News from May 2018
Customer alleges Darryl & Co. failed to provide mock-up, return deposit
HOUSTON – A Houston event design and rental company is alleged to have stopped communicating with a customer and failed to return his deposit.
Physician's suit targeting Avis alleges car rental company brought false grand theft auto charges against him
HOUSTON – A Spring physician has brought a lawsuit against Avis Rent a Car System, LLC and Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, alleging the defendants wrongfully pressed grand theft auto charges against him.
Consumers allege Trinity Communities Group LLC refused to refund down payment for mobile home
HOUSTON – Two Harris County individuals allege that misrepresentations were made to them regarding the purchase of a mobile home in Humble.
Global Rescue Jets alleged to have submitted false claim to insurer
HOUSTON – A widow alleges a limited liability company submitted a false and fraudulent claim to an insurer.
Lawsuit: Provost Umphrey ‘hypocrisy’ for forcing employees into arbitration ‘shocks the conscious’
BEAUMONT – Although a Provost Umphrey equity partner apparently has no issue lecturing others on the “unfairness” of arbitration, he does, however, take issue with firm employees not wanting to arbitrate disputes, a recent lawsuit asserts.
Former customer service rep hits Abercrombie & Fitch with suit alleging racial discrimination, wrongful termination
HOUSTON – A high-end clothing retailer has been sued by a former customer sales representative who alleges he was fired because he is Asian.
How do you unseal a court record that doesn't exist?
If a court record that doesn't exist can be kept sealed, surely it can be unsealed, too. If it doesn't exist, what's the point of keeping it sealed?
Asbestos suit filed against Texaco in JC, firm of district judge candidate handling case
BEAUMONT – Texaco and several other companies have been named in an asbestos lawsuit alleging wrongful death.
V Star restaurant diner alleges she fell because of grease on floor
HOUSTON – A Houston woman alleges that she fell in a restaurant because of grease on the floor.
Odebrecht Construction Inc., Zachry Construction Corp. alleged to have manipulated payroll records
HOUSTON – Employees of a Coral Gables, Florida and San Antonio construction companies allege that their payroll records were manipulated and that they are owed unpaid wages.
Motorist alleges Houston police cruiser caused damages to vehicle
HOUSTON – A Houston man alleges his vehicle sustained more than $20,000 in damages after it was struck by a Houston police cruiser.
McDonald's customer alleges broken chair caused injuries to back, hip
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman alleges that she was injured at a Houston fast food restaurant because of a broken chair.
Former Star Houston dispatcher alleges he is owed unpaid wages
HOUSTON – A man formerly employed as a dispatcher alleges his employer failed to compensate him for overtime work.