Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas
Recent News About Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas
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Latino woman is claiming she suffered discrimination while working for the Alliance for Multicultural Services
HOUSTON — A Latino woman is claiming The Alliance for Multicultural Services discriminated against her due to her race. -
Man sues Capital One Auto Finance alleging violation of TCPA
HOUSTON — A man is suing Capital One Auto Finance claiming they continued to make collection calls to his cell phone after he requested the calls to stop. -
Former Houston Circle of Hope clinician claims she worked 50 plus hours per week without overtime pay
HOUSTON — A former clinician with Houston Circle of Hope claims she worked between 50 to 60 hours per week without overtime pay. -
Woman claims debt collector made harassing calls to her place of work
HOUSTON — A woman is claiming a debt collection company, Northtown Capital, made harassing phone calls to her place of work in violation of federal and state law. -
Former Five Oaks Achievement Center employees allege "sleep time" was illegally deducted from pay
HOUSTON — Former Five Oaks Achievement Center employees are alleging the center illegally deducted "sleep time" from their pay without meeting federal law requirements. -
Former security guard claims retaliation for taking FMLA to care for son with brain tumor
HOUSTON — A former security guard claims she was demoted for taking FMLA to take care of her son who had a brain tumor. -
Monsanto faces wrongful death suit over Roundup; Company says 40 years of research shows product is safe
HOUSTON — Monsanto faces a wrongful death suit by the estate of a man claiming he developed Lymphoma due to exposure of the carcinogen glyphosate found in Roundup. -
Former Bugs Inc., exterminator claims he worked 10-hour shifts without overtime pay
HOUSTON — A former exterminator for Bugs Inc., claims he worked 10-hour shifts without overtime pay and was fired for leaving work early to pick up his wife from the hospital. -
Former MediCredit employee claims retaliation after reporting unwanted touching by supervisor
HOUSTON — MediCredit, Inc. is facing a suit filed by a former employee who claims her supervisor touched her inappropriately and that she faced retaliation for reporting the behavior. -
Woman claims she received unlawful debt collection calls from Synerprise Consulting
HOUSTON – A Houston woman claims Synerprise Consulting Services unlawfully attempted to collect her personal debt. -
Huffington Post, writer face $1 million libel suit - plaintiff alleges he was falsely labeled white supremacist
HOUSTON — The Huffington Post and one of its writers is facing a $1 million libel suit filed by Charles Johnson who alleges he was falsely labeled a white supremacist. -
Former UST professor claims African-American coworkers got preferential treatment
HOUSTON — A former University of Saint Thomas (UST) associate professor claims she was discriminated against for being white. -
Former Illinois Central Railroad conductor alleges disability discrimination
HOUSTON — A former Illinois Central Railroad Company employee is claiming he was denied a promotion and fired due to his disability and for taking family medial leave. -
Texas A&M faces suit alleging it delayed pay, retaliated against employee due to family medical leave
HOUSTON — Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) is facing a suit filed by a former employee claiming her pay was delayed for taking family medical leave and that she was fired in retaliation for complaining about the pay delay. -
Harris County man claims he received unsolicited faxes, cell phone calls from several businesses
HOUSTON — A Harris County man has filed a class action suit against several businesses claiming he received unsolicited faxes and cell phone calls in violation of federal law. -
Woman claims debt collector illegally coerced her into paying more than $1,000
HOUSTON — A Harris County woman claims a debt collection company falsely threatened her with a lawsuit and garnished wages in an effort to coerce her into paying them more than $1,300. -
Man claims he faced race, age discrimination while working at UPS
HOUSTON — A man is suing the United Parcel Service (UPS) claiming he faced employment discrimination due to his age and being African American. -
Former Novo employee claims company is using non-compete clause to restrain her research on hemophilia therapies
HOUSTON – A former Novo employee is claiming the company is using a non-compete agreement to prevent her from working on "revolutionary" hemophilia gene therapy for another pharmaceutical business. -
Former Kelsey Seybold Clinic RN claims age discrimination
HOUSTON – A former Kelsey Seybold Clinic nurse alleges she was discriminated against and fired because of her age.
