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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
MARSHALL DIVISION SEPT. 11 RFID TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS, LLC V. FIESTA MART, L.L.C. 2:17-cv-00637-JRG
Baytown woman claims Great Clips denied her service because of race
HOUSTON – A Baytown woman is suing a hair salon after the business allegedly denied her service because of her race.
Woman seeks more than $200,000 after she fell stepping from Houston elevator
HOUSTON – A Houston woman alleges that she was injured when exiting an elevator in an underground parking garage.
GKL Recovery & Acquisitions alleged to have used misleading collection practices
BROWNSVILLE – A Houston consumer alleges a letter sent from California collection agency misled her into believer she needed to pay an alleged debt immediately or the amount would increase.
GNRK Export Truck & Equipment Sales, others alleged to have failed to pay for trucks
HOUSTON – A Houston couple alleges they were not compensated for the sale of trucks.
Premium Glacier Inc., Ice Cap Enterprises SRL alleged to have failed to pay loans
AMARILLO – A Texas lender claims that three loans executed to two Canadian businesses were not paid in full.
Phoenix Financial Services alleged to have threatened woman with legal action to pay alleged debt
HOUSTON – A Richmond consumer claims a national debt collection company unlawfully threatened her with a lawsuit.
Federal Circuit finds Gilstrap abused discretion by refusing to transfer patent suit
EAST TEXAS – On Sept. 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that Judge Rodney Gilstrap, Eastern District of Texas, abused his discretion by refusing to transfer a patent lawsuit.
Texas AG snags $9.5M judgment halting synthetic drug sales at Houston smoke shop
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that his office obtained a permanent injunction stopping Good Timez Boutique & Smoke Shop, its owners and landlord from selling highly-addictive and dangerous synthetic marijuana to consumers in Houston.
Jefferson County 136th District Court Docket: October 2017
MICAH TOWNLEY, ATTY TERRELL, B ADAM vs. TROY J BELLANGER ET AL, NO COUNSEL, ATTY WILKINS, GREG C
Toxic tort litigator Jeffrey Simon calls 'Unsettled' asbestos documentary ‘poorly produced’ following screening
DALLAS – Perhaps unsurprisingly, a couple of Texas’ most well-known toxic tort litigators had a few choice words after watching the unveiling of "Unsettled," a documentary offering a glimpse “Inside the Strange World of Asbestos Lawsuits.”
JC Judge refuses to dissolve TROs against nursing homes that allegedly failed to evacuate elderly during Harvey
BEAUMONT – A district judge in Jefferson County has refused to dissolve temporary restraining orders obtained against two nursing homes, which allegedly failed to evacuate their elderly residents as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey flooded Southeast Texas.
Two former employees of Boomer Enterprise seek allegedly unpaid overtime
HOUSTON – Former employees of a Texas corporation allege that they are owed unpaid overtime compensation.
Former Howton Construction workers allege they are owed unpaid overtime pay
HOUSTON – Two construction workers allege their former employer paid the same rate regardless of how many hours they worked in a week.
Ad Astra Recovery Services Inc. alleged to have harassed consumer with collection calls
BROWNSVILLE – A Richmond consumer alleges a debt collector harassed her with phone calls.
Man alleges he was retaliated against by Mattress Firm for reporting discrimination complaints
SHERMAN – A Collin County man claims that he was discriminated because of his race during his employment.
Man alleges he was subjected to discrimination at Vista College
TYLER – A Hispanic man alleges that he faced disability discrimination and a hostile work environment before he was terminated by a college.
Father, minor child seek damages after incident at Tugboat Island
BEAUMONT – A Nederland minor alleges that she sustained injuries on Tugboat Island because of a defective condition.
Equifax breach prompts legal action from Denton residents
SHERMAN – Two North Texas residents have filed a class action lawsuit in response to the alleged Equifax security breach, according to recent Sherman Division of the Eastern District of Texas records.
Texas Supreme Court to review case of injured oil rig worker who received $9.6 million settlement
AUSTIN – The Texas Supreme Court will review a case to decide if an oil rig worker who received approximately $9.6 million in damages from injuries sustained on the job deserved the award after a video that had been rejected by a trial court as evidence allegedly showed the man doing physical labor free of pain.
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