Our firm has filed suit against Averitt Express, Inc. on behalf of our client Lissette Molina in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The lawsuit was assigned cause number 3:12-cv-02421-B. The lawsuit makes the following allegations:
Ms. Molina was a female truck driver for the Defendant Averitt Express, Inc. (“Averitt”). Unfortunately, Averitt spawned and fostered a culture that favored male drivers over female drivers, so much so that female drivers were prohibited access to functional vehicles in contrast to their male counterparts. Likewise, female drivers were also and forced to shower in insecure areas accessible by general public as well. When the Plaintiff spoke up about the disparate treatment, her employment was wrongfully terminated.
Ms. Molina seeks all damages available under law, including actual damages, punitive damages, and damages for mental anguish. The lawsuit is being prosecuted by the Dallas sex discrimination law firm of the Law Office of Erick & Thomas in Dallas, TX. They may be contacted at 214-691-6200 or reached through their website at http://www.DallasEmploymentAttorney.net/.
Our firm was retained by South Carolina entity Corporate Imaging Solutions to collect a South Carolina commercial foreign judgment in Texas under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. On January 9, 2012, our firm filed suit against Freedom Packaging, Inc. in the 134th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, TX. The lawsuit makes the following allegations:
Freedom Packaging, Inc. owes our client, Corporate Imaging Solutions, more than $48,000.00 in business debt. The debt has already been reduced to a civil judicial judgment in the state of South Carolina. The judgment is valid in Texas due to the full faith and credit provisions of the United States Constitution and can thus be collected in Texas via the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. Our client seeks the full amount of the judgment plus pre and post-judgment interest, costs of court and attorney’s fees.
Corporate Imaging Solutions is represented by Texas foreign judgment attorneys Casey Erick and Whitney Abbott of the Law Office of Erick & Thomas in Dallas, TX. They may be contacted at 214-691-6200 or reached through their website at http://www.DallasEmploymentAttorney.net/.
Our firm has filed suit against Dallas Regional Medical Center on behalf of our client Gene Hill in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The lawsuit was assigned cause number 3:11-cv-03045-O. The lawsuit makes the following allegations:
Ms. Hill was a seventy three year old twenty nine year employee of the Defendant Dallas Regional Medical Center. In 2010, new management took over and began systematically replacing older employees with new ones. Ms. Hill was a victim of this unlawful age discrimination and was ultimately fired on trumped up charges in an effort to mask the discrimination.
Ms. Hill seeks all damages available under law, including actual damages, punitive damages, and damages for mental anguish. The lawsuit is being prosecuted by Dallas employment law firm of the Law Office of Erick & Thomas in Dallas, TX. They may be contacted at 214-691-6200 or reached through their website at http://www.DallasEmploymentAttorney.net/.
Our firm has filed suit against a Dallas Pro Cuts hair salon under its corporate name, “J&D World Corporation,” on behalf of our client, Ms. Juanita Belmarez. The lawsuit was filed in the Dallas County Court at Law No. 5 and was assigned cause number CC-12-03908-B. The lawsuit makes the following allegations:
Ms. Belmarez, the Plaintiff, was formerly employed at the Pro Cuts salon on Greenville Ave. in Dallas Texas as a stylist. On August 16, 2011, the Plaintiff was viciously attacked by her manager while attempting to place a 911 call to the police. This event was predicated by the manager’s unlawful attempts to force the Plaintiff to sign a false written confession admitting to certain conduct that never occurred. When the Plaintiff refused, the attack ensued.
Mr. Belmarez seeks all damages available to her under law, including actual damages, punitive damages, and damages for mental anguish. The lawsuit is being brought by Dallas labor law attorneys Casey Erick and Tom M. Thomas II of the Law Office of Erick & Thomas in Dallas, TX. They may be contacted at 214-691-6200 or reached through their website at http://www.DallasEmploymentAttorney.net/.
Our firm has filed suit against Freddy’s Frozen Custard on behalf of United States Air Force veteran Derek Allbrook in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The lawsuit was assigned cause number 4:12-cv-00186-RC-ALM. The lawsuit makes the following allegations:
Derek Allbrook is an Iraq war veteran who was wounded in action prior to his discharge from service. Since his discharge, Mr. Allbrook was also formerly employed by Freddy’s Frozen Custard. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Allbrook was unlawfully fired because Freddy’s Frozen Custard did not wish to accommodate Mr. Allbrook’s war related disabilities and in fact fired him instead. Since then, other former employees have in fact come forward to claim that they were threatened with “blackmail” if they did not assist in manufacturing statements in an effort to make Mr. Allbrook look bad after he was terminated. These instances are documented.
Mr. Allbrook seeks all damages available to him under law, including actual damages, punitive damages, damages for mental anguish, and attorney’s fees. The lawsuit is being prosecuted by Dallas employment lawyers Casey Erick and Tom M. Thomas II of the Law Office of Erick & Thomas in Dallas, TX. They may be contacted at 214-691-6200 or reached through their website at http://www.DallasEmploymentAttorney.net/.
We are pleased to announce that our firm has created a new blog dedicated solely to the discussion of credit card lawsuit defense in Texas. The purpose of the blog will be to update our readers as to new developments in Texas consumer law and to share our experiences as we continue the fight against Texas credit card lawsuits.
