Lufkin Division of the Eastern District of Texas
Recent News About Lufkin Division of the Eastern District of Texas
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SFA University students accused of 'swatting' claim school denied them due process
LUFKIN — A group of Stephen F. -
Big Tex Trailer faces suit alleging female managers were paid less, had more job duties than males
LUFKIN — Big Tex Trailers is facing a suit alleging it paid female store managers less than its male managers and required the females to perform multiple job duties. -
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas claims personal injury case against them does not fall under tribe law
LUFKIN — A man is suing the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas after the tribe claims the personal injury he suffered at their casino is not under tribe law. -
Motion seeks to dismiss Van Dyke’s $100M defamation suit, assassination plot cited
AUSTIN – A motion to dismiss was recently filed in attorney Jason Lee Van Dyke’s $100 million defamation lawsuit, which was brought against a man who labeled him a drug addict and white nationalist. -
Texas woman claims Experian, Trans Union mistakenly listed her debt twice on credit report
LUFKIN — A Texas woman is claiming Experian and Trans Union refuse to correct an alleged mistake on her credit report that lists her debt twice. -
Houston woman sues Monsanto, alleging that Roundup contributed to her non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
LUFKIN — A Houston woman who used the weed-killer Roundup for residential use for 16 years is suing Monsanto after being diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in her bladder, lymph nodes and bone marrow. -
Texas woman's lawsuit claims debt collector harassed her and others over student loans
LUFKIN — A Texas woman is claiming a third-party debt-collection agency "bombarded" her with student loan debt-collection calls on her cell phone as well as called her husband and his former wife in attempts to collect. -
Lufkin woman's lawsuit alleges Burke Center violated ADA
LUFKIN — A Lufkin woman who suffered a severe leg fracture while working at the Burke Center is alleging that she was not given reasonable accommodation upon her return to work and that her employer said the injuries were caused by her own carelessness. -
Former employee alleges contractors owe more than $25,000
UFKIN —A Shelby County man is suing his former employers, alleging he is owed more than $25,000 in overtime. -
Man hits head on branch and falls off mower, sues Lowe's for mower malfunction
A man sues Lowe’s Home Centers after he claims product liability after his mower malfunctions. He is seeking $75,000 in damages. -
Signature Trademark Solutions allegedly unlawfully threatened woman with jail time over alleged debt
BEAUMONT – A Nacogdoches woman alleges a Florida debt collection agency unlawfully threatened her with jail time over an alleged debt. -
Longview consumer alleges Merchants Credit Guide failed to mark account as disputed on credit report
LUFKIN – A Longview woman alleges an inaccurate account listed on her credit report has caused credit denials. -
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'Deliberately indifferent': student athlete's complaint slams SFA's sexual assault investigation against him
LUFKIN – Richard L. Tate of the law firm Tate Moerer & King, LLP in Richmond has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a former Stephen F. Austin State University student athlete who accuses the East Texas school of conducting an unfair investigation into sexual assault allegations against him. -
Court papers attribute fatal mobile home fire to defective Whirlpool dryer
LUFKIN – Whirlpool Corp. has been sued over an early 2015 mobile home fire that claimed the lives of four children. -
Woman brings wrongful termination suit against Lowe's
LUFKIN – An East Texas woman claims that a North Carolina-based home improvement retail company wrongfully terminated her because of her race and gender. -
Court filing criticizes Houston Co. for jailing mentally challenged male without proper accommodations
LUFKIN – An East Texas county is the target of a federal civil rights lawsuit from a 19-year-old mentally challenged male who claims he was physically and sexually assaulted while in custody more than a year ago. -
Former basketball coach claims she was sexually harassed at East Texas college
LUFKIN – The former head women’s basketball coach of a historically black liberal arts college in East Texas asserts the school terminated her after she pushed back against hostile work environment. -
Kroger shopper seeks damages after fall allegedly caused by watermelon juice
LUFKIN – A Kroger shopper alleges she fractured her kneecap after slipping on watermelon juice in the store. -
Jack-in-the-Box employee alleges superiors circulated sexually explicit video of her, sues company
LUFKIN – A female Jack-in-the-Box employee in Jasper claims she faced a hostile work environment when a sexually explicit video allegedly featuring her and an ex-lover was circulated among her co-workers. -
Candy company faces sex discrimination allegations from former employee
LUFKIN – An Angelina County woman’s federal lawsuit accuses Atkinson Candy Co. and Express Services, Inc. of sex discrimination and retaliation.