News published on Southeast Texas Record in December 2017

BEAUMONT – A Jefferson County driver is seeking insurance coverage after a collision in Port Arthur.

GALVESTON – A Harris County woman alleges poorly maintained steps caused her to fall at a business.

GALVESTON – A Galveston County couple alleges new flooring in their home was negligently installed and caused it to rot.

HOUSTON – A Fort Worth woman alleges she has been able to find work because of injuries she sustained because of a fall at a jewelry store.

SAN FRANCISCO – A U.S. district court judge has cleared social media outlets in a lawsuit stemming from a 2016 mass shooting in Dallas that left five police officers dead.

NEW ORLEANS – In a class action brought by 173 Texas municipalities, a federal appellate court has ruled that the cost of occupancy tax on a hotel reservation in Texas need not be included in the fees charged by online travel companies like Expedia and Orbitz.

HOUSTON – Earlier this year, a video showing a former United Airlines employee pushing a Houston attorney to the ground went viral. A lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages soon followed, alleging the incident left the 73-year old lawyer with “diminishing cognitive function.” And now, plaintiff Ronald Tigner, a Cozen O’Connor attorney, is claiming that United, in response to his suit, is making “overreaching discovery” requests – essentially engaging in a prohibited “fishing expedition” in search of “dirt” that can be used “to try and embarrass” and “intimidate” him from pursuing his lawsuit.

BEAUMONT – The owners of a Jeep Wrangler allege their insurance company underpaid the damages the vehicle sustained from Hurricane Harvey.

GALVESTON – The owner of a Galveston property alleges it wasn't paid full coverage for water damage.

BEAUMONT – A Beaumont man is alleged to have used trade secrets of his former employer without authorization.

“Oh my gosh! I'd file a suit too!! Or free phones for life lol” “What the hell, file a lawsuit haha” Above are two of the comments friends of Luke Schilhab of Lake Jackson made on his Facebook page when he posted a photograph of the cell phone-shaped, second-degree burn he received on the right side of his abdomen after rolling over on the iPhone 6 he'd left lying on the bed next to him when he went to sleep one night last April.

GALVESTON – A Galveston County general contractor claims that a Brazoria County corporation failed to complete a construction project.

HOUSTON – A class action has been filed against a horizontal directional drilling company over allegations it failed to pay overtime wages.

HOUSTON – An African-American woman residing in Houston alleges discrimination was a factor in her termination from her job with a Sugar Land company.

HOUSTON – A former account manager alleges that he was wrongfully terminated because of his disability.

DALLAS – Two Dallas County consumers allege two debt collectors used false and deceptive representations to collect an alleged debt.

TYLER – A motorist is seeking damages from a trucking company and its driver after a collision in Anderson County.

HOUSTON – A Houston pest control company alleges a Cypress woman who was formerly an employee breached an employment agreement.

HOUSTON – Porcelain and mosaic products importers allege defamatory statements were published about them on a third-party website.

HOUSTON – A Houston woman alleges she was subjected to different treatment before she was terminated by her employer because of her race and age.