News published on Southeast Texas Record in October 2017

GALVESTON – The family of a man who perished in a helicopter crash in Louisiana earlier this year has pursued legal action against his former employer and the company that built the aircraft.

HOUSTON – A Humble gentlemen’s club employee is suing her employer after an alleged brawl at the establishment caused her to flee and suffer injuries.

HOUSTON – A wrongful death lawsuit filed earlier this year as a result of a containerboard mill blast recently went from two defendants to one.

HOUSTON – Water damages to a hospital during a storm was not a result of negligence caused by a roofer, an appeals court ruled.

AUSTIN – The Texas Third District Court of Appeals has ruled that a brewer’s effort to market a T.G.I. Friday’s brand of beer isn’t protected free speech, reversing a lower court ruling in the case.

HOUSTON – A Humble woman claims she lost her job as a bartender and waitress because she complained of sexual harassment, recent Houston federal court records show.

MARSHALL DIVISION Oct. 20 PREFERENTIAL NETWORKS IP, LLC V. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ET AL 2:17-cv-00709-JRG

GALVESTON — A individual is suing William W. Botts and Kin-Tek Analytical Inc, citing alleged breach of promissory note and conspiracy.

HOUSTON — A consumer is suing Tolteca Enterprises Inc., which does business as Phoenix Recovery Group, alleging deceptive and unfair debt-collection practices.

BEAUMONT — A Walgreens customer is suing the pharmacy chain and M Tello Floor Care over injuries she sustained during a fall inside one of the company's stores.

BEAUMONT – Justices on the Ninth Court of Appeals have reversed a trial court that denied Liberty County and several officials summary judgment in a whistleblower suit brought by a former deputy sheriff.

AUSTIN – On Oct. 26, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court alongside a Texas foster family challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act, which Congress created in 1978.

BEAUMONT — A property owner and lessee is suing Jefferson Central Appraisal District, alleging an excessive tax burden.

JAMES ANDREW BRENEK ET AL vs. AGGREKO LLC ET AL

I recently attended a panel discussion at my alma mater, the University of Texas in Austin. The topic was “Free Speech on College Campuses: Where to Draw the Line?” The event, held during Free Speech Week, was co-sponsored by UT’s Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE), the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis (IUPRA), and The Opportunity Forum, all funded in whole or in part by the state of Texas. IUPRA’s mission “is to use applied policy research to advocate for the equality of access, opportunity, and choice for African Americans and other populations of color.”

BEAUMONT — A restaurant employee is suing Burgers of Beaumont 1 Ltd., alleging that insufficient measures were taken to prevent workplace injuries.

BEAUMONT — A driver is suing Waste Management of Texas Inc. and one of its employees after she was injured in a collision on Highway 87 near Orange.

BEAUMONT — A customer is suing the parent company of Outback Steakhouse, alleging that insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries in one of the restaurants.

BEAUMONT — A husband and wife are suing Earle Thornhill and Christus Health Southeast Texas, which does business as Dubuis Hospital of Beaumont, alleging that insufficient measures were taken to prevent the wife's paralysis in both her legs.

HOUSTON — A mechanical engineer is suing Union Pacific Corp., citing alleged disability discrimination and wrongful termination.