News from December 2018
Property owners allege CC Telge Road's repurchase right has passed
HOUSTON – The buyers of a Tomball property allege that the developer seller is unlawfully attempting to repurchase it.
PetSmart patron alleges store failed to warn of substance that caused fall
HOUSTON – A Harris County man alleges that he was damaged in the sum of more than $1 million after falling in a pet supplies store.
Provost Umphrey names 30 companies in benzene suit, plaintiffs seek more than $1M in damages
BEAUMONT - More than two-dozen companies have been named as defendants in a benzene lawsuit brought by a Warren couple seeking more than $1 million in damages.
Construction Safety
The Construction Industry has the highest number of deaths of any industrial category and the number one cause of on the job deaths in construction is falling.
File a phony suit and get what’s coming to you
If you’re a scrupulous plaintiffs attorney and a prospective client asks you to represent him in a suit against his former employer for an on-the-job injury, you want to verify at least two things before initiating litigation over the claim: that the prospective client was in fact injured, and that the injury actually occurred on the job.
Justices affirm denial of motions to dismiss Harvey inverse condemnation suits against San Jacinto River Authority
HOUSTON – District courts were right to deny motions to dismiss brought by the San Jacinto River Authority in several inverse condemnation cases, according to the First Court of Appeals.
Trial lawyers find unusual allies in fight against arbitration: Conservative state treasurers
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers who see arbitration as a mortal threat to their business have found unlikely allies among some of the nation’s most conservative state officials.
McDonald's patron seeks more than $100,000 after falling in restroom
HOUSTON – A woman alleges she was injured at a fast food restaurant because of a wet floor in the restroom.
Batting practice for man results in head injury, litigation
HOUSTON – Claiming that he sustained a head injury at a batting cage last year, Harris County resident Brandon Gonzalez has pursued legal action against the baseball facility.
Small e-cig business sues ex-employee for stealing trade secrets
HOUSTON – A small business accuses a former employee stealing its ideas and trade secrets.
Lawsuit blames woman's slip and fall at mall on slippery substance 'thought to be ice cream'
HOUSTON – A Brazoria County woman has brought a slip and fall lawsuit against a local mall and a company it does business with, recent Harris County District Court records show.
LUGENBUHL WHEATON PECK RANKING & HUBBARD: Donna Thomisee Selected to Two Texas Bar Nonprofits
Donna Thomisee, managing partner of Lugenbuhl’s Houston office, was recently invited to become a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, an honor limited to only one-third of one percent of licensed attorneys in the state.
Driver alleges weld A&E Truck and Trailer Repair performed on fifth wheel failed
HOUSTON – A Harris County man alleges a weld repair on a rig made by a Houston business failed and caused him injuries.
Truck drivers allege WCA Waste Management did not pay for overtime work
HOUSTON – Truck drivers have filed a class-action lawsuit against a company over allegations they were not compensated for any overtime hours they worked.
Former employee files discrimination suit against W&T Offshore
HOUSTON – A Manvel resident alleges his race was a factor in his termination by an independent oil and natural gas company.
Justices green-light man for handgun license despite misdemeanor history
HOUSTON – A Texas man convicted of misdemeanor assault by contact is still entitled to a license to carry a handgun, the Court of Appeals for the 1st District of Texas determined Nov. 27.
1st District Court of Appeals upholds summary judgment in insurance dispute over facility fees for off-site ERs
HOUSTON – A state court of appeals has upheld the ruling of a trial court in a legal dispute between insurance companies and off-site emergency rooms.
TWIA files jurisdictional plea in JC Harvey suit, argues appraisal is only remedy
BEAUMONT – The Texas Windstorm Association recently filed a plea to the jurisdiction in a Hurricane Harvey lawsuit, arguing appraisal is the only remedy for the plaintiff.
2016 death of Dickinson first grader subject of Houston woman's lawsuit
GALVESTON – Timothy A. Beeton of the law firm Simpson & Beeton in Galveston has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Houston woman whose minor son was allegedly hit to death two years ago, recent Galveston County District Court records show.