HOUSTON — A worker injured at a Universal Steel America worksite in Houston claims she suffered injuries after tripping over a piece of misplaced metal.
Nothing better exemplifies the Gramscian “long march through the institutions” than the role of the American Bar Association in transforming America’s legal establishment.
HOUSTON – A docket control order was recently entered in a suit alleging a defectively designed piece of smoked chicken caused Veronica Pendleton to crack her tooth.
HOUSTON — Burlington Coat Factory is facing a negligence claim after a customer tripped and fell over a skateboard that had been left in the aisle at its Houston store.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals today granting a summary judgment win in favor of an insurance broker in a lawsuit seeking payment of proceeds from a life insurance policy following her husband’s death.
HOUSTON — A woman alleges that permanent damage to her major joints was caused by the high doses of steroids she was prescribed by her physicians to treat her hives.
HOUSTON – After attorney Frederick L. McGuire left his client with only $825.27 of a $7,500 settlement, the woman posted a one star review of him on Google.
The news over the past few years has offered little to cheer about, but a recent story reporting an unprecedented 43 percent decline in membership in the Boy Scouts of America from 2019 to 2020—from 1.97 million Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts to 1.12 million—was especially dispiriting.
Stella Liebeck was the 79-year-old New Mexico woman who spilled hot coffee from McDonald’s in her lap and sued the hamburger chain for the burns she inflicted on herself.
BEAUMONT – A final judgment was recently entered in a lawsuit that resulted in a $113 million jury verdict against United of Omaha Life Insurance last month.
Corporate, M&A and Securities Partner David Allen has joined Holland & Knight's Dallas office. He advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and general corporate matters.
The following cases categorized as "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on June 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
