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Couple attacked with machetes in Mexico try Houston for lawsuit against Airbnb
HOUSTON - A couple assaulted by machete-wielding intruders while vacationing in Mexico are turning to a Texas state court to sue Airbnb.
SCOTUS declines to hear Big Oil's appeal of Hawaii climate change ruling
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court will let stand a ruling in Hawaii that paves the way for government officials represented by contingency fee lawyers to sue the oil industry over the effects of global warming.
Pipeline plaintiffs fail to specify who did what, lose claims against CenterPoint and Enterprise
HOUSTON - More than 100 property owners in Channelview have lost two targets they'd hoped to blame for damage allegedly caused by two crude pipelines.
Australian's Qatar injury claims against Oxy fail in Texas
HOUSTON - Occidental Petroleum and its Qatar wing have defeated a globe-spanning lawsuit in Texas concerning on-the-job injuries sustained by an Australian man.
Funder escapes class action over MMA's alleged hurricane-damage scheme
HOUSTON - A lender that fronted millions of dollars to a legal marketing company caught up in allegations property owners were taken advantage of by a Texas law firm won't face punishment.
Facebook avoids sex-trafficking MDL, as Texas Supreme Court steps in for first time
AUSTIN - It's taken more than six years for a woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted at a Houston hotel to figure out where her case will be heard.
Company wants $580K from Texas for stripping AG of power
AUSTIN - While state Attorney General Ken Paxton appeals a ruling that blocks him from using longstanding investigative powers, the company he's fighting in court wants its attorneys fees paid.
Botched lawsuit leads to possible trouble for Houston plaintiffs firm
EL PASO - A Houston plaintiffs firm finds itself facing a legal malpractice claim from a woman who tried to sue the U.S. Postal Service for race and age discrimination.
Black woman sues Baytown for racism, says cop went too far at Walgreens
HOUSTON - A Black woman is suing the city of Baytown, alleging she was "humiliated, insulted and then assaulted" by a racist police officer.
Union Pacific faces wrongful death suit after high school student killed
HOUSTON - Union Pacific Railroad is blamed for the crash that killed a 15-year-old in southeast Houston.
Murder over golf cart leads to wrongful death lawsuit against Asian supermarket chain
HOUSTON - A supermarket chain is blamed for the murder of an employee who caught thieves trying to steal a golf cart.
Montgomery County to pay religious expression group $28K in case of relocated minister
HOUSTON - The advocacy group that represented a minister who hoped to spread his message on a street corner as passersby headed to concerts will get nearly $28,000 from Montgomery County.
Private lawyers will take 14% from AG Paxton's PFAS lawsuit
AUSTIN - Private lawyers who promise not to boycott Israel will make 14% of whatever the State of Texas makes from a new lawsuit over chemicals known as PFAS.
Big pollution penalty over Exxon's Baytown emissions affirmed
NEW ORLEANS - Exxon is ordered to pay a $14.25 million pollution penalty, a federal appeal court recently held in a case over the company's Baytown refinery.
Blank Rome lawyers win case against them over Avco aircraft-crash litigation
PHILADELPHIA - A federal jury has found for lawyers at the firm Blank Rome who were accused of threatening a colleague's career with accusations she had improperly shared information.
5 new cases to know: Domino's accused of delivering nine stab wounds, plus more
A knife-wielding pizza man and the remains of two auto-accident victims are among the subjects in five new cases of interest in Southeast Texas.
AG Paxton sues 3M, DuPont over PFAS for false advertising
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has hired private lawyers to push a new lawsuit against the makers of products that contain chemicals known as PFAS.
Out-of-line investigators and shakedown lawyers: Diddy litigation fight starts bitter battle of law firms
HOUSTON - Allegations flying that music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs sexually assaulted guests at lavish parties has created a nasty battle in Houston state court between two law firms involved in the ensuing litigation.
AG Paxton appeals after investigative powers stripped
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will need an appeals court's help to preserve a longstanding law boosting his investigative powers that was recently found unfair to businesses.
Lawyer suspended 3 years for trying to block sale of hospital
HOUSTON - A Texas lawyer alleged to have gone rogue over the sale of a Cleveland hospital has been suspended for three years.