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A former Harris County sheriff’s deputy is facing multiple civil rights lawsuits alleging excessive force including a new one connected to a 2023 incident involving two high school students.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the City of San Antonio after he says the city used taxpayer money to help pay for people to travel out of the state for abortions,.
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee has withdrawn himself from a sex trafficking lawsuit filed against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.
A worker reportedly injured in last week’s ammonia release at a chemical plant in Matagorda County has filed a lawsuit against the company.
The Harris County Attorney’s Office has filed a lawsuit against a home renovation company in northwest Harris County, near Rice Military, accusing it of fraudulent practices. This legal action comes after several residents reported losing significant amounts of money to the company named in the lawsuit.
A district court has blocked the enforcement of a law passed in Texas that would have limited online access to minors.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing TikTok, accusing the social media platforms of regularly showing inappropriate and explicit material to children.
‘They are all lucky to have lived," Buzbee said on behalf of his clients in a lawsuit. "All three of them suffered significant orthopedic and exposure-related injuries as a result of the deadly gas cloud,"
The heartbreaking death of 15-year-old Milby High School student Sergio Rodriguez, who was fatally struck by a train on his way to school, has led to a lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad.
A Houston restaurant is facing a lawsuit, accused of serving alcohol in excess to the driver found to be at-fault in a deadly 2023 crash in downtown.
An amended lawsuit filed Sunday accuses rapper Jay-Z of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 allegedly along with Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The anonymous accuser, identified only as “Jane Doe,” said the assault happened after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards after-party.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Monday against the Biden-Harris administration and the Department of Justice over the plan to use federal agents as election monitors on Election Day.
A former Harris County Hand & Stone massage spa therapist who was convicted of sexual assault is now being sued along with the establishment he used to work for by the victim in his criminal case.
Combs has been behind bars since his arrest on Sept. 16. He was charged with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, some allegations listed against him dating back to 2008. He pled not guilty to the charges.
The family of Jason Scott, a worker killed in a chemical release at the PEMEX facility on October 10, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company and its partners.
Attorney Ryan Zehl of the Zehl & Associates Law Firm says he represents four contractors who were at the site when the deadly release happened last Thursday. The hydrogen sulfide release led to the deaths of two people and 13 others had to be hospitalized.
A federal judge has allowed a black Barbers Hill ISD student disciplined over his hair style to continue his case against the district, according to the student’s attorney.
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee says his law firm is representing over 100 people who say they were subjected to sexual assault and abuse by hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Dr. Kozhaya Sokhon, 56, was arrested at his private practice off the North Freeway in February after an investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
With the State Fair of Texas beginning in Dallas in eight days, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempts to block the fair’s new gun policy have been denied by a Dallas County district judge.
A west Houston fertility clinic is facing a class action lawsuit after five hopeful mothers say they were knowingly implanted with dead or damaged embryos.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent letters to both the Bexar and Harris County Commissioner’s Courts threatening to sue if proposed plans to mail voter registration forms to individuals regardless of their eligibility moves forward.
A Houston veteran, Scottie Levias, has filed a lawsuit against the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, alleging that years of negligent medical treatment led to irreversible kidney damage and end-stage renal failure, requiring lifelong dialysis.
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee announced a lawsuit has been filed against two gas stations, accused of price gouging during the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump held a news conference Friday evening to announce two new lawsuits have been filed against Harris County for the deaths and alleged abuse of eight inmates.
A woman from Spring has confessed to embezzling more than $900,000 from a local HVAC company, according to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Attorney General Ken Paxton has threatened to sue Dallas over the State Fair's new gun ban policy, calling it "unlawful." With the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo having a similar policy, could they be the next target? The Houston Rodeo emphasizes guest safety with strict firearm prohibitions, but they are closely monitoring the situation in Dallas. Do you think these policies make events safer or less safe? Share your thoughts!
A five-acre tract of undeveloped property in northeast Houston, covered in trees and overgrown vegetation, has been thrust into the middle of a worldwide surrogacy escrow company theft scandal after what an attorney calls a “forged” transfer of the property deed.
Anthony Pusch, one of the two lawyers responsible for the creation of the Pusch and Nguyen Law Firm, is now suing his business partner, Chi-Hung “David” Nguyen, accusing him of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and other allegations.
Anthony Pusch, one of the two lawyers responsible for the creation of the Pusch and Nguyen Law Firm, is now suing his business partner, Chi-Hung “David” Nguyen, accusing him of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and other allegations.
