A Harris County, Texas jury awarded $1.5 million to Jack Grynberg and his family, finding that Exxon Mobil did not act in good faith in determining the mineral royalties the company owed him. Grynberg says he is owed even more…
A Harris County, Texas jury awarded $1.5 million to Jack Grynberg and his family, finding that Exxon Mobil did not act in good faith in determining the mineral royalties the company owed him. Grynberg says he is owed even more…
A mental health center in Texas is suing a software provider for breach of contract. The lawsuit was filed in state district court in Waco by the Heart of Texas Region Mental Health Mental Retardation Center (MHMR), against CoCentrix Inc.,…
A former deputy chief financial officer for the Texas Department of Agriculture has filed a lawsuit against the agency, alleging that she was fired because of her race. Shelia Latting, who is black, claims that her employment was terminated a…
In a lawsuit filed in Texas, a small oil company alleges that its partner drillers in Guinea breached a joint operating agreement on offshore drilling. Hyperdynamics Corp. filed suit claiming that Dana Petroleum PLC and Tullow PLC used a now-settled…
An unfair competition lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court in Austin, Texas. Yeti Coolers, an Austin company, accuses a Missouri company, Mammoth Coolers, of selling products that infringe on Yeti’s rights. Yeti alleges unfair competition, unjust enrichment, trade…
A former employee of an environmental services company, who claims that the company did not pay him for overtime worked, has filed an employment lawsuit in federal court in Texas. The collective action lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court…
A Texas appeals court issued a ruling in a lawsuit over costs associated with the blowout of a gas well. The Eleventh Court of Appeals issued its opinion Aug. 31, 2015 in the case of St. Paul Fire & Marine…
A Texas jury awarded over $60 million to investors in an oil and gas breach of fiduciary duty case. The plaintiff investors claimed that their business partners gave themselves credit for financial contributions that were not actually made and excluded…
An employee at a Texas call center has filed a lawsuit claiming that she and other employees were not paid for work that they were required to do off the clock. Elissa Shetzer filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court…
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit by property owners against Chesapeake Energy, claiming that the energy giant improperly withheld millions of dollars in natural gas royalty payments. Chesapeake is appealing a 2014 ruling by a San Antonio…