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First District appeals court dismisses man's disability discrimination and retaliation suit against former employer
HOUSTON – A Texas appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision to throw out the disability discrimination, harassment and retaliation action of a man who claimed he was treated unfairly and later fired by his employer, for taking medical leaves of absence and bereavement leave. -
First District appeals court upholds dismissal of man's acrylic liquid nitrogen exposure injury suit
HOUSTON – A Texas appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision to throw out the personal injury action of a man who claimed he suffered permanent injuries as a result of work-related exposure to liquid acrylic nitrogen. -
First District appeals court finds rodeo group's performer payments are a protected trade secret
HOUSTON – In an issue of first impression, the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas has found that a nonprofit rodeo group is not bound to disclose the amount of money that it pays to its entertainment performers, finding that information to be a protected trade secret. -
Texas appellate court affirms ruling which denied a new trial to man who fell in restaurant
HOUSTON – A Texas appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision to refuse a new trial on the subject of additional damages for past physical pain, impairment and mental anguish, to a man who won a jury verdict of more than $111,000 in a premises liability, slip-and-fall case. -
First District appeals court affirms green-lighting of woman's motor vehicle injury suit against City of Houston
HOUSTON – A Texas appeals court has upheld the denial of a motion of summary judgment from the City of Houston, who had tried to dismiss a woman’s personal injury action resulting from a motor vehicle collision with a member of the City’s fire department. -
Texas appeals court rules on 'Love Is Blind' cases
HOUSTON — An appellate court has decided in two cases involving a reality television participant who alleged she was sexually assaulted while filming the fifth season of "Love is Blind."