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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

News from November 2018


Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas

By John Suayan |
Nov. 29 MARSHALL DIVISION 2:18-cv-00521-RWS-RSP MONUMENT PEAK VENTURES, LLC V. HMD GLOBAL OY

SaltAir Seafood Kitchen patron alleges butter-like substance caused fall

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella |
HOUSTON – A Del Valle woman is seeking more than $500,000 over injuries allegedly sustained in a fall because of a butter-like substance on a restaurant floor.

Piece of metal in sidewalk at Brenham apartment complex allegedly caused woman to fall

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella |
HOUSTON – A Washington County resident alleges she was injured at a Brenham apartment complex because a piece of metal caused her to trip and fall.

Worker alleges leg injuries result of unsafe work environment provided by Oxy Permian Gathering

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella |
HOUSTON – An Ector County man alleges he was injured at a job site because of an unsafe working environment.

Offshore drilling company faces wrongful termination case

By John Suayan |
HOUSTON – A Mississippi man has filed a lawsuit against ENSCO International, Inc., accusing the offshore drilling company of firing him because of his age.

Patient alleges Hand and Wrist Center of Houston failed to diagnose wrist injury

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella |
HOUSTON – A Harris County man alleges a Houston doctor failed to diagnose and treat his wrist injury.

Woman's suit against nonprofit cancer org alleges racial dicrimination

By John Suayan |
HOUSTON – A local woman claims in a federal lawsuit that a nonprofit cancer organization terminated her for complaining about racial discrimination.

Housekeeper sues employer over wrongful termination for physical, mental disabilities

By John Suayan |
TEXARKANA – The Coles Firm, PC in Dallas has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a woman who alleges that she was terminated from her housekeeping job because of her physical and mental disabilities, Texarkana federal court records show.

Jefferson County 58th District Court Docket: January 2019

By John Suayan |
MAVERICK INTERNATIONAL LTD vs. OLY FABRICATION ET AL

East Texas collision with FedEx driver subject of man's lawsuit

By John Suayan |
TEXARKANA – An Oklahoma man has implicated FedEx Corp. and one of its employees in a federal lawsuit arising from 2017 two-vehicle accident.

Calif. woman blames husband's mesothelioma death on childhood asbestos exposure

By John Suayan |
HOUSTON – A California woman is suing an industrial aluminum company following the death of her husband from a rare and aggressive cancer, recent Houston federal court records show.

Diner files suit against wings restaurant after 'heavy metal object' falls on her

By John Suayan |
HOUSTON – A Cypress woman has brought a state district personal injury lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. and others.

Olive business shareholders sue to recoup proceeds from sale of interest

By John Suayan |
GALVESTON – Two Harris County residents have filed a lawsuit against their business partner, claiming that defendant owes them money after they sold their interest in the trio’s olive business.

Piece of iceberg lettuce culprit in H-E-B shopper's slip and fall, court papers allege

By John Suayan |
GALVESTON – San Antonio-based H.E.B. Grocery Co., LP has been implicated in a Galveston County woman’s state district slip and fall lawsuit.

Defendant in fire extinguisher case asserts product 'fit for its intended purpose'

By John Suayan |
GALVESTON – An original answer was entered into a federal lawsuit filed last month over an allegedly defective fire extinguisher.

Buzbee expresses intention to represent Houston firefighters pro bono in potential Proposition B legal battle

By John Suayan |
HOUSTON – A prominent local attorney has reportedly offered to serve as lead counsel for Houston firefighters pro bono in the event a recently approved proposition yields litigation.

Justices affirm judgment in ‘Baby Olivia’ lawsuit, find trial court did not err in deeming expert as qualified

By David Yates |
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling deeming a medical expert as qualified in the highly publicized “Baby Olivia” case.

PECKAR & ABRAMSON: Sadiq Tony Ali joins Peckar & Abramson's Houston office

By Press release submission |
Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Sadiq Tony Ali has joined the firm’s Houston office as an Associate.

ABRAHAM WATKINS NICHOLS SORRELS AGOSTO & AZIZ: Injured Motorcyclist Receives $46 Million Settlement

By Press release submission |
A man who was struck while driving his motorcycle and dragged over one hundred yards by a Southern California Gas Co. truck has agreed to resolve his lawsuit for $46 million.

Fifth Circuit to determine if Texas anti-SLAPP applies in federal court, dozens of media orgs file brief in support

By David Yates |
NEW ORLEANS – Dozens of media organizations, including the American Society of News Editors, have filed a friend of the court brief in a case before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that could determine whether state anti-SLAPP statutes apply in federal court.