News from March 2018
Texas ‘anticipates’ suing opioid manufactures, AG Office keeping quiet on which law firms will represent state
AUSTIN – The Lone Star State may soon join the dozens of Texas counties that have already filed suit against the makers of opioids, as an open records request revealed the state has indeed received “suggested case theories” from “prospective co-counsels” and “anticipates” litigation.
Appeals court reverses ruling in dispute over AT&T cell tower lease
HOUSTON – The Court of Appeals for the 1st District of Texas has partially ruled against AIC Management Co. in a dispute over a lease for an AT&T cellular tower in Houston.
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Kids have selective hearing. Depending on what you're saying, they may be stone-deaf from a foot away or pick up dog whistles a block away.
Former Smith Protective Services employee alleges termination was related to workers' compensation claim
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman alleges she lost her job after she filed a workers' compensation claim.
Former Southern Tire Mart employee alleges he is owed unpaid overtime wages
HOUSTON – A Rosenberg man alleges his former commercial tire dealer did not include premium pay for hours worked over 40 in a week in his salary.
Tristar Global Energy Solutions alleged to have retaliated against employee over injury
HOUSTON – A Jefferson County man alleges he was terminated in retaliation after he was injured on the job.
Viking Enterprises contractor alleges employee assaulted him
HOUSTON – A Tennessee man working as a contractor alleges he was assaulted by an employee working for the same company because the employee was under the influence of drugs.
HEB Grocery shopper alleges ice patch caused injury
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman alleges she was injured at a Houston grocery store after slipping on a patch of ice.
Woman alleges she was terminated from A.P. Formulators after finding explicit video on company computer
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman alleges she was subjected to a hostile working environment and eventually terminated after she found a sexually explicit video on a company computer.
Med-mal trial over use of da Vinci Surgical System starts in Beaumont
BEAUMONT – The trial of a medical malpractice lawsuit over the use of the da Vinci Surgical System, a robotic device used to assist surgeons, has begun.
Mistrial declared in med-mal over man’s suicide, plaintiffs’ attorney says a more impartial and colorblind jury needed next time
BEAUMONT – After five days of deliberations, a Jefferson County jury failed to reach a verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by an area couple that lost their son when he killed himself while under a suicide watch.
First District court upholds ruling that expert witness in health care liability case is qualified
HOUSTON – The Court of Appeals for the 1st District of Texas has upheld a Fort Bend County court's denial of a motion to dismiss a health care liability claim because the appellant argued the appellees' expert was not qualified.
Court upholds summary judgment award to First Community Insurance in damage claim dispute
HOUSTON – The 14th Court of Appeals has upheld a dismissal of a case against First Community Insurance Co. filed by a homeowner in a dispute with the insurer regarding a claim.
Lawsuit alleges worker perished from being buried alive on the job
HOUSTON – The surviving relatives of a man who reportedly died from being buried alive on the job last year have pursued legal action, per recent Harris County District Court records.
Former Goose Creek Consolidated ISD resource police officer alleges she is owed unpaid wages
HOUSTON – A Magnolia resident alleges that she is owed unpaid wages from a school district.
Woman seeks damages from D.R. Horton - Texas over gender discrimination complaints
HOUSTON – An Illinois woman alleges she lost her job as a sales representative for a Fort Worth company because of discrimination.
Laborer alleges Gulf Coast Pavers owes wages for overtime work
HOUSTON – A former employee of a Houston company alleges that he was not paid the appropriate rate for overtime work.
Sullivan Newport alleges Flatboat I failed to pay for lease of slip space
GALVESTON – The owner of a dry dock is alleged to have failed to pay for space it leased in Galveston.
Patient alleges North Cypress Medical Center Operating Co. charges were 'unreasonable'
HOUSTON – A Harris County man alleges he was billed "unreasonable charges" for treatment he received at a medical center after an auto accident.
Northpointe Village Apartments seeks damages from Sears, Electrolux after appliance allegedly caused fire
HOUSTON – An apartment complex owner alleges that it suffered damages to its property after an appliance failed and caught fire.