News from July 2022
Patron alleges bar's doorman used excessive force to escort her from premises
HOUSTON — A patron alleges a bar's doorman used excessive force and assaulted her while attempting to escort her off the premises.
Suit: Drywall worker suffered injuries when apartment floor collapsed
HOUSTON — A worker alleges he suffered severe injuries when the apartment floor of an upstairs unit where he was doing drywall and painting suddenly collapsed.
T-Mobile customer alleges false arrest after trying to exchange cell phone
GALVESTON — A man alleges he was falsely arrested and charged with robbery by T-Mobile store employees while attempting to exchange a cell phone.
Suit: Contractor suffered broken bones while working at BP facility in Texas City
GALVESTON — A contractor who suffered broken bones in his leg while working at a BP facility in Texas City is claiming negligence.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Denis Braham to Sports Law and Real Estate Practices in Growing Houston Office as Firm Enters Its 20th Year in Texas
Greenberg Traurig Adds Denis Braham to Sports Law and Real Estate Practices in Growing Houston Office as Firm Enters Its 20th Year in Texas.
AG Paxton Sends Letter to the Federal Trade Commission on Baby Formula Shortage
AG Paxton Sends Letter to the Federal Trade Commission on Baby Formula Shortage.
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We Have Moved.
Tenant alleges exposed Comcast cable caused his fall at apartment complex
HOUSTON — A tenant alleges exposed internet cable wiring at his apartment complex caused him to fall.
Electrician claims lack of safety protocols caused his fall off 14 foot ladder
HOUSTON — An electrician alleges lack of safety protocols and compliance with OSHA standards caused his fall from a 14 foot ladder.
Harris County attorney and city of Houston take action against Union Pacific Railroad
HOUSTON — Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will each submit Notices of Intent to Sue pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to Union Pacific Railroad in connection with long-standing contamination in Houston’s Fifth Ward from UP’s Houston Wood Preserving Works creosote treatment facility, a press release states.
Latest opioid ruling puts MDL judge further out of step on public nuisance
A federal judge soundly rejected the “public nuisance” theory behind most opioid litigation, further isolating the judge in charge of thousands of similar lawsuits who has consistently ruled in favor of plaintiffs on this very question.
IAM Ranks Sheppard Mullin in Patent 1000 2022
IAM Ranks Sheppard Mullin in Patent 1000 2022.
Woman sues building owner, elevator company alleging elevator door suddenly closed and caused her to fall
HOUSTON — A woman is alleging a building owner's and elevator company's negligence after being struck by an elevator door that suddenly closed.
Suit alleges woman fell over unlit, unmarked stairs outside Hooters in Galveston
GALVESTON — A woman who fell down the stairs outside a Hooters restaurant in Galveston is claiming negligence.
AG Paxton Challenges Biden’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fuel Efficiency and Electric Vehicle Requirements
AG Paxton Challenges Biden’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fuel Efficiency and Electric Vehicle Requirements.
Bradley Welcomes Partner John A. Bonnet III to Dallas Office
Bradley Welcomes Partner John A. Bonnet III to Dallas Office.
Eli Kiefaber Joins Steptoe & Johnson’s Woodlands Office
Eli Kiefaber Joins Steptoe & Johnson’s Woodlands Office.