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SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD

Thursday, May 2, 2024

News from February 2018


Widower says HHS erroneously listed late wife as single on death certificate

By John Suayan |
HOUSTON – A Harris County man claims the Texas Health and Human Services Commission refuses to let him correct a mistake on his late wife’s death certificate.

Furniture mover says ramps connected to employer's moving truck gave way beneath him

By John Suayan |
HOUSTON – A furniture mover is suing his employer after he allegedly fell on the job two years ago, recent Harris County District Court records show.

Family of Mexican man who died when Ford crashed in Mexico can’t file suit in Jefferson County, justices find

By David Yates |
BEAUMONT – Jefferson County does not have jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit brought by the family of Mexican man, who was killed when the Ford vehicle he was riding in crashed in Mexico.

Former Aries Worldwide Logistics employee allege she is owed unpaid overtime pay

By Philip Gonzales |
HOUSTON – A woman alleges she worked more than 40 hours per week at a Conroe location and was not paid the appropriate rate for overtime work.

Tank cleaner alleges unseaworthiness of Hornbeck Offshore Operator vessel caused injuries

By Philip Gonzales |
HOUSTON – A Louisiana man alleges he was injured while working on a vessel because a company failed to provide a safe means to enter and exit it.

I.C. System Inc. alleged to have harassed Houston woman with collection calls

By Philip Gonzales |
HOUSTON – A Houston consumer alleges a Minnesota-based debt collector has harassed her with phone calls.

Jefferson County District Clerk Jamie Smith needs to try harder

By The Record |
What do Dallas, Galveston, Harris and other Texas county courts have that Jefferson County's doesn't? Transparency. Online transparency, that is. An easily accessible and navigable website that allows ordinary citizens to review court records of civil litigation from home, the office, cell phones, etc.

Laborer alleges A.B. General Construction and Repairs owes unpaid wages

By Philip Gonzales |
HOUSTON – A Houston man alleges he is owed unpaid overtime wages from his former construction company employers.

Union Pacific Railroad Co. machinist alleges he was injured because of unsafe work environment

By Philip Gonzales |
HOUSTON – A machinist alleges he was injured while working on a locomotive in a rail yard.

Dishwasher alleges Fu Fu Cafe Inc. failed to pay a minimum wage, overtime pay

By Philip Gonzales |
HOUSTON – A Houston cafe is alleged to have failed to pay a dishwasher a minimum wage.

Woman who spent $1.3 million on coins from National Collector's Mint alleges 'outrageous price markups'

By Philip Gonzales |
HOUSTON – A Harris County consumer alleges she overpaid thousands of dollars on coins because of false representations of a New York individual and company.

Will the Janus Case Strike the Deathblow to Public Sector Unions?

By Mark Pulliam |
The Supreme Court will hear oral argument today [February 26] in one of the term’s most important—and highly publicized—cases, Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31. As many readers are aware, the case involves the constitutionality of “agency shop” arrangements in public sector collective bargaining agreements, which compel non-member employees to make payments in lieu of union dues as a condition of their employment. Agency shop clauses are commonly used in public-sector labor contracts, enabling powerful unions representing teachers and other government employees to collect large sums of money from workers who never consented to such exactions (and who, for that matter, never voted in favor of union representation).

1st District appellate court upholds summary judgment in medical malpractice case

By Angela Underwood |
HOUSTON – A 1st District Court of Appeals panel of judges has affirmed a trial court’s ruling on an alleged medical malpractice-related death.

Houston residents lose appeal challenging operator of a wastewater pumping facility for negligence

By Michael McGrady |
HOUSTON ‒ In a recently issued opinion regarding the verdict of a past jury trial that proved no wrongdoing on the part of a water collection and treatment system operator, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals for the 1st District of Texas affirmed the original position Feb. 15.

Harris Co. jury awards plaintiff $6.6M in three-year-old med-mal suit

By John Suayan |
HOUSTON – With about a month left before its third anniversary, a state district medical malpractice lawsuit was recently disposed with the plaintiff scoring a $6.6 million judgment in her favor.

Racketeering suit alleges defunct Houston energy company's refusal to take bribe led to lost assets, closure

By John Suayan |
HOUSTON – A defunct energy company asserts it went out of business because it refused to take a bribe from executives with a South American energy company and has pursued legal action in federal court.

Manager alleges he was terminated by Baker St. LaCenterra because of age

By Philip Gonzales |
HOUSTON – A man alleges he was terminated from his job as a manager with a Cinco Ranch restaurant because of his age and perceived disability.

Goodwill shopper alleges trampoline at Katy store caused fall

By Philip Gonzales |
HOUSTON – A Harris County man alleges that he was injured after tripping on a trampoline at a Katy store.

Blaisdell Family Partnership LP alleged to have defaulted on note

By Philip Gonzales |
HOUSTON – A legal holder of a promissory note alleges the borrower has defaulted on it.

Fall from chair at T-Mobile store prompts man to sue telecommunications company

By John Suayan |
HOUSTON – A Houston man claims his visit to a T-Mobile store two years ago resulted in him falling on the floor.