News from January 2013
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
License #: 82490
Man injured during collision, according to court documents
A Port Arthur man has filed suit against the driver who he claims failed to keep a proper lookout and struck his vehicle.
T-Mobile sued for using automated call system to collect debt
SHERMAN - A Sherman woman has filed a lawsuit against a cellular company for repeatedly calling her with an automated telephone dialing system.
Worker claims diagnosis of sleep apnea led to termination
MARSHALL - A Rusk County man has filed an age and disability discrimination lawsuit claiming that he was terminated from his job due to his diagnosis of sleep apnea and replaced by a younger man.
Dallas woman sues debt collector after boyfriend is told about debt
SHERMAN - A Dallas woman has filed a lawsuit against a debt collector for violating federal law after her boyfriend was contacted about an alleged debt.
Upshur County sued for firing employee on medical leave
MARSHALL - A former Upshur County employee has filed a lawsuit that claims he was terminated for taking medical leave protected under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Marine company owes more than $50K to maker of flame resistant clothing
A company claims Ancon Marine failed to pay it tens of thousands of dollars for damaged or unreturned flame resistant clothing.
Precinct Four employee claims to have lost job after reporting wrongdoing
A Jefferson County woman claims she lost her county job after she attempted to report the wrongdoings of her supervisors.
Respiratory therapist sues hospital for overtime wages
SHERMAN - A respiratory therapist has filed a lawsuit against an East Texas hospital for violating federal law by failing to pay him overtime wages.
I-10 wreck subject of Louisiana woman's lawsuit
GALVESTON - A Louisiana woman has filed suit over a two-vehicle accident with a League City resident along a stretch of Interstate 10 near Houston which occurred almost two years ago, recent court documents say.
Suit filed after Nebraska woman's alleged fall down cruise terminal escalator
GALVESTON - A Nebraska woman with cancer asserts she was injured in Galveston upon her return from a cruise last year and has filed a lawsuit.
Lawsuit claims fabricated evidence led to Houston man's wrongful arrest
HOUSTON - A murder suspect alleged the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences and the Houston Police Department committed acts which resulted in his wrongful arrest.
Woman claims she was fired over medical condition
HOUSTON - A Houston woman claims an insurance company fired her because she sought accommodations for her health problems, recent court documents say.
Nevada man's request for reduced work week earns termination
HOUSTON - A Nevada man alleges he lost his job in Houston because he had a disability, recent court documents say.
Harris Co. gets extension for response to hearing impaired man's lawsuit
HOUSTON - A request to extend the deadline for an original answer to a Spring man's civil rights lawsuit has been granted.
Motion for summary judgment entered into Galveston fence lawsuit
GALVESTON - The defendants in a lawsuit arising from an apparent fence dispute have submitted a motion for summary judgment, recent court records show.
Defendant in Galveston defamation suit calls allegations 'frivolous'
GALVESTON - A man who is the target of a $10 million defamation lawsuit claims the suit is frivolous, recent court records show.
Motorist non-suited over fatal Galveston auto-pedestrian wreck
GALVESTON - A motorist in an October 2012 lawsuit accused of killing two men and a dog with his vehicle on the Galveston Seawall has been non-suited, according to recent court records.
Day-shift worker files age discrimination lawsuit
MARSHALL - A day-shift worker has filed an age discrimination lawsuit that claims he was constructively terminated when he was placed back on rotating shift work.
Suit says insurance company failed to adequately compensate man
A man claims his insurance company refuses to fully compensate him for damages caused to his property following a fire.