League City accident leads to lawsuit
A Galveston County woman is suing over claims she was injured in a collision in League City. Khristin Dempsey filed a lawsuit Oct. 24 in Galveston County District Court against Darren Jay Dalton and...
View ArticleWoman says home was damaged by builder’s negligence
A League City woman’s insurance company is suing over claims her new home sustained severe water damage due to the builder’s alleged negligence. National Specialty Insurance Company, as subrogee of...
View ArticleDeveloper accuses buyers of fraud
A Galveston County development company is suing over claims property buyers induced a sale by falsely promising to contract the company to construct a residence on the property. Bill Wyly Development...
View ArticleWoman trips on unpainted curb at Home Depot
A Galveston County woman is suing over claims she was injured when she tripped on an unpainted curb at The Home Depot. Jacqueline Byron filed a lawsuit Oct. 22 in Galveston County District Court...
View ArticleWallisville Dental’s motion for admission pro hac vice granted in ‘frivolous’...
A dental practice accused of discrimination in a “frivolous” $10 million lawsuit recently had its motion for admission pro hac vice granted – a legal term referring to adding an attorney from an...
View ArticleFederal suit between software developer, Texas law firms dismissed
A suit between a foreign software developer and Texas law firms has been dismissed. Claiming of copyright infringement, Farhan Iqbal, doing business as LN Technologies, in Pakistan, filed a lawsuit May...
View ArticleSenior manager accused credit union of discrimination
A Brazoria County woman is suing over claims her employer intentionally excluded her from an executive management team based upon her age. Dorothy Cooper filed a lawsuit Oct. 22 in the Houston Division...
View ArticleMan files racial discrimination case
A Harris County man is suing over claims he was fired after reporting racial discrimination in the workplace. Jimmy Boyd filed a lawsuit Oct. 20 in the Houston Division of the Southern District of...
View ArticleWoman says she was injured on amusement ride
An Angelina County woman is suing over claims she was injured on an amusement ride on the premises of Kemah Boardwalk. Kemah Boardwalk Kelleen Lout filed a lawsuit Oct. 22 in Galveston County District...
View ArticleFerguson’s Law: When you sue, sue someone with money
When the person responsible for an accident has little or no money, what’s a plaintiff’s attorney to do? Sue someone else, of course. A third party’s connection to an accident may be tenuous....
View ArticleNew business licenses/assumed names issued in Jefferson County
Dec. 1 – 5, 2014 License #:37849 Assumed Name:PREMIER DENTAL CARE Address:3020 39TH ST, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77642 Owner Name:VINA LU D M D P C License #:37853 Assumed Name:NEIGHBORS Address:9330 BROADWAY...
View ArticleJefferson County 172nd District Court: Docket for January 2015
SHARECKA BOWIE ET AL V. CATERPILLAR INC ET AL (P)LEISTER, CURTIS -(D)WHITMAN, W RAY MAXQUISHA JOHNSON ET AL V. CHARLES ROBERT MOSES MD ET AL (P)DANN, JANET DIANE -(D)COOKSEY, CURRY L Floyd KEITH...
View ArticleRecent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
MARSHALL DIVISION Dec. 10 Optical Tech IP LLC v Huawei Technologies USA Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-01102 Plaintiff Optical Tech is a limited liability company with a place of business in Plano. The...
View ArticleWrongful death trial over fatal crash that killed college football player starts
Jury selection began Monday in case brought over the fatal freeway crash that ended the life of a college football player. Seeking more than $1 million in damages, Jennifer Osagiede, representing the...
View ArticleBlame battle erupts in suit brought over man’s bungee trampoline injury
Last August, Philip Hayhurst sued Bungee Fun Zone and Solid Rock Productions, alleging he should have been instructed on the safe use of a bungee trampoline. On Monday, a summary judgment hearing...
View ArticleCongressmen back Texas in suit against DHS immigration directive; Say...
When President Barack Obama took executive action to grant amnesty to millions of immigrants, the state of Texas was the first to challenge him by filing a lawsuit. Then more states joined the suit,...
View ArticleMan blames hospital for ulcer
A Galveston County man is suing over claims he developed an ulcer while in the hospital. Pete L. Martinez Jr. filed a lawsuit Oct. 22 in Galveston County District Court against CHCA Mainland,...
View ArticleFla. family blames RV for illness
A Florida couple is suing over claims the entire family became ill after spending considerable time in a defective RV, which allegedly leaked and produced a mold infestation. John and Sandra...
View ArticleMan names food service company in federal wreck suit
A Smith County man is suing over claims he was injured in a collision when a tractor pulling a semitrailer allegedly made an illegal turn across his lane. Jerry Timothy Mayes filed a lawsuit Oct. 24 in...
View ArticleAccident suit targets transport company
Two Harris County residents are suing over claims they were injured when the vehicle in which they were passengers allegedly was struck by the wheel of a Freightliner truck. Dion Shields and...
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