News from June 2016
Castleton Commodities Shipping Co. Pte. LTD files suit alleging breach of contract
HOUSTON – A foreign company with a place of business in Connecticut alleges an Illinois company breached a contract between the parties.
Customer accuses vehicle manufacturer of design defect
HOUSTON — A Washington state customer is suing a vehicle manufacturer, alleging the selling of a defective motorhome to the plaintiff.
Employee accuses transport business of failing to pay overtime
HOUSTON — A Texas woman is suing a Baton Rouge company, alleging failure to pay overtime.
Learning the Lesson of Tiananmen Square — and Reminding China
You do not change authoritarian regimes by enriching them while leaving their crimes against their own people unmentioned.
Dismissed: Truck dispatcher’s suit over overtime wages
MARSHALL – A truck dispatcher who sued his employer claiming that he was not paid overtime wages has dismissed the action.
Texas AG joins suit to get unclaimed millions from MoneyGram
WASHINGTON – On June 9 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the state has joined Arkansas’ Attorney General Leslie Rutledge in co-leading a 21 State coalition to file a lawsuit at the U.S.
U.S. senators call out DOJ in Vascular Solutions case
WASHINGTON – A pair of U.S.
Customer alleges grocery's negligence caused her to fall
GALVESTON — A Galveston County woman is suing a grocery and its owner, alleging negligence caused her to fall and sustain injuries.
Technician alleges lab failed to pay overtime
HOUSTON — A Harris County woman is suing a Houston lab, alleging failure to pay proper overtime wages.
Employee accuses Lowe's of disability discrimination
HOUSTON — An employee is suing Lowe's, alleging she was terminated due to a disability.
Employee alleges Houston company owes more than 400 hours of overtime pay
HOUSTON — A Harris County woman is suing a Houston company, alleging failure to pay more than 400 hours of overtime wages.
Employee alleges Houston sign company failed to pay overtime
HOUSTON — An employee is suing a Houston sign business, alleging failure to pay overtime.
People's United Equipment Finance Corp. files suit for allegedly unpaid debt
HOUSTON – A creditor has filed suit against three Louisiana companies alleging unpaid debt.
Former employee alleges discrimination, retaliation at Titus Regional Medical Center
MARSHALL – An African-American woman alleges that she was denied job positions because of her race.
Employees accuse oilfield construction business of overtime violations
HOUSTON — Two employees are suing an oilfield construction company, alleging failure to pay overtime.
Employee accuses nursing home of discrimination
TYLER — A Rusk County woman is suing a Kilgore nursing home, alleging disability discrimination.
Employee accuses hotel operator of failing to pay overtime
HOUSTON — A Harris County woman is suing the operators of the Lancaster Hotel, alleging failure to pay proper overtime wages.
Summary judgment battle ensues in fraud suit against Harbor Hospice
A Jefferson County investor recently filed a motion for summary judgment in a piece of complex litigation that originally alleged his financial interest in dozens of companies had been fraudulently managed.
Harbor Hospice granted summary judgment in suit by former partner
Harbor Hospice of Beaumont was granted summary judgment in a suit brought by a former partner, who claimed he wrongly lost his interest in the company.
SE Medical Center cleared of any negligence following med-mal trial
A Jefferson County jury has cleared the Medical Center of Southeast Texas of any negligence following a medical malpractice trial.