Clarence S. Green has filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) in the District Court of Harris County, Texas under the case ID 2024-25230 on April 19, 2024. The plaintiff alleges negligence on part of METRO leading to personal injury.
Green is represented by an unnamed lawyer and claims that while he was a passenger on a METRO transit bus on December 14, 2022, the bus violently struck another vehicle while making a left turn onto Cullen Boulevard from Holman Street. This incident resulted in severe injuries to Green due to the negligent operation of the bus by its driver.
The plaintiff is seeking damages over $100,000 but has not specified an exact amount. The suit is governed by Discovery Plan Level 2 pursuant to Rule 190.4 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. The court's jurisdiction over this case is invoked in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Title 5, Chapter 101, et seq., also known as the Texas Tort Claims Act.