On June 12, the Texas Supreme Court upheld rulings by two lower courts that post-production costs had been improperly withheld by Chesapeake Energy Corp. from royalty payments for production of natural gas in the Barnett Shale. The state high court’s…
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Texas Supreme Court rules in tortious intereference case that “reasonable certainty” requirement for lost profits applies to claims for “lost market value”
In a recent business litigation case, the Texas Supreme Court affirmed that lost profits may only be recovered when the amount can be proven with reasonable certainty, even when the damages sought are for the “market value” of an investment,…
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Nineteen-year employee of Texas firm files lawsuit over alleged FMLA violation
A Texas worker filed a lawsuit against his employer alleging violations of employment law dating to 2014. Bradford Thompson brought a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, against Total Petrochemicals and Refining…
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In federal case, insurance company sues Texas hospital for tortious interference
In late February, Aetna Life Insurance Company filed a lawsuit against North Cypress Medical Center, claiming tortious interference. Aetna claims that North Cypress designed an out-of-network strategy that charged unnecessarily high fees to Aetna, and that it improperly offered ownership…
Texas woman sues Central United Life, claiming age and race discrimination
A Texas woman has filed a lawsuit against her former employer, claiming that she was denied promotions based on her race and age, then fired after she filed grievances. Linda J. Donnie is suing Central United Life, claiming employment discrimination.…
Texas Federal jury finds Apache did not breach contract with W&T Offshore
A Texas federal jury found that Apache Corp. did not breach its contract with W&T Offshore Inc., a Houston-based oil and gas producer, in a dispute that began in 2011. The jury verdict was accepted by the U.S. District Court…
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More Texas Workers Are Filing Wage-and-Hour Lawsuits
Lawsuits filed by Texas workers claiming wage-and-hour violations have increased by 42 percent over the past three years and have tripled in the past ten years. According to research by Androvett Legal Media, Texas workers filed at least 922 federal…
Secretary sues school district for discrimination and harassment
A Texas woman has filed a lawsuit against the school district that formerly employed her as a secretary at a public school. She alleges that she suffered discrimination and harassment during the time that she was employed there. Tesha Faith…
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Texas woman sues nursing home for race discrimination in employment
A Texas woman has filed a lawsuit against her former employer, claiming race discrimination. Shireika Whitmore filed suit against HSMTX/LibertyLLC, which does business as Liberty Healthcare Center, in the Beaumont Division of the Eastern District of Texas, citing race discrimination.…
Citgo sues fuel reseller for breach of contract
Citgo Petroleum has filed a lawsuit against a fuel reseller for breach of contract, claiming that the reseller sold non-brand motor fuel under Citgo’s name and failed to pay for fuel purchases. Citgo Petroleum Corporation filed the lawsuit against Daibes…
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