News from 2018
Samsung Electronic America faces product liability suit after S7 smartphone explodes in consumer's hand
HOUSTON – A Harris County man has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics America, Inc. after his smartphone allegedly “exploded while in his left hand” more than a year ago.
Dirt Free Carpet Cleaning technician alleges broken step at client's home caused back injury
HOUSTON – A Conroe man alleges that he was injured while cleaning a client's home because of a broken step.
Apache Corp. alleged to have terminated employee in retaliation over FMLA leave
HOUSTON – A former employee of a Houston corporation alleges he was retaliated against for requesting medical leave.
Injured driver seeks declaration regarding alleged AAA Texas policy limit offer
HOUSTON – An injured driver is suing an insurance company after it allegedly offered to settle a claim and then revoked it.
Safe Way Auto Glass member seeks refund of $20,000 contribution
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman is seeking a refund of the money she invested in a business.
Hail firm Mostyn Law is being besieged
Three years ago, State Farm defeated an attempt by the Mostyn Law Firm to inflate the claim of Hidalgo County homeowners already compensated for 2012 hail damage.
14th Court of Appeals grants petition to vacate decision that disqualified lawyer
HOUSTON – An appeals court has conditionally granted a petition from the defendants in a breach of contract lawsuit to direct a lower court to vacate a disqualification order.
Justices reverse motion ordering Kongsberg, Bombardier Recreational Products to produce trade secret documents
BEAUMONT – A lower court shouldn’t have ordered two companies to deliver trade-secret and protected items in a negligence and liability case after an accident, the Court of Appeals for the 9th District of Texas at Beaumont decided on Nov. 8.
'Humiliated and afraid': Behavioral health org sued after employee allegedly molests young female client
GALVESTON – Benjamin Landgraf of the law firm McGehee, Chang, Landgraf has filed a state district lawsuit against a nonprofit behavioral health organization after a young female client was allegedly sexually assaulted by one of its employees, recent Galveston County District Court records show.
Stay on Texas opioid MDL continues, drug manufactures set to file motions to dismiss once lifted
HOUSTON – Drug manufactures drew a line in the sand Friday, promising to fire a flurry of motions to dismiss in every opioid lawsuit brought in Texas.
Noram Capital Holdings alleged to have invaded consumer's privacy with collection calls
GALVESTON – A Brazoria County consumer alleges a debt collector continued to call after she asked it to stop.
Jefferson County 136th District Court Docket: December 2018
ARTIE KETTENBEIL vs. MSONTHI LEVINE
Man claims journalist defamed him in investigative article about wife's death, lawsuit seeks $10M
HOUSTON – A Texas man, claiming he was defamed in a 2016 news article about an investigation into the deaths of his wife and her sister, seeks $10 million.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Nov. 15 MARSHALL DIVISION 2:18-cv-00488-JRG TSANN KUEN (ZHANGZHOU) ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. V. HUAYU ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE GROUP CO., LTD. ET AL
Jefferson County 172nd District Court Docket: December 2018
BRENDA PILLSBURY vs. YVONNE BRIDGES
Repairman sues following fall from ladder
HOUSTON – A purported fall from a ladder while attempting to repair a water leak at a west Houston warehouse has prompted a local man to pursue legal action against the property’s owner.
Woman brings wrongful termination suit against Lowe's
LUFKIN – An East Texas woman claims that a North Carolina-based home improvement retail company wrongfully terminated her because of her race and gender.
Shopper who allegedly fell at Katy Aldi store seeks $1 million
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman is seeking $1 million after falling at a Katy grocery store.
Field supervisor alleges negligence of Patterson-UTI Energy caused cement head to strike him
HOUSTON – A Bandera County man alleges he was injured on a work site because of the negligence of a Houston company's employee.
Star Furniture alleged to owe nearly $20,000 to truck rental company
GALVESTON – A Miami, Florida truck rental company alleges a Texas business failed to pay nearly $20,000 owed under their agreements.