News from February 2016
Couple seeks damages after alleged injuries in landfill accident
MARSHALL – A husband and wife are suing a local landfill after the husband was allegedly injured in an accident.
Driver seeks damages for alleged injuries in FM 14 accident
TYLER – A victim of a traffic accident is seeking damages for the injuries he allegedly suffered.
Workers seek compensation for allegedly unpaid overtime and wages
GAVLVESTON – Cleaners are taking their employers, Debusk Services, to court as they claim Debusk failed to pay them properly.
Galveston County man files to have lien removed
GALVESTON – A Galveston County man is suing over the validity of a mechanic's lien on work the defendant allegedly failed to perform.
Personal injury lawyers spend more in advertisements than Super Bowl advertisers
The Super Bowl is well-known as one of the greatest – and most expensive – opportunities to advertise to American consumers. This year, the game will attract the largest audience and the ads will cost the most in NFL history. Even at a cost of $4.5 million for just 30 seconds of airtime – an 11 percent increase over last year – NBC sold out its entire stock of Super Bowl ad slots.
East Texas jury levies $7M verdict against Samsung for patent infringement
An East Texas jury recently found Samsung infringed two imaging patents held by Imperium IP Holdings, awarding the company more than $7 million in damages.
Texas AG announces multistate settlement with Moneygram
AUSTIN – On Feb. 11 Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement with Dallas-based MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., resolving a multistate investigation focused on MoneyGram’s role in transferring money from consumers to people defrauding them.
Employee accuses Mourik of age discrimination
HOUSTON – A 55-year-old Houston man is suing a Dallas-based catalyst handling company, alleging age discrimination.
Welder alleges Oly Fabrication failed to pay overtime
HOUSTON – A welder is suing a Houston-based fabrication company, alleging he is owed at least three years of overtime pay.
Houston minerals company accuses PetroFrac Global Logistics of breach of contract
HOUSTON – A Chinese minerals supplier based in Houston is suing a Washington state trucking company, alleging breach of contract.
Parents blame Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County for son's death
SHERMAN — Two parents are suing Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County, including employees of the respective police and sheriff’s departments, alleging wrongful death of their son.
Barratry suit against Livesay ends after evidence of entrapment comes to light
A barratry lawsuit against Edinburg attorney Kent Livesay and two other individuals has been disposed after evidence was presented showing that the plaintiffs’ former counsel may have sought to entrap the defendants.
Former employee alleges Beale's negligence led to injury
GALVESTON — A Brazoria County man is suing a Friendswood company, alleging negligence in his injury with a bulldozer.
Former employee alleges Nobe-Nash failed to pay overtime
HOUSTON — A Plano woman is suing a restoration and construction business, alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act in not paying for overtime work.
Two workers accuse Tenaris Hydril of age discrimination
HOUSTON — Two fired workers are suing are suing their former employer, alleging violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
Whirlpool adds new complaint to series of lawsuits over alleged infringement of water filter patent
Whirlpool Corp. has added another complaint to its litany of lawsuits arising from what the company asserts is infringement of its patent for its “Filter 3” refrigerator water filters, recent Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas records show.
U.S. SC sides with states, halts EPA’s Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with nearly 30 states in granting a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan.
War chests fatten as Texas SC candidates near primary
With campaign finance reports in for the first three weeks of January, records show at least two out of the three incumbent Texas Supreme justices up for re-election this year hold a financial edge over their Republican challengers.
Employee alleges Coastal Chemical did not pay overtime wages
HOUSTON – A Texas man is suing a Dallas energy company, alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding overtime regulations.
Trust fund trustee alleges Galveston County man owes $27,000 in unpaid rent
GALVESTON – The trustee of a children's trust fund is suing a renter, alleging default in a property lease.