Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas
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Suit alleges improperly repaired boiler led to explosion
MARSHALL � Working at Value Cleaners in Texarkana, Jerry Hill's employer requested that he check recent repairs made to the cleaner's boiler. -
East Texas woman alleges blood clots caused by Ortho-Evra birth control patch
MARSHALL � After five months of using the birth control patch Ortho-Evra, 36-year-old Karenetha Easterwood was taken to the hospital with complaints of chest pain and breathing difficulties. It was discovered that she had blood clots in her lungs. -
Suit alleges post office unsafe work environment
MARSHALL -- After only a few hours of training, Donald Smith claims he was crushed by a rack of mail while unloading it at the post office. He is now suing the post office for failing to provide a safe working environment. -
Suit alleges Digitek contained double dose of active ingredient
MARSHALL � Already at risk for heart problems from pre-existing health conditions, several East Texas patients allege they began to experience new symptoms after they began taking the prescription drug Digitek. -
Sony hit with $18.5 million verdict in patent infringement suit over music chip technology
MARSHALL, Texas -- The Sony Corp. was hit with an $18.5 million verdict recently when a Texas jury determined it had infringed on a patent held by Agere Systems. -
Father sues Volkswagen after daughter loses control of Beetle
MARSHALL � Teenager Whitney Cooper was driving a 2002 VW Beetle in Tyler when she lost control and the vehicle swerved to the right, leaving the roadway. -
Woman sues after twisting knee while running from forklift
MARSHALL � When she walked into a Home Depot store in Frisco, Texas, Pamela Gray noticed a forklift backing up towards her. -
Judge affirms arbitrator's award against Pilgrim's Pride in personal injury case
MARSHALL -- U.S. District Judge T. John Ward affirmed an arbitration award for $765,000 in a case involving a man injured after falling from a commercial freezer. -
Software workers claim no exemption from overtime, file class action against employers
MARSHALL � Workers at two software companies have filed a class action suit against their employers, alleging the companies violated federal law by failing to pay them overtime. -
Quadriplegic's suit against GM alleges Camaro defectively designed
MARSHALL -- When driving his 1995 Camaro, Christopher Reddick's vehicle left the highway and overturned after he lost control. Reddick was severely injured and rendered a quadriplegic. -
Class action alleges Pilgrim's Pride misrepresented financial condition
MARSHALL � Alleging Pilgrim's Pride violated the Securities Exchange Act, investors are seeking to recover millions from the poultry producer. -
Class action by ADT employees claims company failed to pay overtime
MARSHALL -- Employees of a well-known security service company claim the company has violated federal law by failing to pay the workers for overtime and have filed a class action complaint. -
Arizona couple files Texas suit for benzene exposure at Illinois work sites
MARSHALL -- Working for 17 years as a mechanic and maintenance worker, Brian Foray claims he was exposed to dangerous levels of benzene. Twelve years since his alleged exposure, Foray was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome. -
Suit alleges defective design of sweeper caused man's death
Waldon Sweepmaster with optional cab MARSHALL -- The wife of Everado Reyes believes her husband's lack of training and the defective design of a commercial sweeper led to his death when the equipment overturned. -
Woman alleges termination from McDonald's due to 'pink eye'
MARSHALL � A former McDonald's employee claims she was fired from her job partly because she had a case of "pink eye." -
Tool salesman blames rollover on heavy load, tire defect
MARSHALL � Leaving a tool trade show with a truck bed loaded with displays, sales representative Phillip Hoover was returning the company truck when he lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. -
Volkswagen sued after teens involved in rollover
MARSHALL - The parents of two teens involved in a rollover accident have sued Volkswagen, alleging the vehicle was defectively designed. -
Electric co-op sues Sierra Club for trying to stop coal-fired generators
MARSHALL � The East Texas Electric Cooperative claims the actions of the Sierra Club to stop the co-op from constructing coal-fired generators will only result in higher electric bills for rural customers, according to a recent lawsuit. -
Louisiana mom files suit against booster seat manufacturer
MARSHALL � While traveling down the interstate in Louisiana, Shanadrian Hill lost control of her vehicle. Her child, restrained in a Cosco Highrise booster seat in the left-rear passenger side of the car, was seriously injured. -
Class action seeks $5 M from lawn mower manufacturers for deceptive advertising
MARSHALL -- A recent class action claims several companies have misrepresented the horsepower of their lawn mowers and mower engines in an attempt to charge higher prices.