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News from August 2012


AGs settle with Janssen for $181M

By Bryan Cohen |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A $181 million multistate agreement was announced by a group of attorneys general on Thursday with Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.

AGs settle with Janssen for $181M

By Bryan Cohen |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A $181 million multistate agreement was announced by a group of attorneys general on Thursday with Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Xerox sued following employee’s rear-end collision

By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau |
MARSHALL - Following a rear-end motor vehicle accident in Longview, Christopher Harding filed a lawsuit against the driver’s employer, Xerox Corp., on Aug. 20 in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division.


Plano shopping center sued for disability discrimination

By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau |
SHERMAN - In an effort to bring a Plano shopping plaza and a restaurant into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, a disabled woman has filed a lawsuit that claims the areas are discriminating against the disabled through architectural barriers.




East Texas company sued for denying African-American worker promotions and raises

By Michelle Keahey, East Texas Bureau |
LUFKIN - An African-American heavy equipment operator has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against an East Texas company that claims he was denied promotions and raises in favor of less qualified white employees.


African American woman says Waste Management fired her because of race

By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau |
HOUSTON - After she was allegedly fired from Waste Management for complaining about racial discrimination, Houston resident Angelia M. Osborne pursues legal action.

Texas City mechanic sued over failure to repair Lexus

By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau |
GALVESTON - A Pasadena man claims a Texas City mechanic failed to repair his vehicle, recent court documents say.

Recent suits against insurance companies filed in Jefferson County Courts

By Kelly Holleran |
A total of four new lawsuits against insurance companies over hurricane and windstorm damage claims have been filed in Jefferson County District Courts, Aug. 13-17, 2012.

Community Bank sues debtor for $29K

By David Yates |
Parsons

Couples in litigation over sale of property

By David Yates |
Portner

AAA Truck Agency sued for trucker’s collision

By David Yates |
Dugas

Slip and fall dismissed two months after filing

By David Yates |
 

Defendant driver who struck kid riding bike settles for 20K

By David Yates |
A defendant motorist who allegedly struck a minor out riding his bicycle has opted to settle the lawsuit for $20,010.

Laundromat non-suits landlord for not providing utilities

By David Yates |
In 2010, a laundromat operating out of the Vermont Apartments in Vidor sued its landlord for allegedly not providing utilities and denying the company access to its equipment.

League City man's suit claims dump near residence a nuisance

By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau |
GALVESTON - A League City man accuses the city of allegedly creating a nuisance near his residence, recent court documents say.