Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas
Recent News About Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas
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Texas court confirms arbitration award for Carpatsky Petroleum Corp.
HOUSTON – A Texas judge has granted an American company’s motion to confirm an international arbitration award as a result of a dispute related to a joint venture agreement. -
LS Express LLC, employee named in suit by motorist over alleged injuries from I-10 collision
HOUSTON – A mother alleges she and her minor children were injured when they were rear-ended on Interstate 10. -
Attorney: Tigers at Houston Aquarium 'deserve better'
HOUSTON – The Houston Aquarium and Landry's Inc. faces a lawsuit over their allegedly inhumane treatment of the tigers at the facility. -
Woman alleges Absolute Drywall Services owes nearly $25,000 in unpaid overtime
HOUSTON – A woman alleges her former employer retaliated against her for her complaints of not getting paid for overtime work. -
Consumer seeks damages from Experian, Account Resolution Services over allegedly inaccurate trade-line
HOUSTON – A Spring consumer alleges that an alleged debt he has disputed has not been reinvestigated. -
Brady's Landing servers allege they were terminated because of age
HOUSTON – Two individuals allege they were terminated from their jobs as servers because of their age. -
Senior manager alleges the Rand Group terminated him days before surgery
HOUSTON – A Maryland man has filed suit against two Harris County companies over allegations he was terminated in retaliation for needing Family and Medical Leave Act leave. -
ULA's Washington LLC alleged to owe minimum wage, overtime compensation
HOUSTON – A Harris County man alleges his Houston restaurant employer took advantage of the tip credit and that he is owed wage compensation. -
Former insurance agency employees seek back overtime pay
HOUSTON - Two women claim that the insurance agency they worked for failed to properly compensate them, according to a class action complaint filed on Sept. 25 in Houston federal court. -
J6 Energy Services manual laborer alleges he is owed unpaid overtime wages
HOUSTON – A manual laborer for a developer and designer of well testing schematics and procedures for oil and gas companies allege that he was not paid overtime compensation. -
Consumer seeks damages from Kohl's Department Store regarding collection calls
BROWNSVILLE – A Houston consumer alleges a debt collector continued to call her after she asked the calls to stop. -
Baytown woman claims Great Clips denied her service because of race
HOUSTON – A Baytown woman is suing a hair salon after the business allegedly denied her service because of her race. -
GKL Recovery & Acquisitions alleged to have used misleading collection practices
BROWNSVILLE – A Houston consumer alleges a letter sent from California collection agency misled her into believer she needed to pay an alleged debt immediately or the amount would increase. -
Phoenix Financial Services alleged to have threatened woman with legal action to pay alleged debt
HOUSTON – A Richmond consumer claims a national debt collection company unlawfully threatened her with a lawsuit. -
Two former employees of Boomer Enterprise seek allegedly unpaid overtime
HOUSTON – Former employees of a Texas corporation allege that they are owed unpaid overtime compensation. -
Former Howton Construction workers allege they are owed unpaid overtime pay
HOUSTON – Two construction workers allege their former employer paid the same rate regardless of how many hours they worked in a week. -
Ad Astra Recovery Services Inc. alleged to have harassed consumer with collection calls
BROWNSVILLE – A Richmond consumer alleges a debt collector harassed her with phone calls. -
Man alleges Liberty Auto Sales Inc. paid straight time for all hours worked
HOUSTON – A family-owned used car business is alleged to have failed to pay an employee the correct rate for overtime work. -
Man alleges General Plastic and Composites owes unpaid overtime wages
HOUSTON – A Harris County manufacturer of engineered components and turnkey products is alleged to have failed to pay the correct rate for overtime work. -
Consumers allege they have been harassed with calls for Kia of South Austin
HOUSTON – Two Cedar Park consumers allege the joint owners and operators of Kia of South Austin have been harassing them with phone calls.