News from May 2018
Safety representatives allege Swift Technical Services owes unpaid overtime wages
HOUSTON – Three La Porte residents allege a global workforce solutions company failed to pay them the correct rate for their overtime work.
Driver seeks damages from Greenleaf Resources over Longview auto accident
MARSHALL – A Daingerfield man alleges an employee with a Mississippi corporation failed to keep a proper lookout and caused a collision in Longview.
Guest at Houston hotel alleges fall was caused by lettuce on floor
HOUSTON – A California man alleges food on the floor of a Houston hotel caused him to fall.
Worker blames skull fracture on alleged negligence of Republic Industrial and Energy Solutions
HOUSTON – A man alleges his skull was fractured while working at a well in Nolan County.
Shopper claims cot at REI store gave out under him, trapped finger
SHERMAN – A Dallas man claims a mishap with a cot at a REI-Co-op store in Plano earlier this year caused him to lose a finger.
Provost Umphrey opposes arbitration, except when it doesn't
You can't blame plumbers for not liking drain cleaners. The handy, easy-to-use household product doesn't make plumbers superfluous, but it does reduce the need for their services.
Sherman accused of demoting assistant police chief for opposing chief's purported termination
SHERMAN – A former assistant chief of police with the city’s police department alleges in a federal lawsuit that his demotion was a retaliatory act.
Discovery battle unfolds in wrongful death suit against Olive Garden, woman broke her neck tripping on ‘un-level sidewalk’
BEAUMONT – Heated discovery issues are cropping up in litigation brought against Olive Garden, a wrongful death lawsuit alleging a woman tripped over “un-level sidewalk” and broke her neck.
Convergent Outsourcing alleged to have invaded woman's privacy with collection calls
HOUSTON – A consumer claims a Washington-based debt collector has invaded her privacy with collection calls.
Texas Children's Hospital visitor seeks more than $200,000 after fall because of wet floor
HOUSTON – An invitee at Texas Children's Hospital alleges the health care facility failed to warn of a wet floor.
Galleria garage invitee alleges deteriorated concrete caused fall
HOUSTON – A woman alleges she was injured at the Galleria garage on Westheimer Road in Houston because of the condition of the ground.
Tenant files suit against Firmus Management, others over fire at apartment complex
HOUSTON – A tenant of a Houston apartment complex alleges the complex's operators failed to correct a condition that caused a fire.
CDB Transport employee alleges he was injured while unloading salvage vehicles
BEAUMONT – A Jefferson County man alleges that he was injured while unloading vehicles because his employer failed to provide a safe working environment.
Man alleges he was injured while making delivery to Fabricating Solutions
BEAUMONT – A Jefferson County man alleges that he was injured while making a delivery to an Orange County business.
Plaintiff reaps 300K verdict following JC auto collision trial
BEAUMONT – A Corpus Christi resident recently cleared nearly $300,000 in damages awarded by a Jefferson County jury following an automobile collision trial.
Second straight mistrial declared in JC med-mal over man’s suicide
BEAUMONT – For the second straight time, a mistrial was declared in medical malpractice lawsuit brought by an area couple that lost their son when he killed himself while under a suicide watch.
Court rules that because woman did not move to enforce arbitration, no error in Coit Cleaning case
HOUSTON – In a ruling made on April 17, the court of Appeals for the 1st District of Texas said the trial court didn’t err when it decided not to compel arbitration between a cleaning service company and a client.
Judgment reversed against Dow Golub Remels & Beverly law firm in attorney's fees case
HOUSTON – The 1st District Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court’s summary judgment in favor of a law firm that filed suit against former clients for unpaid attorney’s fees, remanding the case back to trial for further proceedings.
14th Court of Appeals upholds denial of doctor's motion to dismiss wrongful death case
HOUSTON – The 14th Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling denying a doctor’s motion to dismiss in a case where he is accused of medical malpractice leading to the death of a patient.
Med student claims United Airlines flight attendant struck his head with overhead compartment, injury impeded career plans
HOUSTON – An out of state medical student has filed a lawsuit against two airlines after a head injury he sustained before a flight two years ago supposedly impeded his career plans.