News from 2008
Pakistani alleges termination due to national origin
GALVESTON � A man of Pakistani descent has sued his former Galveston employer on allegations of discrimination, retaliation and unlawful termination.
Judge grants motion for severance in Colossus class action
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Facing a multitude of arguments, Miller County Judge Kirk Johnson granted the plaintiffs' request to sever a handful of defendants from the pending Colossus class action.
Preschool sued after child's alleged abuse by other student
After learning a church-run preschool had been cited by the state 35 times over the past three years, two fuming parents filed suit against Wesley United Methodist Church � alleging the "wrongdoers seem to like to 'talk the talk' of safety instead of actually 'walk that walk' to protect children."
Galveston council agrees to settle 'chocolate bunny' lawsuit
Galveston City Manager Steve LeBlanc GALVESTON � The end is nigh for a sexual discrimination lawsuit filed against the city of Galveston by a female police officer as a result of an allegedly racy Christmas party skit.
Klein, Gillam reach agreement over defamation lawsuit
Philip Klein A defamation lawsuit filed last year by a local JP against an Internet blogger recently ended without further litigation.
Recent real estate foreclosures in Jefferson and Orange counties
Jefferson County
Texas suit says restaurants guilty of fraud over 'guiltless' menu claims
DALLAS -- Chili's Grill and Bar, Romano's Macaroni Grill and On The Border Mexican Grill and Cantina are facing allegations that they misrepresented the nutritional content of menu items and unconscionably sold high-fat food that they advertised as low-fat.
Dairy Queen sued for not giving man his tacos
TEXARKANA � With the likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. emblazoned on his T-shirt, disabled Texas resident Cordell Moody stepped into the Hughes Springs Dairy Queen and ordered three tacos.
Texas SC continues to test mandamus powers
Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN � For the third time in three weeks the Texas Supreme Court flexed its new mandamus muscle to prevent a medical malpractice trial, but in a fourth case the justices sent a signal that they won't exercise their new power automatically.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Orig. Filing Date: 06/05/2008 Certificate #: 72929
FELA suit filed after railroad worker trips over debris
A railroad employee claims it was his employer's responsibility to keep him from tripping over a mound of debris and has as a result filed suit against Kansas City Southern Railway.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in U.S. District Courts
Marshall Division, Eastern District of Texas
Accusations of stolen shoes leads to $75K suit against Sears
TEXARKANA -- Shortly after entering a Paris, Texas, Sears store for the second time on Nov. 30, 2007, Brandy Mosley was confronted by Sears' employees about the new tennis shoes she was wearing. The employees accused Mosley of stealing the shoes and then escorted her to the Loss Prevention room.
TADC files amicus brief in support of motion for rehearing
Fred Raschke, TADC executive director On June 5, the Texas Association of Defense Counsel offered an Amicus Brief to the Texas Supreme Court asking it to reconsider its recent decision in Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee v. American Home Assurance Company, Inc.
Legally Speaking: If You Can't Teach 'Em, Sue 'Em
John G. Browning There are some strange things afoot within the ivory towers of academia. For example, a recent perusal of the University of California-Berkeley Law School's faculty Web site listed "Test Dummy" among the names of its many legal scholars.
Fall in aisle leads to suit against Wal-Mart
ORANGE -- An Orange County resident has filed suit against Wal-Mart Supercenter after she slipped and fell in the aisle of the mega retailer.
Orange man injured by trailer says company never explained unhooking procedure
ORANGE -- Whacked in the knee while unhooking his brand new trailer from his truck, Jerald Whately claims the company who sold him the trailer never fully explained the procedure and has filed suit against Lloyd's I-10 RV Center Inc.
Orange woman sues 39 companies for benefactor's asbestos exposure
Lou Thompson Black On behalf of the late Ronald Duane Deem, Shirley Deem is suing A.W. Chesterton and 38 other companies for conspiring to conceal the hazards of asbestos to human health and purposely inflicting Ronald Deem with an asbestos-related disease.