U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas Austin Division
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Judge issues split injunction over Texas law meant to regulate social media site content for minors
AUSTIN – A federal judge has granted an injunction against “monitoring and filtering” provisions of a Texas state law intended to regulate the content of social media, but denied an injunction against each of the law’s other sections, finding they did not unconstitutionally regulate a meaningful amount of constitutionally protected speech or otherwise fail strict scrutiny. -
Plaintiffs sue AG Paxton to prevent enacting of the SCOPE ACT, which they argue violates free speech
AUSTIN – A group of plaintiffs have sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, seeking an injunction to prevent enacting the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act – which the plaintiffs say violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by childproofing the Internet, through blocking constitutionally-protected content made by and for adults. -
Dueling summary judgment motions at hand, in Texas AG investigation of firm which provided airplane parts to Boeing
AUSTIN – A Kansas-based airplane parts manufacturer and the Texas Attorney General’s Office have filed cross motions for summary judgment, within an investigation being conducted by the Office into Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., after recurring issues with certain airplane parts provided by the company to Boeing. -
Patent suit against LinkedIn transferred from Texas to California
WACO - Earlier this week, a Texas federal court shipped a patent lawsuit against LinkedIn to California. -
Verizon hit with patent suit over smartwatch tech
WACO - An infringement lawsuit was recently brought against Cello Partnership (Verizon) alleging violation of a patent dealing with wearable technology. -
Texas’ Eastern District once again a top patent venue, LexMachina data shows
AUSTIN - Once known as the “rocket docket” for patent litigation, the Eastern District of Texas has experienced a resurgence in infringement filings so far in 2023, according to data collected by LexMachina. -
Abbott's order on ballot drop boxes is glaring voter suppression, lawsuit alleges
AUSTIN - Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to restrict each county in Texas to one secure ballot drop box is unconstitutional and a direct act of voter suppression, a lawsuit filed today against Abbott and Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs argues. -
Teenage girl claims she was sexually harassed by Chipotle kitchen manager
AUSTIN — A teenage girl claims while working at Chipotle she faced sexual harassment by a kitchen manager. -
Owners of Austin strip club face allegations of not paying its dancers
AUSTIN — The owners of an Austin strip club are facing a suit filed by a dancer who claims the club failed to pay entertainers a wage and took a percentage of their tips. -
Man claims TitleMax continued debt collection attempts after he filed for bankruptcy
AUSTIN — A man is claiming TitleMax continued to call him in an effort to collect a debt after he filed for bankruptcy. -
Woman sues firearms dealer alleging pistol spontaneously fired causing her injury
AUSTIN — A woman is suing a firearms dealer after suffering permanent injuries when her husband's gun allegedly spontaneously discharged. -
Former VP Racing Fuels manager claims owner orchestrated hazing, other dangerous activity at company events
AUSTIN — A former VP Racing Fuels manager claims the company owner/president placed employees in dangerous situations such as hazing at company meetings and outings and that he was fired for not signing liability release. -
Former Connect Invest consultant sues over severance, benefits he was allegedly denied
AUSTIN — A former consultant for Connect Invest is claiming the company's breach of contract for not paying him severance and other benefits. -
New Civil Liberties Alliance says Congress, not ATF, should enact bump stock laws
AUSTIN – Austin resident Michael Cargill adhered to the bump stock ban and surrendered two of his devices at the local Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) field office. -
The Buzbee Law Firm files 'egregious billing' lawsuit against practice connected to Justin Fairfax controversy
AUSTIN – An international law firm reportedly involved in an East Coast lieutenant governor’s sexual assault debacle is the target of a federal lawsuit filed deep in the heart of Texas. -
Judge dismisses Huntleigh USA from airport injury suit, agrees to add another defendant
AUSTIN – A federal judge dismissed a security company from a lawsuit and granted a motion to leave to bring in a second third-party defendant into the case. -
Magistrate judge recommends case filed by union against Southwestern Bell, others be dismissed
AUSTIN – A U.S. magistrate judge has recommended that a lawsuit filed by a union be dismissed from federal court. -
Former executive assistant hits Tex. Crim. App. with wrongful termination suit, claims Facebook posts led to firing
AUSTIN – A former executive assistant with the state’s highest appellate court for criminal cases recently initiated legal action last month on claims she was wrongfully terminated for her usage of social media. -
Woman says workers' comp claim for snowmobiling injuries sustained during company trip led to termination
AUSTIN – A Seguin woman claims her employer terminated her for pursuing workers’ compensation in response to injuries sustained while snowmobiling on a business outing. -
HomeAway asks court to dismiss lawsuit over traveler fee
AUSTIN – The Austin Division of the Western District of Texas is being asked to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by property owner plaintiffs who alleged the imposition of a new traveler fee by a company that makes short-term rental properties available for travelers on the Web was a breach of contract and represented fraud and unjust enrichment.