News from January 2019
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Eight Bradley Partners Named to Who's Who Legal: Construction 2019
Bradley is pleased to announce that eight of the firm’s partners have been named by Who’s Who Legal as among the world’s leading construction lawyers.
RLB Contracting employee seeks $2.5 million over alleged injuries
HOUSTON – A Cameron County man is seeking $2.5 million from his employer after allegedly being injured twice while working in June 2017.
Former Novo Nordisk employee files age discrimination suit
HOUSTON – A Montgomery County man alleges his age was a factor in his former employer's decision not to rehire him after a reduction in force.
Former Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth employee alleges she was retaliated against for calling line
SHERMAN – A Dallas County woman alleges she was terminated in retaliation from her job and is seeking reinstatement.
Motorist files suit against All American Towing and Transport after own vehicle caused injuries
HOUSTON – A Harris County man alleges he was injured when he was helping a tow truck with his disabled vehicle.
The Dutra Group employee alleges unsafe work environment led to injuries
GALVESTON – A North Carolina man is seeking damages from his employer over injuries he allegedly sustained while working aboard a dredge.
Eastpoint Recovery Group allegedly falsely threatened to file suit over purported debt
SHERMAN – A Denton consumer alleges a New York-based debt collector used illegal efforts to collect a purported debt.
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Jan. 7, 11 SHERMAN DIVISION 4:19-cv-00014-ALM AKOLOUTHEO, LLC V. PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.
Real estate sales consultant sues to recover $30K in back commissions
HOUSTON – A suburban Houston woman has brought a state district breach of contract lawsuit against a New Jersey-based real estate company, alleging the defendant owes her back commissions.
Woman alleges wet paint at Office Depot warehouse caused fall
HOUSTON – A Montgomery County couple allege the failure of warehouse operators to provide notice of wet paint caused the wife to fall.
Cyclone Services alleges it is owed more than $8,000 for services
HOUSTON – A Weatherford hydro excavation service provider alleges it was not paid for its services by a San Antonio individual.
Asian restaurant alleges energy plan failed to yield savings, pursues legal action
HOUSTON – A local Asian restaurant has filed a state district lawsuit alleging it was tricked into signing up for a deceptive energy plan.
Lawsuit: inaccurate background check cost applicant position with home improvement chain
HOUSTON – Alleging that he lost out on a job with a home improvement chain because of an inaccurate background screening report, local resident Michael Chicosky has filed a lawsuit.
Trump DOJ acts on threat to trial lawyers who sue on behalf of the government
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Justice's recent effort to toss lawsuits it says it wasted hundreds of hours investigating is emblematic of a strategy under President Donald Trump to rein in trial lawyers who are using a federal whistleblower law to seek millions of dollars.
Jefferson County 172nd District Court Docket: February 2019
MICHAEL T WOLF vs. ACADEMY LTD
Woman claims cryotherapy session left her with burns to her feet
HOUSTON – A cryotherapy session gone wrong has prompted a Harris County woman to pursue legal action.
Robbing Beyoncé Blind: The ADA litigation monster continues to run amok
Is it Beyoncé’s fault that some of her fans are blind? Is the performer a “public accommodation,” like a hotel, restaurant, or department store? Is it society’s obligation to rectify all misfortunes in life’s lottery? These questions may seem silly, but they lie at the heart of a cottage industry of abusive class-action litigation against websites pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, a well-intentioned but poorly conceived—and horribly drafted—law that continues to generate unintended consequences decades following its passage in 1990. Computer users afflicted with various disabilities—blind consumers seem especially litigious—regularly sue companies hosting websites that allegedly aren’t sufficiently “accommodating” of their condition. Beyoncé and her website (beyonce.com), through her management company, became their latest target.
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Greenberg Traurig Houston Named a ‘Top Workplace’ for 9th Consecutive Year
The Houston office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has been named a 2018 Top Workplace by the Houston Chronicle.
Austin TV station raises First Amendment argument in Houston woman's defamation suit
HOUSTON – An Austin television station has challenged a local woman’s defamation lawsuit against it, recent Harris County District Court records indicate.
Part of former TSU law student's suit over dismissal from school remanded
HOUSTON – A state appeals court has reversed part of a trial court's decision that dismissed a former law student's claims against Texas Southern University over his dismissal from law school.