Civil Trials

Judge Bitch-Slaps Mark Thuesen's Bizarre Motion in Swamplot Lawsuit

The malicious prosecution lawsuit filed against former West University condo owner association head Mark Thuesen keeps yielding precious fruit, with the latest being a Harris County District Judge's order expressing his befuddlement over a rambling motion filed by Thuesen. For the uninitiated, the ... More >>

Noise Complaining Nimbys: Not Just an Inner Loop Hassle Anymore

The owner of a historic Oak Forest ice house is suing a neighbor for assault, claiming that the man's violent threats and overall pattern of harassment are harming his business. Plaintiff Edward Sanchez owns the Catty Corner Ice House on Wakefield Street, a storied avenue of near Northwest Side div ... More >>

Stanley Marsh 3 Charged with 11 Sex Crimes; Hires Houston's Paul Nugent and Heather Peterson

Quirky millionaire Amarillo oil and heir and arts patron Stanley Marsh 3 was booked into Potter County Jail yesterday on eleven sex crimes involving boys under the age of 17. He has since been released after paying his $325,000 in bonds, according to court records. The arrest follows a half-dozen l ... More >>

Lawsuit: Boss Shows Nude Pics Of Temp's Fiancee, Tells Office "It's A Good Thing She Shaves"

It's bad enough when the entire office is treated to nude pictures of your fiancee, we're sure; things get worse when the display includes a critique of her grooming habits. A Harris County man says he experienced the latter and has filed a suit against the company where he says the incident took p ... More >>

Nick Saban's Daughter Gets Sued For Beating The Snot Out Of Her Sorority Sister

Alabama head coach Nick Saban is known for a few things: winning national championships (two in the last three seasons), a steely demeanor (and by steely, I mean he's kind of a jerk), meticulous attention to detail (ask the Dolphins office worker who misplaced his Little Debbie snack cakes), and a h ... More >>

Federal Lawsuit Filed in Corpus Christi Over Lobster Baked Potato

It's the clash of the Longhorn Steakhouse titans down south in Corpus Christi, where a local chain of steakhouses with a similar name to the national LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants has filed a federal lawsuit over a lobster baked potato. It's more complicated than that, of course, but the lobster ... More >>

Pam Matranga: Her Former Deputy Sues For Sexual Harassment Citing Forced Motorboating; She Says it's An Election Ploy

A former deputy to Galveston County Constable Pam Matranga has sued her, claiming she sexually harassed him by, among other things, pulling his head under her shirt and into her cleavage. Forced motorboating!! Other allegations involve farts and some of the worst euphemisms for female genitalia we' ... More >>

You Got Served: The Top 10 Legal Battles In Rock History

Ten years ago last week, one of the most vicious legal battles in rock history took another ugly turn. Ex-Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl found themselves in King County Superior Court over a dispute with Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, over the band's considerable royalti ... More >>

Deputy Constable Christopher Kerr To Handcuffed Woman: "Adjust" My Erect Penis

A woman who says she was groped and fondled by a Harris County deputy constable has filed a civil suit in which she provides more details from the alleged August 2011 incident. The woman says deputy Christopher Kerr, a deputy in Constable Precinct 3, pulled her over, then handcuffed her and began g ... More >>

Hansraj Jathanna Says Spring Branch ISD Cops Beat & Harassed Him

Spring Branch school-district cops used excessive force on a man and later harassed him when he tried to complain, a federal lawsuit says. Hansraj Jathanna claims in the suit that he was pulled over by an SBISD cop who yelled at him, asked if he was an illegal alien and eventually "forcefully pushe ... More >>

Doctor Wants Ring Back, Doesn't Want Mexicans

FRODO!​Wow, talk about having something blow up in your face: on Thursday, the Chron reported on the lawsuit filed by Dr. Craig Fischer against his ex-fiancee, wherein he demanded she return a $73,000 engagement ring. He also accused Nichole Johnson of defaming him to "thousands" of friends on ... More >>

Invasion of Piracy

Illegal downloading costs the film industry billions of dollars per year. But does the legal strategy designed to recoup this lost bounty amount to extortion?

The Unexpected Guest

Suave, with impeccable but false credentials, "Dennis Shaw" moved easily through River Oaks society.

Dez Bryant's Unpaid-For $800,000 Jewelry Spree: State Senator Royce West Offers Lamest Defense Ever

Some tasteful Dez Bryant jewelry​Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant, who is turning out to be the epitome of a Jerry Jones-era Cowboy, is being sued for somewhere around $800,000 in debts for jewelry and tickets and other stuff. He apparently entered an agreement to "buy" all the stuff while ... More >>

Feds Sue Kinder Morgan for $1 Million in Unpaid Overtime

The Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against Houston's Kinder Morgan that seeks more than $1 million in what it says is unpaid overtime owed to "4,500 current and former operators, technicians, maintenance workers, laborers and administrative nonexempt employees." Kinder Morgan provides serv ... More >>

Outed at School

Lesbian teen sues coach, Kilgore HS.

