano man has joined the multi-district litigation against the manufacturers of knee replacement devices, claiming that his device was defective.
Satellite television technicians sue employer for overtime wages
Three satellite television technicians have filed a lawsuit against their employer that claims there were regularly required to work more than 40 hours in a week but were not paid for those hours.
Sabine County Hospital worker files racial discrimination lawsuit
A Sabine County Hospital worker has filed a lawsuit that claims she was fired during medical leave and replaced by a non-black person.
Female police officer sues college for racial and gender discrimination
MARSHALL - Claiming she was a victim of racial and sexual discriminatory acts so severe that she attempted suicide, a female police officer has filed a lawsuit against the college campus where she worked.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Marshall Division
EEOC sues oil drilling company for racial discrimination
MARSHALL - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against Sandia Drilling in an effort to stop the company from allegedly committing racial and national origin discrimination against its workers.
Tractor-trailer driver sued for causing wreck by failing to yield right of way
LUFKIN - A Nacogdoches woman has filed a lawsuit against the tractor-truck driver who allegedly caused a wreck by failing to yield the right of way and turning into her vehicle.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Beaumont Division
Beaumont Sam’s Club sued after customer slips in spilled soft drink
After slipping in a spilled soft drink and falling, a Jasper County woman has filed a lawsuit against a Sam’s Club store claiming that the store knew about the spill but failed to warn shoppers and failed to clean it up.
Dallas mother files discrimination suit after losing job while on maternity leave
SHERMAN - A Dallas woman has filed a lawsuit that claims her employer subjected her to discrimination by terminating her while she was out on approved maternity leave.
Heart patient sues defibrillator maker after receiving unnecessary shocks
MARSHALL - A heart patient that was improperly shocked by his implanted defibrillator has filed a lawsuit against the defibrillator’s manufacturer that claims the product was unreasonably dangerous.
Lawsuit blames vehicle wreck on defective bolt in Honda steering system
SHERMAN - A recently filed lawsuit claims that a defective bolt in the steering system of a 1999 Honda Civic led to a motor vehicle crash and the death of a Wolfe City woman.
Louisiana truck driver sued for failing to yield the right of way
SHERMAN - A Louisiana truck driver is being sued for failing to yield the right of way on Highway 73 in Jefferson County and causing a vehicle collision.
Lawsuit against Kia filed over fatal Huntington car crash
LUFKIN - After a fatal car accident in Huntington, the family of a deceased Pennsylvania woman has filed a lawsuit that claims Kia failed to manufacture their vehicle to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury related to its poor restraint system.
