A restaurant worker is suing his former employer alleging violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for failing to pay him overtime rates in 2012-15. Samuel Gallardo filed a complaint against Heights Asian Café Inc. of Houston in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas July 17, claiming employment law violation during a three-year period from 2012 to 2015 when the firm purportedly did not pay Gallardo one and one-half times his regular hourly rate for hours worked in exces
A former oil and gas industry company inspector is filing a class action complaint against the firm alleging unlawful employment practices from 2012 through 2015. Michael Wagner filed a lawsuit against American Cargo Assurance LLC in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas on July 15, claiming violation of the FLSA in March 2015; Wagner was employed by American Cargo from early November 2014 to June 18, 2015, and the putative class is defined as any employees who worked as inspec
A Texas resident filed a class action lawsuit against his former employer on allegations of labor law violation dating to 2012. Vance Anderson filed a complaint against Hearts With Hope Foundation of Spring in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas July 15, claiming liability from 2012 to the present. According to the suit, Anderson is one of several Direct Care Personnel formerly employed by the defendant to work with children with mental or emotional disturbances at the found
A young child’s time at the swimming pool at a Louisiana casino almost three months ago has resulted in civil litigation. Fort Bend County resident Tiffany Rodriguez is suing Golden Nugget Lake Charles, LLC and Fertitta Entertainment, Inc. on behalf of J.R.
Two Harris County residents filed a class action lawsuit against two out-of-state manufacturers alleging that their products led to hazards, costly repairs, and other issues beginning in 2014. Robert J.
A Houston resident filed a lawsuit against a janitorial business alleging negligence in 2013. Kay Leftwich Dohanyos filed a complaint against ABM Janitorial Services and South Central Inc. in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas July 2, claiming liability in an August 2013 slippery fall on a wet restroom floor that the suit states permanently rendered the victim unable to work. According to the suit, the defendant was contracted to perform custodial services in the Continenta
A Houston-based marine company filed suit against a Florida man alleging fraud in his 2013 hiring and subsequent employment during 2014. Genesis Marine filed a complaint against Randal S.
By JOHN SUAYAN A Houston woman is suing a French airline after she was allegedly assaulted during an international flight two years ago. Sana Krichen initiated legal action against Societe Air France in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas on June 16, asserting a fellow passenger aboard Air France Flight No. 1184 attacked her. The lawsuit explains that Krichen, a graduate student, was flying Air France from Houston to Tunis, Tunisia, in early June 2013 to get married to her
A Pennsylvania insurance firm is suing on behalf of its clients against a Houston plumbing business, alleging professional negligence in a property damage case.
A Harris County resident filed a lawsuit against his Oklahoma-based employer claiming that its unlawful disability discrimination in 2013 cost him three-quarters of his retirement benefits and impacted his family’s well-being. Troy Maierhofer filed a suit against BMI Systems Corporation d/b/a Imagenet Consulting LLC, doing business in Dallas, in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas June 17, claiming disability law violation in a September 2013 employment matter. According to
A Montgomery County resident filed a lawsuit against his jurisdiction’s county clerk claiming constitutional rights violation in the handling of a 2013 legal matter.
A Montgomery County resident filed a lawsuit against his jurisdiction’s county clerk claiming constitutional rights violation in the handling of a 2013 legal matter. Leon Davis filed a grievance against Barbara Adamick in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas June 9, claiming that jury selection for his case was flawed. The suit states that Davis filed a motion challenging Montgomery County’s jury selection process, specifically faulting the lack of African-American represent
