Houston habitual drunk drivers can end up in jail if they have an extensive record for driving while intoxicated (DWI). It happened recently in the case of Bobby Martin, a 64-year-old Montgomery County resident, who was handed 10 years behind…
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Driver with a BAC of .23 kills five
Efraim Carmona pled guilty to five counts of intoxication manslaughter after causing the accident that killed five people in June 2014. Although he could have received a 110-year sentence, he was instead handed a 50-year jail term. 34-year-old Carmona must…
Any traveler on the road risks an accident involving a truck
No one was able to explain why the cyclist was riding in the middle of Seven Mile Lane. A left turning pickup, coming off Hopper Road, hit him, dragging the elderly cyclist under the truck and into a ditch on…
Holidays bring out the drunk drivers
Houston was relatively quiet over the Labor Day long weekend, a fact credited to the combined efforts of the sheriff’s department, city police departments and constables’ offices. The multi-agency coverage for the long weekend ensured that many drunk drivers were…
Texas Company Sues BP, Alleging Breach of Contract
Fluor Corp., an Irving, Texas-based engineering firm, has filed a lawsuit in Harris County district court against BP for millions of dollars, claiming breach of contract. The lawsuit claims that when a Fluor subsidiary agreed to help the oil giant…
Tagged with: BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf Coast, Harris County, jordan, MEXICO, Plant Performance Services
Texas Woman Sues Shell Oil, Claiming She Was Fired While on Maternity Leave
Nicole Ryder of Harris County, Texas, has filed a federal lawsuit against Shell Oil Co., claiming that her employment was wrongfully terminated. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Division), claiming…
Tagged with: District Court, FMLA, Harris County, jordan, Shell Exploration Production Co, Shell Oil Co, Southern District
Lawsuit by Austin’s Torchy’s Tacos Accuses Competitor of Theft of Trade Secrets
A taco restaurant based in Austin, Texas has filed a lawsuit against a competing restaurant in Houston alleging theft of trade secrets. Torchy’s Tacos, with 20 outlets in Austin, Houston and the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, claims that three-store, Houston-based Texas…
Tagged with: Chef Michael Rypka, Harris County, jordan, Taco Bible, Texas Taco, Texas Taco Co, William Travis
Fired Television Station Worker Sues for Age Discrimination
A man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a Houston television station, claiming his employment was terminated because of his age. Charles Hobson, of Harris County, Texas, worked for KRIV from 1990 to 2011 as a live truck operator,…
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