Dallas Division Of The Northern District Of Texas
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Perkins Coie sued over ‘diversity fellowships’
DALLAS - A lawsuit alleging civil rights violations has been brought against Perkins Coie over the law firm’s “diversity fellowships” for 1Ls and 2Ls. -
Former adjuster with Wardlaw Consulting claims company failed to pay overtime
DALLAS — Wardlaw Consulting is facing allegations by a former adjuster that it failed to pay its employees for overtime. -
Former Ahern Rental worker claims company eliminated all of its older employees
DALLAS — A former Ahern Rental employee is alleging the company systematically eliminated all of its older employees. -
Woman claims debt collector divulged confidential information to person who answered her phone
DALLAS — A Texas woman is claiming a debt collection agency divulged confidential information to the person who answered her cell phone and falsely threatened to garnish her wages over her alleged student loan debt. -
Judge enters $245 million final judgment in Johnson & Johnson, DePuy Orthopaedics device case
DALLAS – U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade awarded $245 million to six plaintiffs who successfully sued Johnson & Johnson and other companies for damages caused by defective hip implants. Individual payments range from $36 million to more than $48 million. -
Judge partially dismisses Exxon securities fraud case
DALLAS – A federal judge partially denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil and several corporate officials over allegations of securities fraud. -
Judge dismisses Dallas tax attorney's $5 million discrimination suit against Georgetown University over job fair ban
DALLAS – A federal judge earlier this month dismissed the case of a Dallas-based international tax attorney who sued a Washington, D.C. university, his alma mater, he claimed discriminated against him when it banned his firm from attending a job fair following "mischaracterized information" on his resume. -
Plaintiffs dismiss lawsuit against National Recall and Data Services, citing lack of funds to satisfy judgment
DALLAS – The plaintiffs who had filed a lawsuit on behalf of millions of Texans over allegations a company obtained and illegally sold information about owners' automobiles have requested that all claims be dismissed without prejudice. -
Ex-Cowboys cheerleader alleges team underpaid her, implies mascot made more
DALLAS – The NFL franchise known as “America’s Team” is the latest to face legal action over alleged underpayment from an ex-cheerleader. -
ESPN and Chick-Fil-A move to dismiss infringement lawsuit over alleged use of Drayter song in commercials
DALLAS – ESPN and Chick-Fil-A want a copyright infringement lawsuit against them tossed out. -
Patent suit against ZTE to continue after judge denies motion to dismiss
DALLAS – A patent infringement case against ZTE Corp. will continue after a federal judge denied the Chinese smartphone company’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by a Texas mobile software developer. -
Wireless phone companies must pay local access charges, federal judge rules
DALLAS – Wireless call carriers like Verizon and Sprint must pay local access charges even when its users are placing local calls, a federal judge based in Dallas said in a recent order. -
$3 million legal malpractice suit against Burt Barr and Associates tossed by federal court
DALLAS – Dallas Division of the Northern District of Texas Judge Sam A. Lindsay ruled to grant summary judgment for legal firm Burt Barr and Associates LLP and others in an order April 23 and dismissed the legal malpractice case against the firm. -
Class action certified in Methodist Dallas Medical Center meal break case
DALLAS – A nurse has been granted the right to a conditional class action suit against Methodist Dallas Medical Center Auxiliary, et al. over interrupted meal breaks that allegedly resulted in overtime work without pay. -
ESPN, Chick-Fil-A face copyright infringement suit over use of song in commercials
DALLAS – Platinum Jack Entertainment, LLC accuses ESPN and Chick-Fil-A of using a musical composition it reportedly owns in a commercial. -
SightLine Health to pay $11.5 million to settle kickback allegations
DALLAS – SightLine Health LLC has agreed to pay $11.5 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit over allegations it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute regarding Medicare. -
Judge denies dismissal of complaint against Don Herring LTD over marketing mailing
DALLAS – A class action lawsuit against a Dallas-area auto dealership group accused of ignoring the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act by trawling through state motor vehicle records to find potential customers is moving ahead following a judge's ruling earlier this month. -
Consumer accuse Bowen and Associates Inc. of misleading collection practices
DALLAS – Two Dallas County consumers allege two debt collectors used false and deceptive representations to collect an alleged debt. -
Sales support manager files discrimination suit against Certified Payment Processing
DALLAS – A Dallas County man alleges he faced discrimination by his employer after he injured his knee. -
Texas investors appeal recently dismissed $7.2 billion Stanford Ponzi case against Proskauer law firm
NEW ORLEANS – Texas investors who for years have accused Proskauer Rose LLP of nurturing the $7.2 billion Robert Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme, appealed their case five days after it was dismissed by a federal judge who said the firm was entitled to attorney immunity.