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Recent News About Waste Management
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Appeals court revives injured temp worker's lawsuit against Waste Management of Texas
AUSTIN – A state appeals court recently revived an injured garbage truck temporary employee's lawsuit, saying questions remain about whether the worker was a Houston-based garbage service's employee under the state's workers' compensation rules. -
Truck drivers allege WCA Waste Management did not pay for overtime work
HOUSTON – Truck drivers have filed a class-action lawsuit against a company over allegations they were not compensated for any overtime hours they worked. -
Man alleges conveyor belt at Offshore Technology Conference broke tibia
HOUSTON – An Elgin Separation Solutions employee alleges he was injured by a conveyor belt while installing a system for a third party. -
Wright Waste Management alleged to have failed to pay overtime wages to drivers
HOUSTON – A Houston-based recycling company is alleged to have failed to pay its drivers for the overtime hours they worked. -
Beaumont woman sues waste hauler over collision
BEAUMONT — A driver is suing Waste Management of Texas Inc. and one of its employees after she was injured in a collision on Highway 87 near Orange. -
Woman blames Port Arthur for collison with city garbage truck
BEAUMONT – A Port Arthur woman is suing the city of Port Arthur, alleging negligence for injuries she says she suffered when a city garbage truck struck the vehicle she was in. -
African American woman says Waste Management fired her because of race
HOUSTON - After she was allegedly fired from Waste Management for complaining about racial discrimination, Houston resident Angelia M. Osborne pursues legal action. -
Referendum on Calif. greenhouse law appears headed for voters
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-California voters will likely be asked in the November general election if the state's greenhouse gas law should be put on hold for rosier economic times, a postponement the Democratic frontrunner for attorney general, Kamala Harris, said Monday would be a colossal mistake. -
Garbage man claims no warning about dangers of heavy trash lifting
ORANGE -- A garbage man who allegedly hurt himself while manually picking up trash cans has filed a lawsuit against Waste Management of Texas, claiming the company failed to "warn him of the dangerous condition." -
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts, July 3-17, 2008 -
Judge rejects Weyerhaeuser's motion to dismiss in toxic tort case
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- U.S. Federal Court Judge Harry F. Barnes ruled against Weyerhaeuser's Motion to Dismiss in a case involving allegations that the Dierks plywood and lumber mill emitted hazardous substances and toxins into the environment.