News published on Southeast Texas Record in March 2019

HOUSTON — A Harris County man is suing Home Depot, alleging he was injured while trying to complete work at a Houston store.

AUSTIN – A pair of bills recently introduced in the Texas Legislature seek to cut the costs of civil litigation, expediting the process by reducing discovery time and restricting continuances.

Last year’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME (2018) is properly seen as a landmark ruling in the area of compelled speech (e.g., here and here), but it is more than that. By overruling Abood v. Detroit Board of Education(1977), the Supreme Court in Janus acknowledged that its extension of private-sector labor law precedents concerning union-security clauses to the public sector was erroneous. I have previously written about “the road to Abood” (here and here), and explained why the Court’s poorly-reasoned decisions under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) should not govern arrangements involving government employees. Justice Alito, who authored Janus and the decisions leading up to it, scathingly dissected the Court’s NLRA precedents, most of which were issued during the heyday of the Warren Court.

In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a unanimous decision in favor of TC Heartland, an Indiana-based company challenging the venue Kraft Foods had chosen for filing a patent infringement lawsuit against it. The ruling limited patent infringement lawsuits to districts where the defendant is incorporated or has an established place of business.

The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Fad Equity LLC. against Angels Above Us Inc., Angmar Medical Holdings Inc. and Angels Care Home Health on March 13: 'Citation (office Copy)'

The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activity on March 13 in the suits below:

The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Joyce Janeen Conner against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company on March 13: 'Issuance-Office Copy'

The following cases categorized as "contract: consumer/commercial debt" cases were on the docket in the Jefferson County District Court on March 13. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:

The following cases categorized as "damages or injury (auto)" cases were on the docket in the Jefferson County District Court on March 13. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:

HOUSTON — An ocean vessel worker is suing his employer, alleging negligence caused him to be injuired at sea.

HOUSTON — A customer is suing 24 Hour Fitness, alleging negligence caused him to slip and fall.

HOUSTON — An Oklahoma woman is suing Motel 6, alleging she was caused to fall due to a faulty shower bench.

HOUSTON — A unidentified couple is suing a ministry, alleging private information was released and used against them.

HOUSTON — A Harris County customer is suing Walgreen, alleging negligence caused her to slip and fall.

SHERMAN — A publishing company is suing a business partner, alleging breach of contract.

BEAUMONT – In the time that it takes to microwave an egg (well maybe not quite that fast), the International House of Pancakes has been non-suited from a lawsuit brought by a customer alleging an egg exploded in her face.

BEAUMONT – Reaud Morgan and Quinn, one of the area’s most well-known law firms, is suing a Houston law firm for seeking a cut of a settlement in a case that it claims was mostly handled by RMQ attorneys.

BEAUMONT – The Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals recently denied a motion for a rehearing in the case involving "Baby Olivia," whose parents sued Medical Center of Southeast Texas for wrongful death.

AUSTIN - The Insurance Council of Texas will host its 2019 Workers’ Compensation Seminar on April 11 at the TCEA Conference Center in Austin.

“Recognizing” phony constitutional rights is simply a power grab by progressive judges