News from February 2022
Patients with Kidney Disease Need Medigap Expansion Bill
Kidney disease is a life-changing diagnosis. Since I went into renal failure, I’ve believed that patients should only have to worry about the care they need to get well, not the high costs that come with it.
Three Husch Blackwell Attorneys Selected to 2022 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Programs
Three Husch Blackwell Attorneys Selected to 2022 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Programs.
Texas sues social media influencer Brittany Dawn Davis, claims her fitness programs lacked individualization
DALLAS - The state of Texas is suing Brittany Dawn Davis, claiming the social media influencer failed to deliver on her personalized nutrition and fitness plans and also misled consumers with eating disorders.
Annual Energy Breakfast on February 10, 2022
Annual Energy Breakfast on February 10, 2022.
Woman alleges wet floor caused her slip & fall at Aldi in Humble, sues for $1M
HOUSTON — A woman alleges she suffered injuries while shopping at an Aldi in Humble due to slipping on a wet substance that was on the floor.
Couple alleges they suffered severe food poisoning after eating at Taco Cabana
HOUSTON — A couple alleges they suffered severe food poisoning after eating food from a Houston area Mexican restaurant.
Fuel rig worker injured while offloading diesel tank alleges negligence
HOUSTON — A fuel rig worker alleges he suffered injuries when he became pinned between a diesel tank that was being off loaded.
Suit: Customer injured after employee struck her with a dolly at Ross Dress for Less
HOUSTON — A customer alleges an employee struck her with a dolly while she was shopping at a Ross Dress for Less store in Tomball.
Suit: Attorney failed to pay diagnostic, imaging facility that provided service for his personal injury clients
HOUSTON — A Houston attorney is being accused of breaching his agreement with a diagnostic testing facility that provided services for his personal injury cases.
Federal judge issues $230 million verdict against U.S. for Sutherland Springs shooting
SAN ANTONIO - Federal district court judge Xavier Rodriguez issued a verdict yesterday against the U.S. in the amount of $230,000,000 for the government’s role in causing the shooting at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church on Nov. 5, 2017, a press release states.
Nick Monaghan Appointed to Serve as Managing Member of Dykema’s San Antonio Office
Nick Monaghan Appointed to Serve as Managing Member of Dykema’s San Antonio Office
Does the Written Constitution Matter?
Legal scholars continue to explore the frontier of constitutional interpretation, with recent books by Ilan Wurman (The Second Founding; A Debt Against the Living), Kurt Lash (The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities of American Citizenship; The Reconstruction Amendments), Randy Barnett (The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment; Our Republican Constitution), and many others.
Texas Supreme Court affirms BlueStone win in pipeline royalty case
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court affirmed a ruling in favor of BlueStone Natural Resources in a mineral dispute involving a “frequently litigated issue: whether and to what extent a royalty interest bears a proportionate share of postproduction costs.”
Texas AG reaches another Opioid settlement, $225 million against Teva
AUSTIN –Attorney General Paxton has reached an opioid settlement of $225 million with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries.
Woman alleges distracted Lyft driver's negligence led to her injuries
HOUSTON — A woman alleges her distracted Lyft driver caused her to suffer injuries.
Client alleges attorney's negligence led to her personal injury case being dismissed
HOUSTON — A client alleges her attorney's negligence for failing to properly serve those involved in her personal injury claim resulted in her case being dismissed.
Suit: Food processing plant employee suffers fatal injury while retrieving item from trash compactor
HOUSTON — The estate of a Shear's Foods processing plant employee who suffered a fatal injury is claiming wrongful death.
Woman alleges she suffered sexual abuse as a child from former Rice University piano teacher
HOUSTON — A woman alleges she was sexually abused as a child by her piano teacher at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.
Foley Elects 20 New Partners
Foley Elects 20 New Partners.
Justices grant Huntington Ingalls special appearance in suit over insurers’ asbestos litigation obligations
HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals recently reversed a ruling denying Huntington Ingalls’ special appearance in litigation brought by insurers seeking to determine their obligations under insurance policies for asbestos suits brought against the company.