SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD

MARSHALL – An African-American administrative assistant formerly employed by the Marshall Independent School District alleges she was terminated because of her age and race.

SHERMAN – A rest area attendant alleges he was misclassified as an independent contractor so his employers could avoid paying overtime.

HOUSTON – In a decision filed Sept. 21, the 14th Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s granting of summary judgment in a case accusing National Oilwell Varco (NOV) of negligence.

MARSHALL DIVISION Sept. 26 TECHNO LICENSING LLC V. TAIT NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2:17-cv-00667-RWS-RSP

JAMES WILLIAMSON vs. SAFETY STAR INDUSTRIAL INC ET AL

BEAUMONT – On Oct. 5, the Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment win obtained by Suntrust Bank.

BEAUMONT – A petition to perpetuate testimony has been filed against Texaco, Radiator Special and United States Steel.

BEAUMONT – A defective product liability suit has been brought against the Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group.

BEAUMONT – ExxonMobil and Texaco have been named in a benzene suit alleging a deceased man’s exposure began in the 1950s.

Justice Antonin Scalia definitely had a way with words. Law students pore over his opinions not just for Scalia’s keen analysis but to delight in the verve of his prose—pungent, clear, combative, and always colorful. Scalia aficionados also savor his books and essays, which showcase his forceful rhetoric and deft pen. Alas, the body of Scalia’s judicial decisions and scholarship, although considerable, is finite. Fortunately, Scalia fans now have a treasure trove of new material to savor, in the form of a recently-released compilation of the late Justice’s speeches, entitled Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived.

HOUSTON – The Texas 14th Court of Appeals has denied a motion for rehearing in a contract case between an ethanol trade and distributor and a bulk tank storage service.

BEAUMONT – A Gulf Coast terminal operator in Nederland is seeking damages after a vessel struck a dolphin.

GALVESTON – A California lender claims a Galveston County company failed to pay the full balance of a loan.

GALVESTON – A Pasadena resident is seeking damages over alleged injuries sustained in a collision with a Galveston garbage truck.

BEAUMONT – A Jefferson County woman alleges that a sponge was left in a wound after discharge from a hospital.

BEAUMONT – The city of Port Arthur alleges two employees dishonestly used city property for their personal use and benefit.

BEAUMONT – A Jefferson County man alleges that he was injured while sandblasting for his employer.

ATLANTA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit is asking the Texas Supreme Court to help answer a product liability case question in a case filed by a Texas woman.

WASHINGTON – A 2014 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on "abstract" patents has hit patent litigation hard and reduced the burden on software developers in the three years since its ruling, according to two experts in the intellectual property law.

BEAUMONT – A Nederland Walmart shopper claims that he was injured in a fall while in the store.