HOUSTON – An employee of a Houston residential and commercial construction company alleges he was paid his straight time rate for overtime hours worked.
HOUSTON – The law firm Pierce Skrabanek, PLLC in Houston has filed a lawsuit against a local bar on behalf of a woman who claims that she was involved in a motor vehicle accident with one of its patrons almost two years ago.
The Texas Supreme Court has a unique structure, reflecting the state’s stubbornly independent-minded culture. Most state supreme courts have jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases and have seven (or fewer) members, who are appointed by the governor and face the voters — if at all — only for periodic “retention” elections. The Texas Supreme Court, in contrast, hears only civil appeals (criminal cases are decided by the co-equal Texas Court of Criminal Appeals) and has nine members, all of whom are subject to statewide partisan elections. The last feature is quite unusual; only seven states select judges in this manner. Despite this distinctive design, the Texas Supreme Court succeeds at steering a steady jurisprudential course in a cautious, low-key style.
This is another post on the races currently underway for three seats on the Texas
Supreme Court. I have previously written ... about the race between
incumbent Justice Debra Lehrmann and challenger Justice Michael Massengale for
Place 3, and the potentially confusing race between incumbent Justice Paul W.
Green and challenger Rick Green for Place 5. In this post I discuss the race
between incumbent Justice Eva Guzman and challenger Joe Pool Jr. for Place 9.
GALVESTON – A seaman is suing the owners of a shrimping boat, alleging they refused to adequately take care of his injuries when he fell 12 feet from a ladder while out to sea.
A Galveston County resident filed a lawsuit against a motorist for damages sustained in a 2014 collision at an intersection in Galveston County that allegedly forced her vehicle to flip over.
A Galveston County resident filed a lawsuit against a motorist for alleged damages sustained in a 2015 collision at an intersection in Galveston County that forced her vehicle to flip over. Medina Bernstine filed a complaint against Kyle Michael Langley in Galveston County District Court on June 15, claiming vehicular negligence in a September 2014 accident.
