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HOUSTON - The SEC is reporting a sharp increase in whistleblower complaints since the pandemic shutdown, with swelling numbers of laid off workers reporting their employers for wrongdoing.
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While a lower court denied the City of Houston’s plea to the jurisdiction in Bobby Terry’s case against it, an appeals court reversed that ruling and dismissed the case altogether.
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A messy legal battle between the City of Houston and Hope For Families, Inc. continues as an appeals court affirms in part and reverses in part a trial court’s ruling that denied the city’s motion to dismiss the case because of immunity.
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Bradley is pleased to announce that Gabriella E. Alonso has joined the firm’s Houston office as an associate in the Banking and Financial Services Practice Group.
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In the two years since Congress overhauled trade secret laws, a spike of court filings and a record-setting judgement could signal the opening of a new frontier in misusing intellectual property law reminiscent of patent trolling which has become a drag on economic growth.
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Vernis & Bowling is proud to announce that Tom Paradise, Esq. and John McClurkin, Esq. will be presenters at the Cemex/Gallagher Bassett partnership meeting in Houston, TX this February.
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SEGUIN – A collision between a concrete mixer truck and a utility truck in San Marcos earlier this year resulted in a lawsuit.
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Claiming it is owed $100,000 for securing advertising and sponsorship rights, Dynamo Soccer, LLC has filed a lawsuit.
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A Burleson couple has sued a Houston cemetery for allegedly mishandling the interment of their infant daughter.
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If someone spilled hot coffee on you or you accidentally suffered some other horrible instantaneous pain or injury, would it take you two years to react?
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The Texas 14th Court of Appeals in March issued reversed a decision disbarring a Houston attorney for failing to return an advance payment of “unearned” fees.
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HOUSTON – After filing suit in March of 2015, a Saudi diplomat is standing by his complaints that a hospital employee allegedly leaked confidential health information and an alleged hospital debt to the consulate.
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A employee is suing a concrete coating company, alleging unpaid overtime.
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A Louisiana man is suing an offshore energy company, alleging negligence for injuries he says he sustained while working aboard a vessel.
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Ninth District appellate judges have stopped a defamation suit that Beaumont lawyer John Morgan filed against his former wife’s lawyer. On Oct. 29, the judges held that the Texas Citizen’s Participation Act protected Houston lawyer Sheryl Johnson-Todd from Morgan’s suit. The law, from 2011, prohibits lawsuits in retaliation for exercise of free speech and free association. Justice Hollis Horton wrote, “When an individual attempts to manipulate the legal system to vindicate their rights, the a
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A Hong Kong cargo shipper is suing a British Virgin Islands shipping company, alleging it failed to load cargo per a contract between the two parties.
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A Delaware-based asbestos law firm has expanded into Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, increasing its presence along the Gulf Coast. According to an Oct. 5 press release, Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson added 32 attorneys, all of whom focus their practices on toxic tort litigation, products liability and environmental litigation. “Our goal, from the very founding of our firm, has been to become the premier mass toxic tort firm in the country – this move helps get us there,” said James J.
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The family of a man who was killed in a collision with an Amtrak train is suing Houston law firm Arnold & Itkin, L.L.P., alleging the defendant secured $240,000 through “illegal and unethical” barratry. Plaintiffs Judy Gauthier, the widow of the late Larry Gauthier; Lucretta Nickerson, his daughter; and his grandchildren Jermaine and Yolanda Gauthier filed a lawsuit against Arnold & Itkin and its principals, attorneys Kurt B.
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A Louisiana man is suing the principal contractor of a job where he alleges he was severely injured because of the contractor's negligence.
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Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance Co. is suing a client over the client's allegedly fraudulent claims of damage to his boat.
