A recent lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas illustrated the importance of choice-of-law provisions in employee non-compete agreements. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit were employees of F&M Bank, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As part…
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Florida wrongful death lawsuit filed over prescription drug death
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in federal court by a Florida woman whose husband died of a brain hemorrhage after taking a prescribed anticoagulant drug. William Packard was prescribed Xarelto in January 2012 to treat a nonvalvular atrial…
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Texas teacher accuses Houston school district of discrimination
A former Texas teacher has filed a lawsuit against the Houston Independent School District, claiming that he was fired because of his race and because he filed grievances against the school. Robert Green filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court…
Texas Man Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Mundy
A Texas man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against his employer, claiming that he was fired twice: first because of his ethnicity and then again in retaliation for a discrimination complaint. Cleveland McGuire filed the lawsuit against Mundy Companies…
Texas District Court approves employment lawsuit settlement that extinguishes claims under state law
A federal court has ruled that a settlement of a collective action lawsuit filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may include a release of any plaintiffs’ rights to overtime pay under state law. Wells Fargo was the defendant…
GE Oil & Gas Employee Files Lawsuit Alleging Race Discrimination
A Harris County man has filed a lawsuit against his employer, GE Oil & Gas, claiming that he was discriminated against because of his race. Gaspar Salas filed the lawsuit in the Southern District of Texas on June 12. The…
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…
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Former Professor Sues University of Houston Alleging Employment Discrimination
The University of Houston has been sued by a former life sciences professor who claims her employment was unlawfully terminated. The lawsuit was filed by Adriana Alcantara in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas February 25, naming…
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Caseyville nursing home
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Caseyville nursing home over the death of a resident who developed gangrene and had her leg amputated. Stephanie Strickland filed the lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit Court as the special…
Depakote birth injury litigation in Illinois federal court moving forward
A federal court in Illinois has ordered Abbott Laboratories to produce documents it said were “long overdue” in lawsuits alleging birth injuries caused by the anti-seizure medication Depakote. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois ordered the…
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