News from January 2016
Suit claims TIMCO Services did not pay overtime
MARSHALL – A man is suing his former employer, an oilfield services company, over claims it did not pay him overtime wages.
Woman alleges Belk did not pay overtime
BEAUMONT – A Collin County woman is suing a department store over claims it did not pay overtime wages.
Man sues over injuries allegedly suffered while in police custody
HOUSTON – A man and his father are suing the city of Katy for injuries he allegedly suffered while handcuffed and in the custody of two police officers.
Man claims DSW fired him because of his race
HOUSTON – A former merchandise manager at a shoe company in Houston claims he was fired because he is Mexican.
Harris County firm files lawsuit to force arbitration in structured settlement issue
HOUSTON – A Harris County firm is suing to force an arbitration hearing in connection with some structured settlement insurance payments it claims it was owed to it from a life insurance policy.
Fort Worth oilfield employer sued for allegedly unpaid overtime wages
HOUSTON – Two former employees of a Fort Worth-based oil field services company are suing their employer for overtime time wages that were allegedly not paid out.
Motorist sues another driver claiming crash injured her children
BEAUMONT – A Jefferson County mother is suing another motorist claiming that he injured her children when he allegedly ran a red light and caused their two vehicles to crash.
Memorial Hermann Health System sued over unpaid overtime allegations
HOUSTON – An ex-flight paramedic for a Houston-based health care system is suing his former employer for allegedly unpaid overtime compensation while working for the company from November 2010 to November 2015.
Motorist sues trucking company over injuries allegedly suffered in crash
MARSHALL – A motorist is suing a Missouri-based transportation company over injuries allegedly suffered during a crash on a highway in Longview involving a tractor-trailer.
Humble man files writ in discrimination case
HOUSTON – A resident of Humble has filed a writ demanding that an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission administrative judge hear his discrimination case against the federal government.
Cop sues city claiming that it denied him due process
TYLER – A former police officer for the city of Grand Saline is suing the municipality over a claim that it denied him due process during his termination process.
Two computer technicians sue network provider for alleged unpaid overtime pay
HOUSTON – A network provider is being sued by two former computer technicians who claim they were never paid overtime wages.
Shipping vessel sued over allegedly damaged cargo
HOUSTON – A shipping company has been sued over allegations of damaging a cargo of stainless steel pipe while en route from Shanghai to the Port of Houston.
Steel company alleges maritime shipping business damaged cargo
HOUSTON – A German and technology company with offices in Houston is suing a shipping company, alleging damaged cargo.
Bohn's alleges Isle Development owes more than $86,000 for materials
GALVESTON - A building materials company is suing a development business, alleging it has failed to pay the full amount it owes for materials.
Ninth Court affirms whistleblower claim against BISD
BEAUMONT - A Texas appeals court is allowing a whistleblower lawsuit against the Beaumont Independent School District, which sought immunity from the claim, to continue.
Mostyn Law calls on FDA, Boston Scientific to stop the use of counterfeit surgical mesh
HOUSTON – A federal judge in West Virginia urged a plaintiff in a lawsuit against Boston Scientific Corp. to ask the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the company's use of a plastic resin from China to make vaginal surgical mesh.
Couple sues Honda over daughter's death in accident, dismisses claim days later
Barely a week passed between the time Decatur residents Michael and Robin Meier brought a lawsuit against American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for their daughter’s death in a September 2015 motor vehicle accident and when the case was disposed.
AGs want U.S. SC to stay EPA’s Clean Power Plan
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, along with officials from 30 other states and state agencies, are now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to put the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on hold.
Trial lawyers make a cynical play for the Texas Supreme Court, Place 9
This is another post on the races currently underway for three seats on the Texas
Supreme Court. I have previously written ... about the race between
incumbent Justice Debra Lehrmann and challenger Justice Michael Massengale for
Place 3, and the potentially confusing race between incumbent Justice Paul W.
Green and challenger Rick Green for Place 5. In this post I discuss the race
between incumbent Justice Eva Guzman and challenger Joe Pool Jr. for Place 9.