News from January 2018
Motorist seeks damages after rear-end collision in Bexar County
SAN ANTONIO – A driver alleges she was injured in a rear-end collision in Bexar County.
Former Bonham Independent School District employee files age discrimination complaint
SHERMAN – A former employee of a school district alleges he was terminated and replaced by two younger and less-experienced people.
DoubleTree By Hilton Houston guest seeks more than $1 million over fall allegedly caused by loose tile
HOUSTON – A Harris County resident alleges a loose floor tile caused her to fall at a hotel.
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital alleged to have terminated woman in retaliation
HOUSTON – A Spring woman alleges she was terminated in retaliation from her position at a hospital.
Travel trailer owner alleges Holiday World of Dallas LLC made false representations
GALVESTON – A Deer Park resident is accusing a Mesquite business of fraud after it allegedly failed to follow through with an offer.
Disconnected landline disables woman's Life Alert, suit faults Comcast for incident
GALVESTON – A state district lawsuit accuses Comcast of disconnecting a local woman’s landline and causing her Life Alert to become disabled.
Man alleges Chung's Gourmet Foods discharged him after filing discrimination complaint
HOUSTON – An African-American man is seeking reinstatement to his position at a Houston manufacturing facility after he was allegedly terminated in retaliation for filing a discrimination complaint.
Customer claims Floor & Decor's failure to maintain floor caused her to trip
HOUSTON – A Missouri City woman alleges she injured her knee and back in a tripping incident at a Houston business.
Tractor-trailer driver seeks damages from Everhart Transport, driver after I-30 collision
TEXARKANA – An Alabama tractor-trailer driver alleges injuries he sustained in a collision on Interstate 30 needed surgical intervention.
Former cashier alleges Saba Rizwan Enterprise LLC failed to pay appropriate overtime rate
HOUSTON – A former cashier for a limited liability company alleges he was paid the same rate regardless of the number of hours he worked in a week.
Suing a store for something a customer did
David Humphries must have no assets. Otherwise, Scott Stroud and Jennifer East might be sueing him instead of Academy Sports in Port Arthur.
Two years ago, Humphries exposed himself to Stroud's and East's minor daughters inside the store and allegedly sexually assaulted both of them. But Humphries was not an Academy employee, and Stroud and East were on the premises at the time.
Orion Marine Construction Inc. employee alleges steering wheel of vessel injured hand
GALVESTON – A Louisiana man alleges his hand was injured while working on a vessel.
Sabine Storage & Operations Inc. alleges Dow Chemical Co. owes more than $3 million for services
BEAUMONT – A Houston engineering company alleges it is owed millions for work performed relating to an injunction well.
Driver seeks underinsured/uninsured benefits from Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co.
BEAUMONT – An Orange County man is seeking uninsured/underinsured motorist benefits from his insurance company.
Widower seeks more than $1 million from Echo Maintenance, Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals
BEAUMONT – A Harris County widower is seeking more than $1 million after his 31-year-old wife was killed on a construction site in Beaumont.
Beaumont Golden Corral guest alleges mat caused her to trip, fall
BEAUMONT – A guest at a Beaumont restaurant alleges that she was injured after tripping on a mat.
Santa Fe property owner alleges insurance agent failed to secure insurance
GALVESTON – A Galveston County resident alleges an insurance agent failed to secure her insurance before Hurricane Harvey damaged home.
Petition seeks benzene exposure history of former ExxonMobil employee
BEAUMONT – Cathy Young has filed a petition to perpetuate the testimony of Joe Young, seeking his benzene exposure history while employed by ExxonMobil.
Woman delivers baby into toilet, files petition to investigate potential suit against Christus
BEAUMONT – Christus Health Southeast Texas is facing a possible lawsuit after a woman admitted to St. Elizabeth Hospital delivered her baby into a toilet last May.
Captstone, LMS Intellibound denied summary judgment in suit alleging FLSA violations
HOUSTON – A pair of corporate defendants were recently denied summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by nearly a dozen individuals who sued the companies for unpaid overtime and paying below the minimum wage.