We look forward to updating the blog regularly with news and recent law firm results.
We are pleased to announce that Dallas employment law attorney Whitney Abbott has joined our firm. Whitney is a Dallas trial attorney with extensive statewide courtroom experience. Whitney’s presence will have an immediate impact on our firm’s ability to effectively prosecute employment law lawsuits on behalf of our clients.
Any questions may be directed to attorneys Casey Erick and Tom M. Thomas II of the Law Office of Erick & Thomas in Dallas, TX. They may be contacted at 214-691-6200 or reached through their website at http://www.DallasEmploymentAttorney.net/ .
October 17, 2011, our firm filed suit against Gainesville Health Care Center, Co., d/b/a Renaissance Care Center on behalf of our client, Ms. Dodie Cruce. The lawsuit makes the following allegations:
Ms. Cruce suffered retaliation when her employer terminated her in violation of the Texas Health and Safety Code. Ms. Cruce reported to her supervisor that a co-worker became infected with scabies and was therefore a threat to the other patients. Because of Ms. Cruce’s quick action, the infection did not spread to the patients and the condition was treated. Two days later, Ms. Cruce was terminated and accused of falsely diagnosing a resident and discussing protected health information in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA.
Under Section 242.133 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, a nursing home employee is protected from retaliation for reporting to the employee’s supervisor or a state regulatory agency a violation of the law or for initiating or cooperating in any investigation relating to the care, services, or conditions at a nursing home. The statute also provides a presumption that a nursing home employee, such as Ms. Cruce, was fired for a retaliatory reason if the employee is fired within sixty (60) days of making the report. Ms. Cruce is seeking lost wages, mental anguish damages, attorneys’ fees and court costs as well as punitive damages.
Ms. Cruce is represented by Dallas employment lawyers Casey Erick and Tom M. Thomas II of the Law Office of Erick & Thomas in Dallas, TX. They may be contacted at 214-691-6200 or reached through their website at http://www.DallasEmploymentAttorney.net/ .
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August 17, 2011 our firm filed suit against Triumph Aerostructures, LLC on behalf of our client, alleging that our client was discriminated against in violation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 and was subject to unfair treatment in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The Defendant, Triumph Aerostructures, LLC, is a global leader in manufacturing and overhauling aerospace structures systems and components. The lawsuit makes the following allegations:
In June of 2010, our client became pregnant and requested leave under the FMLA. Two months later, she was terminated for what was described as a reduction in force. Later, on September 9, 2010, Triumph Aerostructures, LLC decided to rehire our client but relocated her. In December of 2010, our client again requested FMLA leave for her upcoming delivery. From November 2010 to February 2011, our client suffered off hand comments and remarks by her supervisor who created a hostile environment and retaliated against her because of her upcoming maternity leave. On the day that she was to get induced into labor, our client was informed that she would again be terminated due to a reduction enforced. However, the following month, Triumph Aerostructures, LLC hired four (4) other employees that were assigned to our client’s former work group.
Our client is represented by Dallas employment attorneys Casey Erick and Tom M. Thomas II of the Law Office of Erick & Thomas in Dallas, TX. They may be contacted at 214-691-6200 or reached through their website at http://www.DallasEmploymentAttorney.net/ .
On October 19, 2011, our Dallas employment law firm filed suit against Standard Parking Corporation (“Standard”) on behalf of our client, Ms. Dana Heath, to recover damages for being wrongfully discharged for refusing to perform an illegal act. The lawsuit makes the following allegations:
Ms. Heath and her former boyfriend were both employees at Standard’s Dallas office. On August 5, 2011, the former boyfriend was arrested and charged with a domestic violence offense against Ms. Heath. Ms. Heath provided a sworn statement to police which prompted an investigation and an emergency protective order to be issued. The very next day, on August 6, 2011, Ms. Heath provided a statement to Standard which discussed the previous night’s incident. Ms. Heath informed Standard that the former boyfriend had threatened to shoot and kill her at work, along with other co-workers and one manager. Another co-worker wrote a statement regarding the former boyfriend’s threats against Standard employees. In response, Standard actually suspended Ms. Heath, without pay, while they investigated the incident. However, the former boyfriend continued to work at Standard.
The lawsuit alleges that, on August 24, 2011, Ms. Heath was summoned to the office of a Standard executive working in Dallas. In that meeting, it is alleged that the executive presented a letter to Ms. Heath which stated that she recanted her previous statements to the police and district attorney about the family violence offense. Ms. Heath was ordered to agree to the allegations in the letter or be fired immediately. The lawsuit claims that to sign the letter would have been a crime and subject her to charges including, but not limited to, perjury or falsifying a police report.
The above-referenced conversation was recorded.
Ms. Heath has sued both Standard Parking and the executive at issue and seeks all damages related to this incident including punitive damages. Ms. Heath is represented by Dallas employment attorneys Casey Erick and Tom M. Thomas II of the Law Office of Erick & Thomas in Dallas, TX. They may be contacted at 214-691-6200 or reached through their website at http://www.DallasEmploymentAttorney.net/.
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