U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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Harris County defends arrest of gun-wielding woman who felt threatened
HOUSTON - Harris County says it was right to pursue criminal charges against a worker at a vehicle impound lot who pulled her personal firearm during a confrontation with an aggressive man who had just been released from prison. -
Law firm makes plea for victory in case of broken Beirut bombing litigation partnership
HOUSTON - A law firm accused of unfairly canceling a partnership with others to pursue lawsuits over a 1983 bombing in Beirut is asking a federal judge to grant it summary judgment. -
Told they must make settlement public, sides want it off the record
GALVESTON - Nevermind, sides are telling a Texas federal magistrate judge they initially asked to approve their Fair Labor Standards Act settlement. -
Woman's lawsuit over tiny bump in Walmart parking lot tossed
HOUSTON - Walmart has defeated a trip-and-fall lawsuit brought against it in Houston, as a federal judge there has found small irregularities in parking lots like the one at issue are not unreasonably dangerous. -
Judge touts public interest in refusing to seal FLSA settlement
GALVESTON - A Texas judge won't keep secret a settlement between a man and Professional Sprinklers LLC in a case that alleges labor code violations. -
School bus driver who wouldn't ride with gay man loses lawsuit
GALVESTON - A Texas City school bus driver who says he was fired for refusing to ride in a car with a gay man has lost his second lawsuit, thanks to his timing being off. -
Legally blind teacher not qualified for job, judge says in discrimination case
GALVESTON - A legally blind teacher is appealing her loss in a lawsuit against the Galveston Independent School District, which allegedly reneged on hiring her rather than accommodate her disability. -
EEOC settling case against Katy facility over nurse's sleep schedule
HOUSTON - A Katy rehabilitation and assisted living facility appears to have resolved claims it fired a nurse over her sleep disorder. -
Appeal: Student punished for dreadlocks hopes to overturn ruling
GALVESTON - The high school student sentenced to a year-long detention because his dreadlocks are too long is appealing his recent court loss. -
Refusing COVID vax because of medical condition not a disability, judge rules
HOUSTON - A former FMC Technologies who refused the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic and says he was forced to quit as a result has now lost his disability discrimination lawsuit. -
High school senior punished for dreadlocks can't block Barbers Hill hair-length policy
GALVESTON - A high school student who spent an entire year in detention because his hair is too long has failed to obtain a court ruling that would get him out. -
Lender had to know about hurricane lawyers' scheme, class action plaintiff argues
HOUSTON - A lender that fronted millions of dollars to a legal marketing company caught up in allegations property owners were taken advantage of by a Texas law firm shouldn't be let off the hook, the plaintiff in a class action lawsuit says. -
Deputy who shot and killed troubled man in Greenspoint loses bid for backpay
HOUSTON - A former deputy sheriff waited too long to sue Harris County for shortchanging him on backpay, following the 2018 fatal shooting of a man whose wife had drowned two of their children. -
Texas the venue for lawyer suing ad firm over award-nominated 'kicking the crap out of insurance companies' campaign
HOUSTON - A Houston personal injury lawyer won't have to travel to Delaware to pursue his lawsuit against an advertising firm he says cheated him - though their campaign of "kicking the crap out of insurance companies" was nominated for an attorney marketing award and he thanks the company on his website. -
'Overweight lover': Ex-mayor's jab at cop has Arcola getting deeper into lawsuit
HOUSTON - A former officer in Arcola can't allege sex discrimination after the mayor called her an "overweight lover" to those at a barbecue but can proceed with the rest of her claims. -
Appeal filed as insurers try to save RICO case against Houston chiropractors
HOUSTON - Insurers whose effort to allege a racketeering scheme among Houston chiropractors was rejected by a federal judge have appealed. -
Houston-area chiropractors get good news in RICO case alleging they ripped off insurance companies
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Insurers who footed the bill for personal injury settlements shouldn't succeed in recouping their losses from health care providers they alleged conspired to inflate the cost of care, a federal magistrate judge says. -
Investor in Watts' BP litigation flop fails in latest attempt to get millions back
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - An investor who lost millions of dollars when lawyer Mikal Watts claimed to have put together 40,000 clients but instead ended up fighting criminal charges won't be able to blame his own attorneys for not recouping his money. -
Discrimination lawsuit brought against RV dealer
GALVESTON - A disability discrimination lawsuit has been brought against RV Retailer, LLC and RV Retailer Texas, LLC. -
NCLA & TPPF file class-action for naturally immune federal employees against COVID vaccine mandate
DC – Federal workers with naturally acquired immunity to COVID-19 have filed a class-action lawsuit against their employer, the U.S. government, as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci and other members of the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, the group designated to act as the intermediate enforcer of the executive order mandating that all federal employees get vaccinated, a press release states.