News from October 2018
Hospital Housekeeping Systems sued after woman allegedly slips on wet floor at Christus Hospital
BEAUMONT — A visitor at Christus Hospital in Beaumont is suing Hospital Housekeeping Systems, Derrick Dennis and Christus Health Southeast Texas, after she allegedly slipped and fell on a wet floor.
Customer at nail salon allegedly slips and falls on wet floor
HOUSTON — A customer is suing Escape Nails & Spa and KT Escapes, citing gross negligence and premises liability, after she allegedly slips and falls down on a wet floor.
Gal-Tex Hotel sued for negligence
GALVESTON — Next Friends is suing Gal-Tex Hotel Corp., citing negligence.
Business owner claims defamation and slander
HOUSTON — A business owner is suing Patel Naginbhai, et al, citing alleged tortious interference.
Seasonal employee sues Macy's for more than $200,000, alleging workplace injury
HOUSTON — A seasonal employee is suing Macy's Corporation Services Inc., alleging negligence and an unsafe work environment, after several heavy boxes of bed linens allegedly fell on her.
Medical doctors charged with negligence
HOUSTON — A patient is suing Dr. Nilesh Mathuria and Dr. David Burkland, citing negligence after they allegedly failed to properly diagnose and treat a cyst.
Almeda Construction & Equipment charged with wrongful termination
HOUSTON — A laborer who is African-American is suing Almeda Construction & Equipment, a highway construction company, alleging racial discrimination and wrongful termination.
International Construction Equipment accused of disability discrimination
HOUSTON — A sales representative is suing International Construction Equipment Inc., citing alleged disability discrimination and wrongful termination.
Patient sues foot and ankle specialists for negligence
HOUSTON — A patient is suing David S. Jenson, DPM, et al., foot and ankle specialists, citing alleged negligence.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Oct. 26 SHERMAN DIVISION 4:18-cv-00766 AMERICAN PATENTS LLC V. PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA
METRO sued after passenger's arm gets caught in train door
HOUSTON – Claiming he was injured more than four months ago while riding a Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County light rail train, local resident Dwight Edmondson has pursued legal action.
Cleveland, Akron will try to prove opioid cases without a single bogus prescription
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiffs in bellwether trials blaming the opioid industry for the nation's addiction crisis have allowed a Monday deadline to pass, apparently without turning over any proof of specific prescriptions that were made in error.
Terminated executive claims company lied to him about ownership stake
HOUSTON – IOT-eq, LLC has been sued by a former executive who alleges the company misrepresented to him that he was entitled to equity, per recent Harris County District Court records.
FERNELIUS SIMON PLLC: Fernelius Simon sweeps 2018 Super Lawyers
With nearly 100,000 licensed attorneys in the state, only a small handful are selected to the Texas Super Lawyers listing, published by Thomson Reuters.
THE LANIER LAW FIRM: Mark Lanier named among Nation's Top 100 Trial lawyers by Benchmark Litigation
Lanier Law Firm founder Mark Lanier has earned recognition for the third consecutive year as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in the Benchmark Litigation guide to the nation’s finest litigators.
FERNELIUS SIMON PLLC: Stephen Fernelius recognized among Best Lawyers in America
Stephen Fernelius, co-founder of Fernelius Simon PLLC, has been recognized in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for his work in the areas of mass tort litigation and class-action defense.
Port Arthur Steam Energy case up on appeal, set for submission on briefs in mid November
BEAUMONT - In September, a district court ruled in favor of Port Arthur Steam Energy against Oxbow Calcining, issuing a post-judgment turnover order mandating that Oxbow deliver flue gas energy generated by the operation of its calciner facility to PASE.
Harris County attorney wins order closing gentlemen’s club
HOUSTON - Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan obtained a temporary restraining order on Oct. 24 closing down a Charles Road strip club near Highway 290.
Court affirms summary judgment on oil drilling agreements case
HOUSTON -- In a dispute involving two West Texas oil companies regarding the interpretation of their operating agreements, a summary judgment decision was affirmed.
Court affirms summary judgment in favor of project developer
HOUSTON -- The developers of a real estate project in Herrmann Park had a summary judgment in their favor affirmed at court.