BEAUMONT – For a decade now, litigation brought by James Matthews, a Beaumont firefighter who was suspended indefinitely by the city after allegedly attacking and detaining an intoxicated driver, has bounced between venues.
DC – A rule requiring for-hire charter boat captains off the Gulf of Mexico to install vessel monitoring systems (VMS), a kind of GPS tracking device, on their boats to supply 24/7 location information to the U.S. Government has been put on hold, a press release states.
DC – Federal workers with naturally acquired immunity to COVID-19 have filed a class-action lawsuit against their employer, the U.S. government, as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci and other members of the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, the group designated to act as the intermediate enforcer of the executive order mandating that all federal employees get vaccinated, a press release states.
AUSTIN – The same three law firms are representing a growing list of Texas cities seeking to sue Netflix, Hulu, Disney and other streams over franchise fees – and whether the conversations leading up to the hiring of those same firms is a matter of public record may be a matter decided by the state’s chief lawyer.
HOUSTON – Today, the 14th Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s judgment in favor of attorney George Fleming and Fleming & Associates, remanding the case for further proceedings.
WACO – Southwest Airlines is asking a federal court to dismiss, or at the very least transfer, a recent lawsuit claiming Boeing’s 737 Max Jet was unsafe to fly – litigation that is similar to a complaint filed two years ago.
False Claims litigation is a unique practice area with fascinating trends that reflect multiple factors including patterns in government, attorney, and court behavior.
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $290 million statewide opioid settlement agreement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve opioid-related claims.
HOUSTON – In the month of October, State Farm Lloyds settled several insurance lawsuits housed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, court records show.
