A federal judge in Texas has denied a bid by heirs of Kristin Lyon to invalidate a competing beneficiary change request signed by a power of attorney agent surrounding her death.
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America v. Kreiner, et al.
Jianming Yu alleged that restaurant owners retaliated against him by altering his W-2 forms to increase his tax liability after he filed a related Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit.
Yu v. Highland Noodles, Inc. et al
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas excluded a defendant’s operations director from testifying as an expert in a commercial battery dispute, ruling he lacked firsthand knowledge of the products at issue.
Eternity Technologies, Inc. v. Veterans Serving America, LLC
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas denied a motion to dismiss a RICO fraud suit against a Florida oilman, ruling that the court has personal jurisdiction over the defendant under the statute’s nationwide service of process...
Xlink Resource Group, LLC v. Expo Petroleum Oil and Gas, LLC, et al.
The Eastern District of Texas granted Panini America's motion to transfer venue to the Northern District of Texas in an antitrust suit alleging the trading card manufacturer excluded a competitor from the premium sports card market.
Wild Card, Inc. v. Panini America, Inc.
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas overhauled the leadership structure in a consolidated shareholder derivative suit against Globe Life Inc., appointing Plymouth County Retirement Association as lead plaintiff and...
Hsiao v. Globe Life Inc. f/k/a Torchmark Corporation et al
Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the E.D. Tex. granted in part and denied in part Experian’s motion to strike or limit the testimony of plaintiff Ronald Alexander Garcia Delgado’s expert, Douglas Hollon.
Garcia Delgado v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas denied Toyota’s motions to dismiss and strike class allegations in a putative nationwide class action regarding defective door lock actuators, resolving key procedural hurdles for...
Mixon v. Toyota Motor Corporation