Strake Jesuit Sued: Man Says He Donated $40K And His Son Still Wasn't Admitted

Michael Bardwil says he has a beef with Strake Jesuit​A Strake Jesuit alumnus gave $40,000 to the school in the belief it would get his son admitted, but the school took the cash and not the kid, according to a lawsuit filed in district court. Michael Bardwil is suing the school for fraud, an ... More >>

Lesbian Teen Sues Kilgore School District For Outing, Harassing Her

Another gay student is allegedly bullied, this time at the hands of an East Texas softball coach. ​If two high school coaches lead a girl into an empty locker room and lock the door behind them, something bad can happen, and at Kilgore High School, according to a new lawsuit filed by the Texas Civ ... More >>

Bailey's American Grille: The Troubles Keep Coming

Troubles (and Lawsuits) Keep Coming for Bailey's American Grille in Seabrook

Bailey's American Grille: As far as we know, the banana-pudding recipe is not under litigation.​After news broke last week that Brad Bailey, a Nassau Bay councilman in addition to the owner of Bailey's American Grille in Seabrook, had suddenly closed his popular restaurant and banquet hall, Ba ... More >>

Laura Resendez: Another Woman Sues Over Alleged Sexual Assault In Iraq

Not only the big players get hit with Iraq sex-abuse suits​Houston-based energy services companies have gotten plenty of ink over the past several years due to allegations and accusations that male employees working in places such as Iraq have raped and abused their female co-workers. Much of it i ... More >>

Craig Washington's Shooting Targets Lose Their Victims'-Rights Case, Will Fight On

Former Congressman shot at two kids​Debbie Brooks and Marti McAnulty, whose sons had been shot at by former U.S. Congressman Craig Washington last year, finally had their day in court on Wednesday, attempting to sue a Harris County prosecutor for violating their victims rights.The two mothers clai ... More >>

Local Lawyers Unimpressed With Transocean's Bid To Limit Its Oil-Spill Exposure

Photo courtesy US Coast GuardPLEASE let the oil-spill litigation be heard here, Houston hotel owners pray​Transocean, the Houston company that owned and operated the Deepwater Horizon rig that is currently gushing huge amount of oil into the Gulf, is looking to limit the amount of damages they may ... More >>

Man Sues Over (Allegedly) Finding A Rat's Head In His Beer

​Probably the worst thing that could happen when you're knocking back a cool, refreshing Tecate Light is to suddenly realize you mistakenly grabbed a Milwaukee's Best. Probably the second-worst thing would be to find a rat head floating at the top.It's the second scenario that Everett Johnston of ... More >>

Houston Company Hit With Claim Its Fish Contain PCBs

​A Houston-based fish-oil manufacturer might be exposing consumers to a harmful carcinogen, according to a lawsuit filed by environmental activists earlier this month.Filed in a California Superior Court, the suit accuses Omega Protein and seven other fish-oil manufacturers of failing to warn cons ... More >>

Bank Of America Scamming Hispanics, Local Lawsuit Says

​All Jorge Gonzalez of Houston wanted was a safe place to keep his meager earnings. But in this era of banking scandals and swindles, that was apparently too much to ask. Instead, Gonzalez became the lead plaintiff in a sweeping class action lawsuit against Bank of America, AIG and several other c ... More >>

Asking for Method Man's Autograph? That's a Shooting

​When Mary Anderson of Fort Bend County allegedly asked rapper Method Man for an autograph after a show last November at Houston's House of Blues, she claims she got a different kind of signature: A wound in the stomach from a pellet gun.Anderson is suing Method Man, more formally known as Cl ... More >>

Sex Claims Against High-Profile Lawyer Dismissed

Photo courtesy Laminack, Pirtle & MartinesWe took notice last year when high-profile plaintiffs' attorney Richard Laminack was sued for sexual harassment.So it's only fair to take note that the case has been dismissed."I have always had faith in the system and knew that the facts would speak for ... More >>

A Gift For The New Sheriff: A $5 Million Lawsuit Over An Alleged Jail Beating

Photo by Kyle and Kelly AdamsLooks like the county's new sheriff has a $5 million jail lawsuit on his hands -- the first of his tenure, which began last month -- with a Dallas woman claiming she was beaten by two deputies during her lock up at the Harris County Jail. Jeanne Greer was arrested by the ... More >>

Bad Faith and Texas Mutual Insurance

Houston attorney Mike Doyle and TMI are locked in a battle over truth, lies and an employee's right to workers' comp benefits.

ExxonMobil To Worker, Allegedly: Ignoring Racial Harassment Won't Make You An "Uncle Tom"

Chuck Rosenthal Resigns

Clemens Press Conference Primer

The New KKK

...is not quite what you'd expect

Sins of Omission?

The local Catholic diocese gets accused of covering up a '96 sex abuse case

Catching a Big One

Moody hooks a $75 million verdict against a fish farm and a law firm

Win a Few, Lose One

Service station dealers record a couple of victories in their court battles with parent oil companies

Unnecessary Roughness

Inmate Mark Knox claims Texas prison guards brutalized him. The ACLU fears that in an expanding and unwieldy TDCJ system Knox is far from alone.

We'll Pay the Filing Fee...

NASA & Houston v. McLane, Dieker, and "Baseball Team"

The Dream Home: A Cautionary Tale

The Youngs thought they did everything right. Apparently not.

Making It Right

Jessie Phillips wants more than a not-guilty verdict in a five-year quest to clear his name

And the Winner Is

If you're going to get hit by a bus in Houston, try Ryder

So Sue Him

Jack's Big Payback

How an arrogant, overbearing landlord fought City Hall -- and won

What Did He Do To Deserve This?

Attorney John O'quinn says his big-business enemies are out to do him in. But the real source of his troubles may be closer to home.

The Victim's Victims

Four years after his daughter's murder, Bob Carreiro crusades to bring criminals to justice and peace to lives wrecked by crime. But to the family who shared his tragedy, he shows no mercy.

Having outlived the good ol' boy era, when it had a hand in every deal, houston legal giant

Vinson & Elkins is entangled in a legacy of litigation from its past.

No Way Home

Texas City police can't go mosquito hunting with an elephant gun

Turkeys (and Other Creatures) On the Ballot

Quick! It's almost Election Day!! Do you know who your candidates are? Check this guide to the mother of all ballots!