You know its bad when a judge orders a debt collector not to contact a debtor, her friends or family on Facebook. Melanie Meacham filed suit over MarkOne Financial’s debt collection practices in Pinellas County District Court – near Orlando, Florida. See ABA Bar Journal report. MarkOne declined to respond, but stated last year apparently
PI Law Firm Offers iPad to Facebook Friends
A Dallas personal injury firm has seized on the social media revolution to market its Facebook page. Eberstein and Witherite offered iPad’s to a lucky few and t-shirts if the participants would "like" its Facebook page and submit photos of themselves wearing its 1800 Car Wreck t-shirts. See Texas Lawyer report. Clicking on the
EEOC Files Suit Against Construction Firm
The EEOC has filed suit against an oil rig construction company doing business in Texas and Mississippi. The EEOC filed suit against Signal International LLC in Gulfport, Mississippi on behalf of indian workers recruited for US work on an H-2B visa. The workers were recruited to come here 
to work as welders and pipefitters in
Hondo, Texas Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
A former Hondo, Texas resident was killed in Afghanistan. Assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, SPC Charles "Chaz" J. Wren was killed in Nimroz Province in southwestern Afghanistan. SPC Wren spent most of his life in Hondo and graduated from Hondo High School in 2004. He was known at Hondo High for wearing a cape
TWC Undermines Employee Claims
Texas Workforce Commission appears almost designed to undermine legitiimate employee claims for unemployment benefits. I receive one or two calls every year from recipients of unemployment benefits who were overpaid unemployment benefits through TWC errors and now, TWC wants their money back. TWC essentially tells them to pay it back or else.
One young
Texas Bar Assoc. Fires Lawyer Soon After Disclosing Illness
A former employee has sued the State Bar of Texas alleging discrimination based on his disability. The former employee was a lawyer for some 15 years with the State bar. He claims he suffered no problems at work until he disclosed that he suffered from Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, the foot equivalent of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Employee Fired for His Honesty Loses Appeal
The employee of an Illinois law firm was fired when he refused to cooperate in issuing fraudulent bills to clients. The law firm claimed the hours performed by an in-hpuse employee were actually performed by an outside investigator. The firm then billed at the higher rates used by outside investigators. One of the in-house investigators
Proposed Bill Seeks to Prevent Lawsuit with More Lawsuits
Barratry is generally defined as a lawyer illicitly seeking clients. A lawyer cannot solicit clients directly. So, one state legislator has decided the best way to avoid barratry is to allow more lawsuits. Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, has proposed a bill in the Texas legislature that would allow civil lawsuits against persons (ie, lawyers)
Bexar Met Fires 18 Employees
I believe you can often discern the better places to work just by walking in the front door. If employees are willing to chat with a visitor or assist with questions beyond their normal area of expertise, that is probably a positive working environment. Such a workplace has high morale. But, if the workers are
Texas Law Firm Sues Former Paralegal for Online Defamation
A Houston law firm has sued a former paralegal claiming she and her husband defamed the law firm. The law firm, Weston & Associates, claims Amber Williams went to a Citysearch website and left a negative review of the firm. The suit claims the firm fired Ms. Williams for insubordination in 2010. She was fired