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Kim Kelly, an Associate in Steptoe & Johnson’s Dallas office recently addressed attendees of the North Texas Chapter of the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) on the “Top 6 Employer Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.”
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A former employee of Automation Personnel Services alleges that a switch in positions caused him to come into contact with a dangerous substance.
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HOUSTON — A woman is alleging her former employer is preventing her from finding other jobs due to an invalid non-compete contract.
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HOUSTON - A recently filed lawsuit is alleging an intoxicated 18-wheeler driver caused an automobile collision that resulted in a woman’s death.
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HOUSTON — A roofer who suffered injuries after falling off a slippery roof that had just been sprayed for wasps is claiming the negligence of his employer, their customer and the job site owners.
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A man from west-central Texas claims he was injured on the job in New Mexico and has filed a lawsuit.
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Nearly a year has passed since the Legislature enacted SB 6, which extends liability protections to health care providers and businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19. Has the bill been successful in its policy objective to prevent a wave of litigation in Texas courts, primarily health care liability, premises liability, and employer-employee claims?
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HOUSTON — An HVAC contractor is claiming breach of contract and that he is owed $100,000 in commissions from his former employer.
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After two years, the extraordinary government measures—federal, state, and local—taken in response to the COVID pandemic, some of which were supposed to be temporary, have finally begun to abate, along with the fear and panic that inspired them.
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COVID-19 Update: What Will 2022 Bring on February 3, 2022.
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Ogletree Deakins Expands Houston Office with “Go-To” Litigators.
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HOUSTON — A forklift operator and his employer are facing a negligence claim after he struck a subcontractor worker at a job site in Deer Park.
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The return of nuclear verdicts to Texas courts (and attorney television advertising) and the recently launched efforts of the medical malpractice plaintiff’s bar to convince the federal courts to strike down Texas’ cap on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases (which is likely to play out over several years) could potentially raise an issue for state lawmakers: is it time to consider codifying at least some objective standards and levels of proof for mental anguish damages?
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HOUSTON — A subcontractor who fell off a roof claims he was not provided any safety equipment at the construction site.
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HOUSTON — A construction worker who fell on unsecured scaffolding and suffered serious injuries is claiming his employer's negligence.
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HOUSTON — An electrical contractor who fell three stories at a construction site in Houston is claiming his employer's and the site owner's negligence.
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Latest Update on OSHA Vaccination Mandate on November 18, 2021.
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DC – Federal workers with naturally acquired immunity to COVID-19 have filed a class-action lawsuit against their employer, the U.S. government, as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci and other members of the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, the group designated to act as the intermediate enforcer of the executive order mandating that all federal employees get vaccinated, a press release states.
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AUSTIN – Legislation aimed at blocking employers from mandating vaccines has blurred the political lines, as many groups that usually support Republican initiatives are standing against the bill.
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HOUSTON — A worker whose arm was pulled by a defective tractor winch cable is claiming his employer's negligence.
