News from September 2018
Legal battle to designate responsible parties unfolds in suit over Teel shooting
BEAUMONT — A battle to designate responsible third parties in a civil lawsuit involving the shooting death of Kera Teel and her unborn daughter is unfolding.
Worker seeks damages from Freeport LG over on-the-job injuries
HOUSTON – A worker alleges he was injured on a project in Freeport when the plywood he was provided to walk on broke and caused his leg to fall through.
Consumers allege Cypress RV Rental used travel trailer for trash instead of renovating it
HOUSTON – Two Harris County consumers alleged a travel trailer they took to a business to be restored instead was used to store trash.
String of favorable plaintiff verdicts continues in Jefferson County, $205K awarded in auto collision case
BEAUMONT – Fall may be here, but that doesn’t mean things are cooling down at the Jefferson County courthouse, as civil jury trials in recent months continue to end with lucrative outcomes for plaintiffs.
Disposed: magistrate approves confidential settlement agreements in helicopter crash case against Boeing
GALVESTON – A federal lawsuit filed nearly two years after a late 2016 helicopter crash in Galveston Bay that claimed the lives of two Texas Army National Guard chief warrant officers was recently disposed.
Woman seeks $100,000 in damages from Texas Inn after falling in parking lot
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman alleges that she was not warned of a slippery condition in a hotel's parking lot that caused her to fall.
Defendant in Ted Nugent photo case responds, invokes 'fair use'
HOUSTON – The defendant in a copyright infringement lawsuit pertaining to a concert image of legendary guitarist Ted Nugent asserts its right to use the photograph, according to Houston federal court records.
Civil trial against YMBL of Beaumont underway, plaintiff injured while climbing metal gate
BEAUMONT – Jury selection began Monday in a personal injury lawsuit brought against the Young Men’s Business League of Beaumont.
Huser Construction files response to Mt. Hawley Insurance's attempt to appeal ruling in property damage case
SAN ANTONIO – A construction company is seeking denial of an appeal certification filed by an insurer in a case over property damage allegations.
Appellate court affirms ruling in favor of Harris County Appraisal District in apartment complex appraisal dispute
HOUSTON – A real estate developer has lost an appeal against a county appraisal district after a judge ruled it failed to timely file its petition challenging a property tax appraisal.
Environmental nonprofit sues Houston over 'recurring' wastewater discharges, says city violated Clean Water Act
HOUSTON – A local watershed advocacy group hopes federal litigation will get the city to correct its wastewater discharges.
Reforms have restored our health care
“You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.”
You don’t hear that aphorism much anymore, but it’s still true, even if it isn’t really about flies. No, it’s about hospitality and kindness. The point is that you’ll be more successful in life if you’re friendly rather than hostile.
Of course, you catch flies to get rid of them, but other things you catch to keep – like doctors, for instance.
Court rules expert reports were deficient but possibly curable in suit against Houston Methodist-Willowbrook
HOUSTON – On Aug. 16, the Court of Appeals for the 1st District of Texas reversed an order from a trial court that dismissed a health care liability claim filed against a Houston hospital.
Lawsuit filed over 2016 apartment shooting now under federal jurisdiction
HOUSTON – Houston federal court has reportedly taken over a lawsuit arising from an alleged shooting at a local apartment complex two years ago which killed a man.
Case against Texas College alleges school fired coach for opposing reduction in softball scholarship funding
TYLER – A local historically black four-year college has been implicated in an ex-coach’s wrongful termination lawsuit.
Lawsuit: 'Twerking' co-worker knocked plaintiff to the ground at employer's social function
HOUSTON – Twerking may be a novelty dance which could achieve the same staying power as The Y.M.C.A., The Macarena, and The Cupid Shuffle, but for Harris County resident Celia Yevenes, it forms the basis of her personal injury lawsuit against her employer.
Cylinder specialist sued for wrongful termination, 'extensive acts of sexual harassment' gone unchecked
TYLER – A custom hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder specialist has been sued for sexual harassment by a woman it formerly employed as a manufacturing tester/stamper.
Crane business named in former employee's age discrimination case
HOUSTON – A business specializing in cranes and lifting equipment faces an age discrimination lawsuit from an ex-employee, recent Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas records show.
'Against her will': Beauty salon apprentice alleges boss sexually assaulted her
HOUSTON – A beauty salon apprentice has filed a state district lawsuit alleging that she was sexually assaulted by her male boss after a night of drinking earlier this year.