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The City of Uvalde has filed a second lawsuit against Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell alleging that she’s been involved in a “cover-up” and not cooperating with the city’s investigation into the massacre at Robb Elementary in May 2022.

A former Floresville police officer filed a federal lawsuit against the city and his supervisors after he says he was fired for reporting department violations.

The mother of a woman who was mistakenly shot and killed in a tense police standoff has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Police Department.

One of the families injured by the large tree branch that fell at the San Antonio Zoo in March has filed a lawsuit seeking damages “in excess of one million dollars.”

The widow of an 81-year-old man who was killed in a vicious dog attack in February has filed a lawsuit against the owners of the dogs and the owner of the West Side home.

A class action lawsuit has been filed against the makers of Fireball Cinnamon over the labels that the plaintiff says are purposefully misleading customers into thinking the product contains whisky.

A Houston restaurant well-known for its massive stuffed turkey legs is facing a hefty lawsuit from its food distributor for not paying its bills, according to lawsuit documents.

Popular period underwear company Thinx recently settled a class action lawsuit following allegations that the products contain “forever chemicals.”

A lawsuit filed by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused to the environment and the public from chemicals that have over decades found their way into waterways and human bloodstreams.

A federal jury in Atlanta has awarded $100 million to a panhandler who fell and broke his neck after a police officer shocked him with a stun gun during a chase.

A California-based civil rights attorney announced a massive $27 billion class action lawsuit on behalf of all of those who were impacted by the Robb Elementary shooting.

Days after more than a dozed media outlets filed a lawsuit against Texas DPS, there have been questions about why this step is necessary.

Under the settlement, Wellpath must pay back pay and compensatory damages of $75,000 to the job candidate in addition to conducting antidiscrimination training for certain human resources employees and managers, and distributing a notice informing employees of their rights.

A Dallas college student was working as a part-time dog walker to earn some extra cash until a recent dog attack left her permanently disfigured, a civil lawsuit alleges.

Clara Shellman’s foot got infected after she was cut during a pedicure in September 2018.

Texas personal injury attorney Thomas J. Henry announced Sunday that his law firm has filed one of the first lawsuits against rappers Travis Scott and Drake after a deadly crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival in Houston.

A new lawsuit has been filed in the drag racing crash in Kerrville that led to the deaths of two children and one woman.

Two students at Texas A&M University are suing a fraternity for more than $1 million after they claim they were hazed with substances that caused “serious bodily injury.”

Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Secretary of State Jose A. Esparza are being sued over new redistricting lines drawn up by the state Legislature.

A man seen on camera being forced into the back of a San Antonio police patrol vehicle after officers mistook him for a domestic violence suspect last year has sued the officers and Chief William McManus, court records obtained Wednesday by the KSAT Defenders confirm.

A Christian boarding school in southwest Missouri has been sued three times this month over allegations that students were abused.

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over the executive order the governor issued on Wednesday that allowed Department of Public Safety troopers to restrict lawful ground transportation of migrants.

For the third time in less than a month, Bexar County Assistant County Manager Tina Smith-Dean has been accused in legal filings of retaliating against fellow county employees.

A lawsuit filed in California in January claims Subway’s tuna mixture doesn’t actually contain any tuna but is really a “mixture of various concoctions.”

A man who survived after a San Antonio home he was renting was destroyed in an explosion is now filing a lawsuit for $1 million in damages.

The Alabama Supreme Court is clearing the way for a lawsuit over the death of a Texas woman who killed herself after claiming she was raped while attending the University of Alabama.

A $20 million wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a St. Mary’s street bar and a patron who is accused of driving drunk before she hit and killed a 47-year-old mother of two who was riding her bicycle.

Ownership groups for a pair of San Antonio apartment complexes have joined a long list suing CPS Energy over the utility’s preparation and response to February’s winter storm.

CPS Energy CEO says the company is facing $1 billion in charges after winter stormSAN ANTONIO – CPS Energy has filed lawsuits against many of its natural gas suppliers for “unlawful and unconscionable price gouging” during the February winter storm. According to a news release, certain natural gas suppliers charged CPS Energy up to 15,000% more for natural gas. The utility said the price hike came during a time when 52% of the electricity generated was from natural gas. CPS Energy claims that Comstock Resources, a natural gas producer from Texas, stated that the natural gas prices they were able to charge during the winter storm were “…like hitting the jackpot...” the release said. That is essentially what happened with natural gas prices during the storm.

