Fort Bend County
Recent News About Fort Bend County
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Appeal now moot in Fort Bend County’s suit over Gov. Abbott’s mask mandate
HOUSTON – The First Court of Appeals recently determined Gov. Greg Abbott’s petition for mandamus challenging a temporary restraining order on his mask mandate executive order is now moot. -
Apartment complex moves suit over minor’s drowning death to Fort Bend County
HOUSTON — A man suing the owners and managers of a Harris County apartment complex alleging over his son's drowning death recently had his lawsuit transferred to Fort Bend County. -
Justices wipe fee award in suit over attorney’s alleged unpaid billboard ads
HOUSTON – The 14th Court of Appeals recently wiped an award of attorney’s fees to Lamar Texas LP in a lawsuit brought over an attorney’s alleged unpaid billboard advertisements. -
Justices affirm Fort Bend County’s immunity from slip & fall lawsuit
HOUSTON – Today, the 14th Court of Appeals affirmed that Fort Bend County has governmental immunity from lawsuit brought by man who claims he slipped and fell while he was an inmate. -
Texas man recovering from COVID-19 files $10M suit against ERCOT, CenterPoint over power loss
HOUSTON – In what might be the first of many, a Fort Bend County man has filed suit against CenterPoint Energy and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas over the power loss caused by Winter Storm Uri. -
Grabbing splintered wood at Home Depot leads to $1M suit
HOUSTON – A Fort Bend County man is suing Home Depot for injuries he allegedly received more than two years ago after grabbing a piece of splintered wood. -
Dismissed: Insurer’s claims against Morgan Elite Specialist Services - adjusting company awarded attorney’s fees
HOUSTON - Matt Morgan, a public adjuster, may have lost his bid for a Texas House seat, but his company has prevailed in litigation alleging tortious interference. -
Data shows case filings starting to rebound somewhat during pandemic
HOUSTON – An end to the COVID-19 crisis is nowhere in sight. And while case filings dipped in the first few months of the pandemic, lawsuit traffic began to rebound in some state courts over the summer. -
Transfer company, driver face suit by couple injured in tractor trailer accident
HOUSTON — A couple injured in a tractor trailer vehicle accident are claiming the negligence of the driver and his employer. -
Texas appeals court sides with surgical company in lawsuit against former employee
HOUSTON – A Texas appeals court panel has upheld a lower court ruling in favor of a medical billing company in a lawsuit against a former employee. -
Texas appeals court sides with patient who sued Sugar Land hospital after losing leg
HOUSTON – A Texas appeals court has ruled in favor of a patient who lost a leg following treatment at a suburban Houston hospital, saying his expert witness' amended report meets requirement under a state liability law. -
Justices reject Kherkher’s bid to kick Morris off of ballot for 333rd District Court race
HOUSTON – Attorney Steve Kherkher does not have standing to challenge the eligibility of a judicial candidate seeking election to the 333rd District Court, an appellate court recently concluded. -
Case filings in Harris County District Court down by more than 25% during pandemic, survey shows
HOUSTON – There has been a sharp decline in case filings at the Harris County District Court during the pandemic, according to a new statistical survey. -
Storm attorneys throw financial support behind public adjuster in race for HD 26
HOUSTON – Several notable storm attorneys have donated thousands of dollars to Matt Morgan, a Republican seeking to become the next representative for House District 26. -
ProCollect accused of illegal cell phone calls to collect on imaginary debt
HOUSTON — A Fort Bend County man alleges ProCollect illegally called him on his cell phone to collect a debt he says he does not owe. -
Mother, daughter, allege Memorial Hermann's negligence caused sidewalk injuries
HOUSTON — A Fort Bend County woman and her daughter allege they were injured when the mother's walker caught on a sidewalk defect in the Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital parking lot. -
Former Occidental Petroleum engineer alleges retaliation over medical leave
HOUSTON — A former Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) senior production engineer alleges the company retaliated against her after she suffered from stillbirth complications and while she was in the process of adopting a special needs child from India. -
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Texas Supreme Court rejects Volkswagen’s efforts to stop Harris County’s emissions suit
HOUSTON – On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court denied attempts by Volkswagen to dismiss lawsuits filed by Harris County, Fort Bend County, the state of Texas and others arising from the Volkswagen emissions scandal. -
Injured Academy store employee alleges negligence with no-forklift policy
HOUSTON — An employee of an Academy store in Rosenberg, who says she suffered a severe back injury, alleges she was forced to lift a more than 160-pound barbeque grill onto a customer's truck due to a company policy that did not allow the use of a forklift. -
Visitor alleges Harbor Hospice negligence led to fall
HOUSTON — A Fort Bend County woman is suing a Houston hospice, alleging she slipped and fell while visiting her mother.