More families plan to join a lawsuit against Houston-based Surrogacy Escrow Account Management LLC, or SEAM—a company owned by Dominique Side, which is accused of defrauding intended parents out of millions, KPRC 2 has learned.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, new details are surfacing involving a lawsuit where several private citizens are suing CenterPoint Energy for loss, pain and suffering during and after the storm.
A temporary injunction has been granted by a judge in a lawsuit against Surrogacy Escrow Account Management LLC, also known as SEAM, and it’s owner, Dominique Side.
Surrogacy Escrow Account Management LLC or SEAM, and owner Dominique Side, has gone dark since mid-June when the company appears to have abruptly shut down and told clients legal actions forced operations to be placed on hold.
A Houston-based company is accused of stealing millions of dollars from intended parents meant for surrogates and more alleged victims are coming forward claiming to be caught in the middle of the scheme.
A surrogacy scheme is affecting people desperate to be parents across the United States and it’s all tied to Houston-based Surrogacy Escrow Account Management, LLC, or SEAM, which a Harris County lawsuit accuses of stealing more than $10 million.
A man has filed a lawsuit against Humble ISD and several of its employees, alleging sexual harassment by one as well as retaliation from others.
The temporary injunction is legal talk for the court ordering Trill Burgers to stop paying owners a management fee and ordering a reporting of expenditures of over $10,000. The court also ordered Trill Burgers to repay attorney’s fees and forbade entities and owners from hiring counsel. Violating this order would result in, the court documents claim, “irreparable injury to Trill Burgers, LLC.”
AT&T is facing a class action lawsuit after a major data breach exposed personal information of over 70 million customers.
Harris County officials responded to a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over the county’s Uplift Harris program.
The Mayor of Dickinson is responding to allegations of illegally withholding public information affecting taxpayers.
The claims date back years, accusing government officials of not being transparent about information that citizens have the right to know, including land deals and official recordings.
Accusations of theft and misconduct have emerged in the ongoing Trill Burgers lawsuit.
Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller describes the horrific moments him and his search team found the body of a missing 8-year-old Houston girl who drowned after getting stuck in a pool pipe at a Houston hotel.
After a man filed a lawsuit against Sunglasses Hut and Macy’s after he says he was wrongfully arrested and jailed in Harris County due to faulty facial recognition technology, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said the department will examine how their investigation was conducted.
A Texas grandfather was arrested, accused of robbing a Sunglass Hut on West Gray in the River Oaks Shopping Center. The crime did happen, but the 61-year-old wasn’t in Houston, he wasn’t even in the state when it happened. He was more than 2,000 miles away in California.
A 61-year-old grandfather is now suing Sunglasses Hut and Macy’s after he says he was wrongfully arrested and jailed in Harris County due to faulty facial recognition technology.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against the Houston Independent School District, accusing them of pay discrimination based on sex.
The Republican Party of Texas is suing an attorney it claims it paid to help challenge the results of the 2022 elections in Harris County.
A lawsuit has been filed in the case of a 6-year-old boy who was allegedly sexually assaulted by an 11-year-old on an Aldine Independent School District bus in March.
Three more woman have come forward, accusing a Conroe masseuse of sexually assaulting them and alleging a cover-up by Massage Envy in a new lawsuit.
A man who won one of the largest lottery payments in U.S. history has filed a federal lawsuit against the mother of his child in an attempt to keep his identity concealed.
A former employee of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and School has filed a lawsuit against her former supervisor and employer, alleging he sexually abused her for months at work and church leaders responded with retaliation when she reported him.
A local woman bit off more than expected while she tried to enjoy a Caesar salad at a popular Houston-based restaurant chain, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Harris County.
17 people who attended Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in 2021 have filed a lawsuit against multiple defendants related to the tragedy at the festival.
A prominent Houston attorney has filed a lawsuit against the Post Oak Hotel after an incident in which he said he was discriminated against.
Darryl has been in In-school suspension since Aug. 31 due to his hairstyle. Darryl has dreadlocks that he and his family said are normally put up in a neat fashion, as pictured below.
A Texas family sued a morgue in Houston saying they have been dealing with “severe mental anguish” after two employees dropped their father’s body, leaving “denting and bruising” on his head.
During a Houston Independent School District board meeting last week, Superintendent Mike Miles said the district has decided to implement the state-approved T-TESS Evaluation System rather than a new teacher evaluation system.
A Harris County judge granted a temporary restraining order against the Houston Independent School District’s new teacher evaluation system Thursday.
