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Exxon: CA A/G Bonta, enviro activists conspired with foreign 'green energy' interests in plastic recycling suits
ExxonMobil has sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta and environmental activist organizations, accusing them of working with an anti-oil Australian billionaire to launch a coordinated "lawfare" campaign against ExxonMobil, including recent lawsuits over Exxon's 'advanced recycling' programs -
Group of AGs back Texas fight against Biden’s parole-in-place policy
A group of attorneys general have filed an amicus brief supporting Texas’ bid for a preliminary injunction of the Biden administration’s so-called Parole-in-Place Policy for undocumented immigrants. -
Texas a top state for ‘thermonuclear verdicts,’ according to report
AUSTIN - Juries in Texas’ state and federal courts issued multi-million-dollar verdicts against corporations that have totaled $41,308,718,699 since 2009, making Texas one of the top states for thermonuclear verdicts, according to a new report by Marathon Strategies. -
$25.4M settlement reached in fraudulent billing suit over provisions supplied to American troops overseas
BEAUMONT - A $25.4 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought against DynCorp International and Damco U.S.A. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Brock Services to Pay $35,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Brock Services, LLC, has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. -
ACLU sues seven Texas cities over anti-abortion ordinances
HOUSTON – The ACLU of Texas and ACLU National today filed a lawsuit to challenge the ordinances in seven cities in east Texas that prohibit abortion providers and advocates from operating within their city limits. -
Consumer alleges Red Auto Protection telemarketers harassed him
BEAUMONT — A Collin County man is suing an auto industry company, alleging he was harassed by telemarketers. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DISTRICT OF TEXAS: Texarkana Physician Agrees to Pay $118,000 to Settle Medicare Billing Fraud Allegations
A Texarkana, Texas, physician has agreed to pay $118,000 to settle allegations of improper billing practices for his Medicare patients at his three clinics, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown. -
Energy company employee alleges she was fired due to pregnancy
HERMAN — A Grayson County woman is suing an energy company, alleging she was wrongly accused of falsifying information while she was pregnant and terminated. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Pulmonary Specialists of Tyler and Sleep Health to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Pulmonary Specialists of Tyler and Sleep Health, medical providers in Tyler, Texas, will pay $30,000 and will change its policies and practices to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. -
U.S. alleges negligence in ExxonMobil refinery fire that injured 10, killed 2
BEAUMONT, Texas (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, alleging violations of federal laws that contributed to a 2013 fire that injured 10 workers and caused the death of two contract employees. -
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Applauds President Trump’s Nomination of Texas Deputy First Assistant Attorney General Brantley Starr to a U.S. District Court in Dallas
Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended President Trump’s nomination of current Texas Deputy First Assistant Attorney General Brantley Starr to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas. -
Major hotel chains seek to dismiss antitrust suit, online booker alleges conspiracy to inflate prices
TEXARKANA – By agreeing not to bid on each other’s branded keywords, major hotel chains allegedly engaged in a conspiracy to stifle competition, keep prices high and make it harder for consumers to comparison shop – that’s the primary accusation made in an antitrust lawsuit brought by TravelPass, an online travel agency. -
Lanier Law Firm: U.S. doesn’t have an ‘absolute’ right to dismiss ‘meritorious’ FCA complaints
TEXARKANA – The U.S. government does not have an absolute, unreviewable right to dismiss meritorious lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act – that’s the argument Lanier Law Firm lawyers are making to keep their whistleblower complaints alive. -
DOJ: A company created to file lawsuits has wasted 1,500 hours of the government's time
TEXARKANA – The U.S. Department of Justice is asking federal judges around the country to dismiss lawsuits it says are brought by shell companies that misrepresent their true purposes - filing meritless litigation against health care companies. -
McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff charged with deceptive collection practices
BEAUMONT — A consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit against McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, citing misrepresentations and false threats. -
Man alleges Credit Protection Association sent 'aggressive' collection letter
BEAUMONT – A Dallas-based debt collector is alleged to have sent a consumer an "aggressive" collection letter. -
Report finds that patent verdicts in Eastern Texas court are split 50/50 between plaintiffs, defendants
SAN FRANCISCO – When it comes to trials concerning patents, how accurate and fair is the jury? In most cases, juries award more favorable verdicts to plaintiffs than to defendants except in Texas, according to a report. -
Consumer claims settlement offer in letter from Northstar Location Services was misleading
BEAUMONT – A New York debt collector is alleged to have used false or deceptive means to collect a purported debt. -
Vengroff Williams alleged to have failed to state creditor in collection letter
BEAUMONT – A consumer alleges a debt collector mailed him a confusing letter regarding the name of the original creditor.