HOUSTON – Today the 14th Court of Appeals reversed a final judgment win in favor of the city of Houston in a dispute with the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 341 (HPFFA).
HOUSTON – A Valentine’s Day trial has been slated for a man claiming that asking an H-E-B employee to put on a face mask led to a “violent physical assault.”
HOUSTON — A Plumbing company is facing a suit after one of its employees was struck in the eye by an object and lost vision in his eye while performing digging work on a project.
HOUSTON — A former Home Depot worker is claiming the company's negligence after a coworker dropped a metal bar on her foot and caused her to suffer serious injuries.
HOUSTON — A man working on a school gym expansion project claims he suffered debilitating injuries when a row of stacked lockers fell on him and pinned him to the ground.
HOUSTON — A worker at a Houston area landfill who suffered injuries while trying to unload trash in a debris filled area is claiming the negligence of his employer.
HOUSTON — A woman claims while shopping at a Kroger grocery, a Dr. Pepper employee ran over her foot with a pallet jack and caused her to suffer serious injuries.
BEAUMONT – A Baptist Hospital patient who spilled hot coffee on himself, resulting in a few treatable blisters, wants the Ninth Court of Appeals to reverse a summary judgment ruling in favor of the health care provider.
HOUSTON — A 71 one year old woman who suffered a stroke claims her employer fired her for taking medical leave and asking for accommodations and then replaced her with a younger employee.
HOUSTON — A former Cox Radio employee is seeking an appeal of a Texas Workforce Commission decision to deny her unemployment benefits after she was fired over a personal social media post.
HOUSTON — Pride Houston is suing its former executive director alleging she destroyed the organization's assets and property and continued to act as its agent property after being terminated.
HOUSTON — A former program director at ALS Group USA is alleging she faced disability discrimination and loss of her job because she had to work from home due to her neurological disorder and high COVID-19 risk.
HOUSTON — A pallet supply company employee working on a Texas Department of Transportation property had his ear sliced after a gate fell on top of him as he was exiting the property.
The Pandemic Liability Protection Act provides COVID-19 liability protections for health care providers, businesses, non-profits, religious institutions, and schools that made good-faith efforts to follow safety protocols during the course of the public health emergency declared by Gov. Greg Abbott.
HOUSTON – A notice of appeal has been filed in regards to a federal judge’s recent decision to dismiss a lawsuit against Houston Methodist – litigation brought by hospital employees over a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement.