Governor Greg Abbott gave several GOP Governors a tour of the Texas border Monday afternoon. The tour comes on the eve of a federal court hearing involving a lawsuit challenging Texas’ authority to deploy nearly a thousand feet of buoys near the Camino Real bridge in Eagle Pass.
Attorneys for a man who was allegedly wounded in the November shooting that killed the Grammy-nominated rapper Takeoff filed a lawsuit against the venue where the incident took place, documents revealed.
Lawyers representing three of Lizzo’s former dancers said they’ve been reviewing new complaints since she was accused of sexual harassment, creating a hostile work environment and weight-shaming in a lawsuit filed last week.
Lizzo’s former dancers who filed a lawsuit against her alleging a hostile work environment and sexual harassment say abuse against background dancers is an industrywide issue and they hope they’re starting a movement to change it.
The new law, passed during the 88th legislative session, will criminalize performers who put on sexually explicit shows as well as businesses that host the shows when those performances happen in front of children.
Fans and social media users are abuzz Thursday over singer Lizzo’s Instagram response to a lawsuit filed earlier this week against her.
A sergeant employed by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office is pursuing legal action against Harris County and elected officials following a sexual assault inside the jail over a year and a half ago.
Three of Lizzo’s former dancers have accused the singer of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
A South Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who received second-degree burns when a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg as her mother pulled away from the drive-thru of a McDonald’s restaurant.
Walmart has settled a federal lawsuit brought by two Conroe men who alleged wrongful arrest and racial discrimination after they were detained by police while trying to return a television.
The family of a Fulshear woman who allegedly died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Bonterra at Cross Creek Ranch Community Association and several other entities believed to be associated with overseeing the facilities at the Bonterra Clubhouse.
The City of Houston filed a lawsuit in Travis County against the State of Texas to declare House Bill 2127, also known as the “Death Star” or “Super” preemption bill, “unconstitutional, void, and unenforceable,” according to a news release.
The family of a welder has filed a lawsuit against Vapor Point, LLC in Houston after he was injured in a tank explosion on May 19, 2023, according to Houston attorney Randy Sorrels of Sorrels Law.
A district judge has granted the City of Houston’s request for a temporary restraining order against the Tabú nightclub.
A lawsuit has been filed against Harris County officials for the death of an inmate that suffered an apparent medical emergency at the county jail in May.
A little more than seven months ago, Migo’s rapper Kirsnick ‘Takeoff’ Khari Tiquon Ball was shot and killed outside 810 Bowling & Billiards.
63-year-old Nguyet Le was temporarily working at the Arby’s when she died. Her son found her body in the restaurant’s freezer.
A worker who was among seven injured after a house he was building collapsed during a thunderstorm this week files a lawsuit against the company builder on Friday.
Officials in Harris County announced Wednesday their intent to sue the state of Texas over a pair of controversial bills which would impact elections in the county.
A lawsuit was filed Monday in Harris County on behalf of a minor who alleges her outcries were ignored after she reported being repeatedly sexually abused and assaulted by her former shift supervisor at a Dairy Queen restaurant in Huffman, Texas.
Alec Baldwin is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parents and sister of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, saying that they were distant from Hutchins before her death and have “no viable cause of action.”
In the lawsuit, Pappas states there was inappropriate contact by the mayor’s office during what was a designated “no contact period” in the bidding process.
The worker who was injured during the explosion at the INEOS cumene production facility in Pasadena last month has since filed a lawsuit against the company for more than $1M.
A Houston area man is now suing the Harris County Sheriff’s Office after alleging that an off-duty deputy punched him several times at a Houston restaurant two years ago.
The United States government agreed on Wednesday to dismiss all fraud charges against former Blue Bell CEO Paul Kruse, with parties agreeing to a misdemeanor fine instead.
"We know now that these chemicals are responsible for the tragic number of users’ reproductive cancer. This litigation will bring justice to these women and their families and hold corporations that put profits over people accountable for their deadly actions," Attorney Crump said.
A man who spent one month in a coma after what he says was a severe beating at the Harris County Jail is now suing the county, claiming federal civil rights violations.
Houston businessman Jim McIngvale, affectionately known as “Mattress Mack,” announced the filing of a lawsuit Tuesday due to issues with the 2022 midterm elections in Harris County.
A just-filed federal lawsuit targets two Houston Fire Department employees who are accused of not performing life-saving intervention techniques to save a young man with Cerebral Palsy.
Thirteen women have filed a lawsuit against multiple companies after allegedly contracting an incurable sexually transmitted disease from water bottles that were reportedly infected by a Houston janitor.
