News from April 2018
Consumer claims St. Paul Stamp Works failed to honor contract
GALVESTON – A consumer alleges a business failed to honor a contract and is seeking money he paid for the products he purchased.
Man alleges Orion Project Services Houston failed to pay wellsite supervisors overtime wages
HOUSTON – A man formerly employed as a wellsite supervisor in Texas alleges he was not properly compensated for hours worked beyond 40 per week.
Wife files negligence suit against Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, others
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman alleges a health care facility's negligence left her husband in a vegetative state.
Former sign installer claims Tips Family Enterprises owes unpaid overtime wages
SHERMAN – A Dallas County man alleges that his former Denton County employer owes him unpaid wages.
AllianceOne Receivables Management alleged to have unlawfully called consumer
SHERMAN – A Frisco consumer alleges she has been harassed by calls from a debt collector.
Defective trailer hitch caused Brazos Co. man facial injuries, lawsuit says
HOUSTON – A defective trailer hitch is the focus of a Brazos County man’s product liability lawsuit.
Alamo Plaza Motel tenants allege bedbugs were in unit
HOUSTON – Tenants at an Old Spanish Trail, Houston motel allege a bedbug infestation was not disclosed to them before renting a unit.
Passenger alleges Metro bus driver was distracted before colliding with vehicle
HOUSTON – A Metro bus passenger alleges he was injured when the bus collided with another vehicle.
Teacher alleges Cypress Fairbanks ISD wrongfully terminated him, seeks $1.5 million
HOUSTON – A Houston teacher alleges his former school district employer violated his confidentiality and wrongfully terminated him.
African-American man alleges TDCJ deprived him of employment opportunities
HOUSTON – An African-American employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice alleges he was deprived of employment opportunities because of his race.
MRM National Construction employee alleges he was injured because of unsafe work environment
HOUSTON – A Harris County man alleges that he was injured while working because his employer failed to provide a safe working environment.
Hispanic employee files discrimination suit against United Airlines
HOUSTON – A Hispanic man alleges that he was discriminated against because of his race by his employer and a supervisor created a hostile work environment.
Tyler federal jury hands down $502.6 million verdict against Apple in long-running patent infringement case
TYLER – A federal jury sided with VirnetX, Inc. in the latest trial of its patent infringement lawsuit against Apple, recent Tyler Division of the Eastern District of Texas records indicate.
Jefferson County 60th District Court Docket: May 2018
JZ RUSSELL INDUSTRIES INC vs. PETROCHEM FIELDS SERVICES INC
Lawsuit filed over Harris Co. man's alleged injuries suffered during Fourth of July fireworks show
HOUSTON – A Harris County man claims he was injured while watching a fireworks show on the Fourth of July two years ago and has filed a lawsuit.
Man claims fertility facilities allowed specimen donations to thaw, declined to provide explanation
HOUSTON – A Harris County man alleges Houston Fertility Services, PLLC and Southwest Andrology Services, LLC refused to provide him information in connection with the purported destruction of his sperm donation.
Galveston Co. woman's wrongful termination suit against Texas City says defendant's drug test policy is unconstitutional
GALVESTON – The City of Texas City and Mayor Matthew T. Doyle face a federal lawsuit from a former employee who says she was fired for refusing to take a random drug test.
Physician says employer did not investigate claims against him properly
HOUSTON – A local physician has sued his employer for not affording him a proper investigation into allegations against him, recent Harris County District Court records show.
Opioid lawyers pumped $110K into LaHood’s campaign after Bexar County DA hired them
SAN ANTONIO – Although he lost in the Democratic Primary last month, Bexar County District Attorney Nico LaHood had his campaign bolstered with $110,000 in contributions from lawyers he hired to represent the county in an opioid lawsuit.
State appeals court sides with Masonic grand lodge in property dispute with lodge members
HOUSTON – A Texas appeals court recently affirmed a Freemason Grand Lodge's ownership of property and assets of a constituent lodge in Houston, despite assertions to the contrary by members of that lodge.