SHERMAN (SE Texas Record) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's charges filed in federal court Monday, April 11, against Texas' embattled Attorney General Ken Paxton are the latest in a political drama only days shy of being in its third year.
Almost two years ago I wrote an article for Claims Journal entitled “The Emerging Hail Risk: What the Hail is Going on?” The response was overwhelming.
A North Texas man has filed a class action lawsuit against Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., claiming the car manufacturer “violated state and federal environmental laws when it sold vehicles with fraudulently manipulated vehicle emissions control devices in an effort to circumvent emissions testing requirements.” Sherman resident Barry Henry’s suit, filed Oct. 7 in the Sherman Division of the Eastern District of Texas, asserts the Volkswagen vehicles released Nitrogen Oxide at levels that far
Social media accounts belonging to the two politicians representing Texas in the U.S. Senate were active Monday with tweets and posts honoring Chris Kyle, the retired Navy SEAL featured in the mega hit movie “American Sniper.”
National litigation boutique Susman Godfrey has decided to merge its 12-lawyer Dallas office into its much larger Houston office when the Dallas office lease expires in 2016.
AUSTIN – The Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF) has announced grants, totaling more than $426,000, to 11 nonprofit organizations that will help fund legal aid services for Texas veterans.
North Texas family members have won a $2.1 million verdict against a pipeline company after their parcel of land lost value because an easement was taken for a gas line. This marks the third time Texas property owners recently have prevailed in similar eminent domain cases.
SHERMAN - In an effort to receive reimbursement of at least $75,000 in previous settlement and defense fees, J.C. Penney has filed a contractual indemnification lawsuit against the manufacturer of a defective skillet.
SHERMAN - After losing her job due to violating the company’s attendance policy, a former lab assistant has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against her former employer claiming the company would not approve her medical leave of absence due to her disability of depression.
The flagging U.S. economy caught up with several high-profile North Texas companies during the past year, creating a logjam of bankruptcy cases in Androvett Legal Media & Marketing's list of the Top 10 North Texas Legal Stories of 2011. Bankruptcies for American Airlines, Blockbuster and the Dallas Stars earned spots on the annual list of the area's top legal news. Others include the ongoing corruption
SHERMAN - An area manager for a medical equipment provider has filed a discrimination lawsuit which claims she was passed over for promotion due to her race and gender.
On a hot July day in 1877, Baptist minister R.C. Buckner gathered concerned citizens around an old oak tree in Paris, Texas, to ask for their help in meeting a local need: a home for orphans in North Texas.
SHERMAN - A former employee of the Job Corps Center in McKinney has filed a lawsuit alleging she was discriminated against for attempting to protect the job of her African-American assistant.