News from 2015
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
MARSHALL DIVISION Nov. 23 Bush Seismic Technologies, LLC v.
Jefferson County 60th Court District: January 2015
RUSTIN GUARNERE V.
New business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
DBA: 11/20 - 11/26/2015 License #:38061 Assumed Name:YELLA DOG GUIDE SERVICE Address:9012 COOKS LAKE RD., LUMBERTON, TX, 77657 Owner Name:BRACKIN MARK IV License #:38106 Assumed Name:ALL STAR PLUMBING CO Address:605 S 4TH ST., BEAUMONT, TX, 77701 Owner Name:JAMES H FLOWERS III INC License #:38110 Assumed Name:CREOLE FRIJOLE CRAWFISH CO. Address:885 PARSON DR., BEAUMONT, TX, 77706 Owner Name:FONTENOT MICHELLE L License #:38111 Assumed Name:SIMIEN MEIDA Address:1660 AUBURN DR., BEAUMONT, TX,
Lab technician alleges Hunt Regional Medical Center guilty of disability discrimination
A Greenville woman is suing a Texas medical center, alleging employment discrimination.
Mechanic sues Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, alleging unpaid overtime
A New Mexico mechanic is suing a rail infrastructure contractor, alleging unpaid overtime.
Two employees accuse Barringer-Knoll, supervisor of unpaid overtime
Two Webster maintenance men are suing their employer and supervisor, alleging unpaid overtime.
Lumberton woman blames Southeast Texas Portable Moving, driver for vehicle collision
A Lumberton woman is suing a Beaumont moving company and one of its drivers, alleging negligence for injuries she says she sustained in a vehicle collision.
Mother blames Port Arthur motorist for negligence in collision with her son
A woman is suing a Port Arthur motorist over injuries her son allegedly sustained as a result of a vehicle-pedestrian collision.
Woman sues Wal-Mart, alleging negligence for in-store accident
A Jefferson County woman is suing Wal-Mart, alleging negligence for injuries she says she sustained when she slipped and fell in a puddle inside a Port Arthur store.
Trucker alleges Premier Tank Truck Service did not pay overtime
A Texas trucker is suing a trucking service, alleging unpaid overtime.
Loan officer alleges Great Plains National Bank did not pay overtime wages
An mortgage loan officer is suing a bank, alleging unpaid overtime.
Oil rig inspector alleges Tailing practices illegal overtime pay policy
A Texas oil rig inspector is suing a Louisiana-based provider of third party inspections for the oil and gas industry, alleging it failed to provide him and other employees with overtime pay.
Couple sues 21st Century Centennial Insurance, seeks uninsured benefits
A Hitchcock couple is suing an insurance company, seeking uninsured benefits they allege they're owed following a vehicle collision.
Tyson Foods hit with $2.2M verdict following injury trial
A Texas federal jury recently found Tyson Foods negligent in causing an employee’s injury, awarding the plaintiff more than $2.2 million in damages.
Dallas lawyer demands millions from city of Irving, says rights of Ahmed Mohamed were disregarded
Pay up and say you’re sorry or face a lawsuit – that was essentially the message a Dallas plaintiff’s lawyer delivered to Irving city officials in a Nov. 23 letter, writing the constitutional rights of Ahmed Mohamed, the now famous teenage boy who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school, were disregarded.
Texas AG silences atheists on 'In God We Trust' stickers
In a new opinion about the legality of stickers on police vehicles that read “In God We Trust”, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton reassured worried state legislators that the stickers are legal, should not be removed, and that the sticker policy will easily survive any court challenge to force their removal.
Texas lawmaker convicted of illegally soliciting injury clients, faces up to one year in jail
A Texas state lawmaker faces up to a year in jail after being convicted of five counts of misdemeanor barratry for the illegal solicitation of law clients. State Representative Ron Reynolds, a Missouri City Democrat, was prosecuted in Montgomery County along with eight other Houston-area attorneys on barratry charges, also referred to as “ambulance chasing”.
Two League City residents blame insurance firms, agent for not procuring coverage
Two League City residents are suing two insurance companies and an agent, alleging they did not procure automobile insurance as directed.
Texas, W.Va. attorneys general underscore legal limits of Obama administration on climate accord
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey have called on U.S.
Obama administration takes immigration fight to Supreme Court
The Obama Administration petitioned the U.S.