News from June 2011
Alvin man says collection agency used abusive tactics
GALVESTON � Alvin resident Michael Price claims Asset Management Professionals LLC placed harassing calls to his cell phone and his place of work, recent court documents say.
Pearland teacher claims gender discrimination
GALVESTON � Alleging she was terminated from Houston Independent School District because of her gender, Pearland resident Romona R. Mayeaux is suing her former employer.
Man claims defective ladder caused fall, injuries
GALVESTON � A Harris County man says a defective ladder is to blame for injuries he apparently sustained two years ago.
Leaky plumbing leads to Galveston lawsuit
GALVESTON - Culwell Designs is suing Aqueduct Plumbing Co. over a component which reportedly caused a water leak at their clients' residence in Galveston last September.
Contractor claims it was not paid for work on BISD's athletic complex
CPR Services & Supplies has filed suit against the construction manager of the Beaumont independent School District Multipurpose Athletic Complex project, claiming it has not been paid for work performed.
Delay in PA Election Day results, rigged machines source of conspiracy lawsuit
Samuels Former Port Arthur Independent School District trustee Julia Samuels, who lost her election bid in May, has filed suit against the Port Arthur Election Administrators and City Secretary Sherry Ballard.
League City seeks summary judgment in Pakistani journalist case
GALVESTON � The city of League City filed a motion of summary judgment in a Pakistani journalist's lawsuit, recent court documents say.
Man claims house remodeler used home photos for advertising without permission
GALVESTON � J. Cameron Earley accuses Spiros Charalambous of invading his privacy in a lawsuit filed June 9 in Galveston County Court at Law No. 2.
Real estate investor sues over sale of Galveston apartment complex
GALVESTON � Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services of Texas claims Prime Income Asset Management refuses to pay it commission for the sale of a Galveston apartment complex, recent court documents say.
Baytown man claims termination due to worker's comp claim
GALVESTON - A Baytown man has filed suit against his employer after it allegedly terminated him for filing a workers' compensation claim.
Rotocraft Leasing non-suited in chopper crash suit
Fisher Rotocraft Leasing has been non-suited from a wrongful death lawsuit filed over a December 2008 helicopter crash.
*** FOR PRINT **** U.S. SC sides with Wal-Mart in gender-bias class action
Scalia WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court, in a significant victory for businesses, sided Monday with retail giant Wal-Mart in a challenge to a class action lawsuit alleging discrimination against its female employees.
U.S. SC sides with Wal-Mart in gender-bias class action
Scalia WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court, in a significant victory for businesses, sided Monday with retail giant Wal-Mart in a challenge to a class action lawsuit alleging discrimination against its female employees.
Civil trial over racial assaults, termination starts in Jefferson County
Parsons A civil trial over the alleged racially motivated assaults of a black man by his co-workers and his subsequent termination has begun in Jefferson County.
Recent patent infringement/false patent marking cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement/false patent marking cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, June 14-16, 2011.
Deepwater Horizon widow reaches settlement with Transocean, BP
NEW ORLEANS � Deepwater Horizon widow Natalie Roshto, who sued rig owner Transocean and BP a day after the explosion, has settled her claims.
Texas SC finds lighter defect not to blame for girl's burns
AUSTIN � Bic Pen's J-26 lighter didn't cause a 6-year-old girl's clothing to catch fire, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on June 17.