News from May 2018
Ag Power employee seeks more than $1 million over injuries caused by tree
HOUSTON – A man hired to clear land after Hurricane Harvey is seeking $1 million after a tree struck him in the face.
Justices not on the fence in suit over property owners’ fence, couple tried to defend right to ‘enjoy property as they saw fit’
BEAUMONT – A Polk County couple that was sued by a property association because they allegedly violated a fence restriction received no help from the Ninth Court of Appeals on Thursday.
MG Foods alleged to have terminated office manager in retaliation
MARSHALL – A Jefferson woman alleges her former Longview employer retaliated against her and terminated her for reporting wage violations.
Family members of man killed in I-45 crash seek $1 million from Bombshells Houston-South
HOUSTON – The wife and minor children of a man killed in a motorcycle accident are seeking $1 million from a restaurant and bar that served him alcohol before the accident.
Former employee alleges Cardinal Compliance Consultants owes unpaid overtime wages
GALVESTON – An individual formerly employed as a health and safety employee for a staffing company alleges she is owed unpaid overtime pay.
Consumer alleges Gawk Inc. invaded privacy with robocalls
HOUSTON – A Friendswood consumer alleges a corporation headquartered in California contacted him with telemarketing calls without his permission.
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. alleged to have failed to pay overtime wages
HOUSTON – A Highlands resident alleges he routinely worked 84 hours a week for his former employer and was not paid for the overtime work.
Man alleges Kiewit Engineering Group terminated him because of disability
HOUSTON – A consulting firm in the energy and water markets is alleged to have terminated a quality director because of his disability.
Even big companies are innocent until proven guilty
“The seriousness of poisoning caused by benzene depends on the amount, route, and length of time of exposure, as well as the age and preexisting medical condition of the exposed person,” according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Motel 6 - Baytown guests alleges fall due to slippery bathtub caused permanent injuries
HOUSTON – A guest at a Baytown motel alleges he has been permanently physically impaired after falling in a bathtub.
Cat scrap fever: suit says Matagorda Co. fired worker for reporting commissioner's 'Kitty Box' to Texas Rangers
GALVESTON – A Southeast Texas county is the target of a former employee’s whistleblower lawsuit.
Dem JP candidate promises lawyers get to go to the ‘front of the line’ at fundraiser, remark sparks grievance
AUSTIN – Evidently, a lawyer’s time is more precious than a pro se person’s, at least in the eyes of one Democrat justice of the peace candidate, who promised attorneys they’d go to the “front of the line” during a fundraiser for her campaign earlier this year.
Former employee of Production Testing Services files gender discrimination suit
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman alleges she was terminated from her job because of her complaints of discriminatory treatment.
Palacios peace officer alleges he was not paid for on call hours during Harvey
GALVESTON – A Wharton County man employed as a peace officer alleges he was not paid for overtime work during Hurricane Harvey.
Appellate court rejects Velvin Oil's request for rehearing in fraud suit
HOUSTON – The 1st District Court of Appeals issued a ruling on May 8 that denied realtor Velvin Oil Co.’s motion for a rehearing and reissued its previous order from January that found a Harris County trial court only erred in not issuing a ruling on a venue transfer motion before ruling on merits of the case.
Exxon seeks to dismiss suit against Papua New Guinea oil investors
HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp. and Exxon Mobil Canada LTD have filed a motion in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas to voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit they filed against several parties of an oil exploration project in Papua New Guinea after the investors dismissed Exxon from the arbitration against them.
Pepperidge Farm asks that Texas distributor's case be dismissed in favor of arbitration
SAN ANTONIO (Legal Newsline) – Pepperidge Farm has asked a federal court to dismiss a potentially $1 million case filed by a Bexar County, Texas distributor and to force him to arbitrate outside of court after the company decided in February to buy back the distributor's "club rights."
Customer alleges Retail Investors of Texas failed to warn of water on floor
BEAUMONT – A Beaumont business is alleged to have failed to warn of a puddle of water that caused a woman to fall.
Kroger shopper alleges soap on restroom floor caused him to fall
BEAUMONT – A Beaumont man claims he was injured at a grocery store in the city because of the "unkempt" restroom.
Woman alleges Port Arthur, TxDOT failed to maintain drainage hole that caused injuries
BEAUMONT – The city of Port Arthur is one of two defendants facing a suit from a Beaumont woman who alleges she was injured due to an open drainage hole.