News published on Southeast Texas Record in July 2018

HOUSTON – A state district lawsuit faults a daycare center for firing an employee for reporting child abuse.

HOUSTON – A Houston County woman alleges the tip of her finger was cut off at a Webster property by a door.

Parents accuse rubber seal distributors of gross negligenceHOUSTON — Parents are suing Surge Operating LLC, Apache Manufacturing Inc. and Knox Oil Field Supply Inc., rubber seal distributors, citing alleged gross negligence.Joe Stinson and Allison Stinson, individually and as representatives of the estate of Coby Lane Stinson, deceased filed a complaint on July 12, in the Galveston County District Court against the defendants alleging that they failed to supply a rubber seal that was safe for its intended use.According to the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that, in June 9, 2017, Joe Stinson and Allison Stinson, individually and as representatives of the estate of Coby Lane Stinson, deceased Coby Lane Stinson was working on the Dyess 8AH location in Borden County to connect a manifold, also known as header, to a butterfly valve, when suddenly and without warning, the rubber Buna seal, supplied by defendants blown out of the valve, causing tremendous amount of water to strike him in the chest and throwing him approximately 20 feet into a backhoe.

HOUSTON – A Houston woman alleges that she was terminated by a Harris County nursing facility after she was injured on the job.

BEAUMONT – A lawsuit brought by the family of a worker who died while working at ExxonMobil’s Beaumont factory has been called up for trial next month.

“Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.”

HOUSTON – Local residents David and Alesa Mora have pursued legal action against Retreat at Cinco Ranch, LLC, alleging the apartment complex in Katy seized their personal possessions from their hurricane-damaged unit without their permission.

HOUSTON – A guest at a Houston hotel alleges he was injured when he fell entering an elevator because of a slippery floor.

HOUSTON – Former members of limited liability company allege that a clause in an agreement is unenforceable and are seeking a declaration.

GALVESTON – A Pearland man is alleged to have failed to pay fees under a rental agreement and failed to honor an agreement to repurchase membership shares.

HOUSTON – A specialized eye products and care provider is alleged to have failed to pay manufacturing employees at its Houston facility the correct rate for overtime pay.

HOUSTON – An Angleton man alleges a hostile work environment at a Freeport facility forced him to retire.

HOUSTON – A Texas woman alleges she faced discriminatory treatment because of her sex and age while employed by a California-based company.

HOUSTON – Current and former direct patient care nurses for a medical facility operator allege that they were not paid for all hours worked.

HOUSTON – Local cardiologist Dr. Salah El Hafi is alleged by a deceased patient’s family to have not timely diagnose and treat his condition.

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the legal fraud that ensues after every hailstorm or hurricane it seems.

HOUSTON – Two Magnolia residents allege a debt collector continued to call them after they requested the calls to stop.

HOUSTON – A woman alleges she was injured at a Baytown restaurant because of a wet floor.

HOUSTON – A Highlands resident alleges that a debt collector unlawfully contacted a family member.

GALVESTON – A Jefferson County resident alleges she was injured at a La Marque apartment complex in a fall caused by a pothole.