News from 2018
H & E Equipment Services alleges it is owed more than $45,000 for equipment
GALVESTON – A rental equipment company alleges a Santa Fe individual owes more than $45,000.
Westend Construction/Builders alleges client owes more than $40,000 for work
GALVESTON – A Houston woman is alleged to have failed to pay a contractor for repairs to a Galveston home.
Former employee files suit against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America over overtime pay
GALVESTON – A former employee of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America alleges the company failed to pay the correct rate for overtime after employees worked more than 40 hours per week.
Worker seeks more than $1 million from BP Products North America, others over fall at site
HOUSTON – A worker is seeking damages over injuries he allegedly sustained when he fell through a hole at a Texas City work site.
Guest seeks more than $200,000 from Landry's Restaurants over fall
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman alleges a fall because of a slippery substance at a Kemah restaurant caused her injuries.
African-American woman files discrimination suit against Securus Technologies over termination
SHERMAN – An African-American woman alleges her race and disability were factors in her termination from her job from a technology company.
Houston oral surgeon alleges contract regarding purchase of practice was breached
HOUSTON – An oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Houston alleges the buyers of his practice failed to make payments as outlined in a contract.
Woman alleges rug at Baytown store concealed object that caused her to trip
HOUSTON – A woman alleges she was injured at a department store in Baytown when she tripped over an object concealed by a rug.
Woman seeks more than $200,000 from Metro National after light fixture allegedly fell on her
HOUSTON – A woman is suing the owner of the building where she works after a light fixture allegedly fell from the ceiling and struck her.
Borrower alleges Titlemax wrongfully possessed vehicle twice
HOUSTON – A borrower alleges a financial company wrongfully took possession of her vehicle twice despite being current on payments.
Doctor erroneously diagnosed perforation, Harris County resident alleges
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman alleges she was injured during a surgery and the injury was not discovered for six days.
Worker seeks more than $1 million from Sassafras Construction, others over fall from second floor
HOUSTON – A construction worker is seeking more than $1 million over an accident at a Houston site that allegedly caused a traumatic brain injury.
Passengers sue following collision with ice delivery truck
HOUSTON – Two Texas residents have filed a state district lawsuit in response to a two-vehicle accident in northeast Houston last year.
Texas AG announces $575M settlement with Wells Fargo
AUSTIN– On Dec. 28, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Wells Fargo Bank N.A. will pay $575 million to resolve claims that the bank violated consumer protection laws in Texas, 49 other states and the District of Columbia through alleged unfair and deceptive trade practices.
Court affirms judgment in National Oilwell Varco's favor in discrimination case
HOUSTON – A Harris County man who worked for a manufacturer of equipment used in oil and gas production and was terminated from his employment after 23 years has suffered a loss in court.
TXDOT employee who was terminated after taking scrap metal loses appeal of dismissal of case
BEAUMONT – The Court of Appeals for the 9th District of Texas at Beaumont upheld an 88th District Court of Tyler County order dismissing a woman’s lawsuit against the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), her former employer, and her supervisor Henry Sawyer, according to a Dec. 20 Appeals Court opinion.
New trial granted over medical expenses in rancher's suit against Sprint Pipeline Services
HOUSTON – A new trial has been granted by an appellate court in the case of a ranch owner who was struck by a tractor-trailer on his property on the issue of medical expenses.
La. seaman sues after grocery box knocks him to the ground
GALVESTON – An alleged on the job incident earlier this year in which a Louisiana seaman was knocked to the ground is the subject of a federal lawsuit.
DFW area shooting range sued for copyright infringement
SHERMAN – A New York photographer has filed a federal copyright lawsuit against a suburban Dallas shooting range.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Dec. 28 TYLER DIVISION 6:18-cv-00658-RWS DATA SCAPE LIMITED V. DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ET AL