A new lawsuit filed last week in California claims Subway’s tuna mixture doesn’t actually contain any tuna but is really a “mixture of various concoctions.”According to the CBS News, the lawsuit was filed on behalf of two residents in California who say they were “tricked into buying food items that wholly lacked the ingredients they reasonably thought they were purchasing.”The pair’s lawyer, Alex Brown with Lanier Law Firm, told CBS that they are trying to figure out what exactly is in the tuna as independent lab results have so far only determined what isn’t in it. The lawsuit states that Subway’s tuna products “entirely lack any trace of tuna as a component, let alone the main or predominant ingredient,” USA Today reported. AdSubway’s website, however, lists their tuna mix as flaked tuna blended with creamy mayo. Subway has been in hot water before in terms of their sandwiches. In October, an Irish court said Subway bread wasn’t really bread because it contains too much sugar.

SAN ANTONIO – The bodies of two San Antonio women who died 10 days apart in November were switched by Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemeteries, according to separate lawsuits filed by the women’s families. The women are identified as Catalina Cervantes, 85, and Mary Lou Salinas, 88. Attorney Mark Greenwald, who represents the Salinas family, said that cases of this nature are a traumatic experience for families. This attempt to exploit two separate families began when one family misidentified the remains of their mother. AdLater, inconsistencies led us to reach out to the second family for a positive identification.

GREENVILLE, Texas – A man who was arrested and charged with murder a year ago in a fatal shooting near Greenville, Texas, before being cleared is suing the county sheriff’s office, sheriff and law enforcement officials for more than $3 million. The lawsuit by Brandon Gonzales, 24, filed Tuesday and first reported Greenville Herald-Banner alleges false arrest and imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Gonzales was released Nov. 6 after the sheriff's office said information favorable to him was discovered and asked prosecutors drop charges. Gonzales, who was arrested at a car dealership where he worked, moved to Florida after his release but said he is still recognized as having been charged with murder. "It’s like, even though I was set free — they finally found out I was innocent — it’s still there.”

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio City Council this month agreed to pay a man more than $200,000 after his vehicle was rear-ended in 2018 by a large truck driven by a Solid Waste Management Department employee. John Brubeck, who according to a 2019 lawsuit suffered “severe injuries” to his neck and lower back during the September 2018 wreck, will be paid $206,000 to settle the case. The settlement will be paid out of the city’s self-insurance liability fund, according to a council agenda announcing the agreement. In naming the city as a co-defendant in the case, attorneys for Brubeck wrote that the city should have known Garcia was reckless, incompetent and unfit to drive. City officials declined to comment on the settlement but did confirm Garcia remains employed by SWMD and currently works as a mechanic.

CASTLE HILLS, Texas – A former Castle Hills councilwoman charged with tampering with government records in July 2019 has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and other officials. The lawsuit filed was filed Tuesday against the City of Castle Hills, Mayor JR Trevino and Police Chief John Siemens. The misdemeanor tampering charge against Gonzalez was dropped after further investigation a month later. The police investigation was in connection with an alleged scheme against City Manager Ryan Rapelye and petition documents. The mayor said the city could not comment on pending litigation.

Corpus Christi, TEXAS – A Corpus Christi man who organized a President Trump campaign gathering this month posted on Facebook that he has been threatened with a lawsuit by the family of Selena. Joe Michael Perez, the event organizer, said he received a cease and desist letter from Selena’s father Abraham Quintanilla to cancel the July 11 gathering planned at Selena’s statue. Perez has also been using the slogan “Bidi Bidi Trump Trump” as a promotional slogan. Perez also owns a Trump pop-up shop that sells merchandise and T-shirts with photos of him standing next to the Selena statue and a Trump hat on the statue. Perez told TMZ in an interview he is expecting at least 150 people at his gathering on Saturday.

Floresville – The City of Floresville was able to move forward with city business Thursday after the Fourth Court of Appeals issued a stay in a lawsuit involving its election dispute. The lawsuit challenges the legality of the city council’s decision to move city elections from November 2019 to May 2020. The mayor and three candidates who were running for city council filed the lawsuit, saying the decision was not made legally. Former Floresville City Council member dies 9 days after being misdiagnosed with flu, widow saysLast week, a Wilson County district judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, stopping the city council from conducting official business until the May election. Daughter appointed to fill father’s City Council seat in Floresville