Speaking against anti-Semitism led to manager’s termination, suit claims
SHERMAN – A Plano business is sued for firing a manager who claims he was terminated in retaliation for opposing the religious discrimination of an employee. Brett LaFrance filed suit against Intertek...
View ArticleDomino’s sued after delivery driver involved in fatal head-on crash
An August 2012 fatal car crash involving a pizza delivery driver has lead to a lawsuit against Domino’s. Raghurami B. Reddy, as a guardian of the person and estate of Devavaram Christopher and the...
View ArticleSuper 8 Motel sued after guest falls down stairs
A Super 8 Motel in Alexandria, La., is being sued after a guest fell down a flight of stairs due to poor lighting. Sonya Lynn Moore and J. David Moore filed suit against Super 8 Worldwide Inc., H.L....
View ArticleDebt collector sued for failure to disclose identity on voicemail
SHERMAN – A debt collector is sued for violated federal law for failing to disclose its identity on a voicemail message. Thomas Whatley, III filed suit against HOVG, doing business as Bay Area Credit...
View ArticleDallas Co. resident sues employer for minimum wages and overtime wages
SHERMAN – A Dallas County resident has filed a lawsuit claiming his employer failed to pay him minimum wages and overtime wages. John Satterwhite filed suit against Texas Custom Pools Inc, doing...
View ArticleBeaumont says owner of hotel failed to pay required occupancy taxes
The city of Beaumont says one of the hotels in its city refuses to pay the occupancy taxes required of it. The city of Beaumont filed a lawsuit Aug. 5 in Jefferson County District Court against...
View ArticleToyota seeks removal of airbag lawsuit to Montgomery Co.
GALVESTON – An automaker being sued by a Montgomery County man for an allegedly defective airbag asserts that Galveston County is not qualified to handle the case. In a motion to transfer venue filed...
View ArticleFriendswood residents sue after construction project at residence ‘abandoned’
GALVESTON – Friendswood locals Nancy Ross and Timothy Benedicto have pursued legal action against Brandon O. Meyer, also of Friendswood, after the latter supposedly failed to complete a project at...
View ArticleCity of League City accused of damaging telecommunication facilities
GALVESTON – The city of League City is the target of a lawsuit alleging it damaged telecommunications facilities within its city limits. In court papers filed Aug. 7 in Galveston County District Court,...
View ArticleSons claim mother fatally hit by truck at Conroe car wash, blame business’s...
HOUSTON – The estate of a woman who was fatally hit by a pickup truck at a Conroe car wash earlier this year seeks wrongful death damages. Lothar Oliver Wirth Gonzalez and Karl Heinz Erich Wirth...
View ArticleHouston seaman claims employers did not provide medical help following...
HOUSTON – A Houston seaman claims his employers did not provide adequate medical attention for a stroke he suffered almost two years ago, recent court papers say. In a lawsuit filed Aug. 7 in Houston...
View ArticlePA sued after city vehicle runs over man at the dump
Houston resident Michael Everett is suing the city of Port Arthur, alleging a vehicle belonging to the city ran him over at the dump. The suit was filed Aug. 5 in Jefferson County District Court....
View ArticleDefendants assert statute of limitations lapsed in suit over unpaid bonuses
ABClean and U.S. Industrial Services are alleging the statute of limitations has lapsed in suit brought by employees alleging they were not paid promised bonuses. According to the complaint filed May 1...
View ArticleMan sues motel after chair collapses while taking off boots
While staying at a Comfort Inn in Orange, Allen Doverspike, an Oklahoma resident, sat in a chair and began to take his boots off when the chair collapsed. Seeking less than $1 million for his injuries,...
View ArticleDrunk driver blamed for killing two and causing severe injuries in another
A man claims he suffered from severe internal bleeding after an allegedly intoxicated driver struck the vehicle in which he was riding head on. Barr Bernardo Alfaro filed a lawsuit Aug. 5 in Jefferson...
View ArticleWoman files suit against driver who turned into oncoming traffic
A Beaumont woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims turned into oncoming traffic and collided with her vehicle. Torri D. Young claims defendant Robert J. Sharp turned into oncoming...
View ArticleBeaumont woman sues A&M over lifetime seats at Kyle Field; Foundation seeking...
A woman has filed suit against Texas A&M University, saying she may lose prime football tickets she has held for more than 30 years. Mary Jane Zummo claims she and her husband donated $40,000 to...
View ArticleCALA: Small businesses scorched by lawsuit abuse
By Garry Bradford We’re in the midst of the quintessential Texas summer: hot days made better with a splash in a pool, and families heading out on vacations. Bradford But it’s not a summer holiday for...
View ArticleOne more reason to leave California and come to Texas
Flukes, fleas, ticks and tapeworms – does anyone hold them in high regard? What about weevils and webworms, moths and mosquitoes? With the possible exception of entomologists and other scientific...
View ArticlePlaintiffs’ expert says lead paint abatement could cost $1.4 billion
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Research director Dr. David Jacobs of the National Center for Healthy Housing and an authority in abatement procedures testified for plaintiffs Thursday that the...
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