HOUSTON — A homeowner alleges her contractor's negligence caused a seven month project delay, plumbing, flooring, draining and other issues with her new home.
AUSTIN – Texas cities seeking to sue Netflix, Hulu, Disney and other streaming companies for a cut of the action having seemingly hit a wall – getting their contingent contracts with outside law firms approved by the office of the state’s top lawyer.
HOUSTON – Many Texas politicians are up in arms over Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting vaccine mandates by any entity. However, one Houston attorney says the order isn’t exactly stopping businesses from requiring the jab.
The following cases categorized as "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Oct. 4. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Saucheen Financing LLC against Daniel Acevedo Rodriguez, Full House Estates LLC, R and S Construction and Rodriguez Restaurant Y Cantina LLC on Oct. 4.
What is it with Google? Surely, the creators of the world’s most popular internet search engine are the ultimate opponents of censorship, die-hard defenders of the freedom of speech.
AUSTIN – Put simply, two trade associations are arguing that the Texas government can’t tell Twitter and YouTube what videos to post or Facebook and Google what content to favor.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton led a 10-state coalition that filed an amicus brief in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Florida’s law that regulates censorship on Big Tech platforms by requiring them to apply their content-moderation practices in a consistent manner and to provide disclosures to affected users.
The following cases categorized as "injury or damage - motor vehicle" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Sept. 10. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
AUSTIN – In a letter to congressional leaders, Attorney General Ken Paxton and 22 other attorneys general warn that a reckless piece of legislation under consideration on Capitol Hill would essentially establish the U.S. Department of Justice as a national election czar dictating to states exactly how they must administer their elections.
Herman Melville’s short story “Bartleby, the Scrivener” is the tale of a clerk in a lawyer’s office who suddenly decides to stop working. He continues to show up at the office every morning on time and put in a full day, but he doesn’t do any work. Whenever the boss asks him to take on a particular assignment, Bartleby responds, “I would prefer not to.”
The following cases categorized as "cases appealed from lower courts" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Aug. 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: