Snook Lane Rentals LLC has filed a lawsuit against Meyer Laboratory Inc.and employee Ryan Earnst following a toxic chemical spill at their Harris County property.The plaintiffs are seeking over $100000 in damages for breach of contract,gross negligence,and associated repair costs.
AUSTIN - The Texas Supreme Court held on Friday that a trial court erred in compelling disclosure of confidential drug-test records of UPS employees who are non-parties in a wrongful death lawsuit against the company.
SAN FRANCISCO – The parents of a San Antonio boy are suing tech giant Apple and its partner companies for damages allegedly caused when the volume in their son’s Apple AirPods increased without warning during an Amber Alert and caused permanent hearing loss.
Nearly a year has passed since the Legislature enacted SB 6, which extends liability protections to health care providers and businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19. Has the bill been successful in its policy objective to prevent a wave of litigation in Texas courts, primarily health care liability, premises liability, and employer-employee claims?
The return of nuclear verdicts to Texas courts (and attorney television advertising) and the recently launched efforts of the medical malpractice plaintiff’s bar to convince the federal courts to strike down Texas’ cap on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases (which is likely to play out over several years) could potentially raise an issue for state lawmakers: is it time to consider codifying at least some objective standards and levels of proof for mental anguish damages?
HOUSTON — A former Phillips 66 worker claims he was fired after reporting OSHA violations and for his involvement in a lawsuit against the company over property damage.
On Monday morning, the FDA gave full approval to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. This is an even faster approval than Pfizer has hoped for, as the most optimistic date had been early September.
HOUSTON — Members of a Houston community located near a Union Pacific rail yard allege the company has contaminated the air, water and soil in the area.
HOUSTON – The First Court of Appeals today affirmed a ruling granting SNC-Lavalin Engineers & Constructors summary judgment in a disability discrimination lawsuit.
HOUSTON – The First Court of Appeals recently reversed a trial court that awarded summary judgment in favor of two defendants that were sued by a man who lost his job after a drug test yielded a positive result for cocaine.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has commended the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for ruling in favor of the COVID-19 protective measures implemented by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
