In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled against an employee who had successfully proven that her employer had discriminated against her. The case was Nafta Traders, Inc. v. Quinn, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. 2011)(5/13/11). After an employee brought a sex discrimination suit, her employer forced her to arbitration. When she prevailed, the…
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As the Texas legislature is coming to a close, it appears that those who are often in immediate need of legal assistance, but who cannot afford it, are going to be left out in the cold by the currently proposed budget. Senate Bill 1811 was sent to Conference Committee to enable the House and Senate…
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A 48-year-old toll road worker died last week after being hit by a car on the Sam Houston Tollway near Antoine. According to Harris County officers, a speeding Camero slammed into a concrete barrier near a toll booth at the Sam North plaza on Wednesday night around 11 p.m. The impact of the collision caused…
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In January of this year I wrote a blog post about the effects of the 2010 U. S. Federal Census on congressional redistricting in Texas, and the important role that the rising Latino population is playing in that process. A recent article in the Houston Chronicle about the shape of Houston’s City Council maps showed…
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that G. A. Gertmenian and Sons had begun recalling 600 units of the Toy Story 3 Bowling Game Rugs with batch marking of JA 148. The recalled product, which was manufactured in China, contains six white plastic bowling pins with two red stripes painted on…
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A fatal accident changed three Texas teenagers’ lives this past week: one was killed and the other two were criminally charged for their friend’s death. On Sunday, May 15, four teenagers were “joyriding” in a tan 2000 Cadillac Escalade in the early morning hours. According to police, the 19-year-old male driver was “driving in an…
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According to a lawsuit filed on May 17, 2011, CenterPoint Energy has overbilled Houston for the past twenty years. Noting a similar lawsuit settled by New Orleans for $12 million, City Attorney, David Feldman, said the claim could be for “tens of millions of dollars.” CenterPoint distributes electricity to Houston residents regardless of which provider…
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The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences has classified the death of a 47-year-old man who fell from a roller coaster at the Houston Rodeo in March as an accident. While the autopsy report has not yet been finalized, it was determined that the primary cause of the man’s death was “multiple blunt impact trauma”…
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