358 results for 'court:"USDC Northern District of Texas "'.
J. Kacsmaryk denies, in part, the government's motion to dismiss four individuals' claims arising from its alleged provision of funding to the West Bank and Gaza, which benefits the Palestinian Authority. They have standing and plausibly allege the government is violating the Taylor Force Act.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: Kacsmaryk, Filed On: February 8, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv241, NOS: Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision - Other Suits, Categories: Administrative Law, Constitution, International Law
J. Starr grants, in part, a black former employee's motion to enforce deposition notice against his former employer. His request for a corporate representative is granted based, in part, on the need for one to testify about the facts underlying his termination.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: Starr, Filed On: February 7, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv230, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Discovery, Employment Discrimination
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J. O'Connor denies a group of banks' motion for summary judgment on an apartment company's claims arising from loans it obtained to construct a student housing complex. There are genuine disputes of fact regarding the company's claims for RICO, fraud, breach of contract and gross negligence, among others.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: O'Connor, Filed On: February 6, 2024, Case #: 4:23cv341, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Fraud, Banking / Lending, Racketeering
J. Starr denies, in part, a former employee's motion for summary judgment on a motorsports company's trade secrets and other claims. There are questions of fact regarding the company's claims for unfair competition, breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation, among others.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: Starr, Filed On: February 6, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv2180, NOS: Trademark - Property Rights, Categories: Employment, Trade Secrets, Contract
J. Godbey denies, in part, a university's motion for summary judgment on a group of former student athletes' claims arising from hip injuries they allegedly suffered while members of the rowing team. There are questions of fact regarding one student's Title IX claim for medical expense-related compensatory damages and loss of educational benefits.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: Godbey, Filed On: February 5, 2024, Case #: 3:18cv141, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Education, Damages
J. Cureton awards $1 in damages on a company's breach of its lease agreement with a machine-maker. Although the machine-maker seeks more than $1 million in damages, it does not provide evidence of the market value of the machines at the time of the breach, nor does it seek damages for the $518,000 in costs it spent refurbishing the machines to the company's specifications.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: Cureton, Filed On: February 1, 2024, Case #: 4:21cv1292, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Damages, Contract
J. Fitzwater grants, in part, non-party city officials request to quash and for a protective order in a company's property zoning dispute. Certain topics pertaining to city council and the zoning commission's actions and communications are protected by legislative privilege.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: Fitzwater, Filed On: January 29, 2024, Case #: 3:22cv2154, NOS: All Other Real Property - Real Property, Categories: Municipal Law, Zoning, Discovery
J. Godbey finds for an insurer on a couple's coverage dispute arising from storm damage to their home. They provided no experts to attest to the estimated value of repairs to support their contract claim, nor can they show bad faith, as they fail to show the insurer's estimates were unreasonable.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: Godbey, Filed On: January 25, 2024, Case #: 3:22cv1367, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Insurance, Property, Contract
J. Starr denies a Chinese fan motor manufacturer's motion to dismiss a Texas-based fan maker's action seeking costs incurred following an underlying case in which the fan maker settled claims arising from a fire allegedly caused by a defective fan motor. The district court has personal jurisdiction based, in part, on the Chinese manufacturer's sale of 1.8 million fan motors to the Texas company in Dallas.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: Starr, Filed On: January 24, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv229, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Tort, Jurisdiction, Indemnification
J. Ray denies, in part, a grocery store's motion for summary judgment in a lease agreement dispute concerning the replacement of an HVAC system. Although the agreement explicitly says the grocery store, as tenant, is not responsible for the replacement, the lease is ambiguous whether the landlord must replace the system.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: Ray, Filed On: January 17, 2024, Case #: 4:22cv980, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Landlord Tenant, Contract
J. Horan grants a transport company's motion to vacate maritime attachments and garnishments in a contract action against filed by a leasing company. The contract at issue is not a maritime contract and, therefore, the district court lacks jurisdiction.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: Horan, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv1143, NOS: Marine - Contract, Categories: Maritime, Jurisdiction, Contract
J. Kinkeade denies, in part, a Mexican company's motion to dismiss claims arising from its alleged failure to pay for leased oil and gas drilling equipment, and its later encumberance of that equipment. It fails to show the claims predicated on its failure to make payments or return the equipment were untimely filed.
Court: USDC Northern District of Texas , Judge: Kinkeade, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv678, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Energy, Contract