Lawsuits

Cindy Clemishire accused Robert Morris of sexually abusing her when she was a child — claims he referred to as a "inappropriate relationship with a young lady." Clemishire is suing Morris and Gateway Church for defamation her when she went public with her claims.

Thousands of people fled the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in March during a national cheerleading championship after a shooting scare that turned out to be a false alarm. Several families are suing organizers for injuries they say were sustained in the ensuing chaos.

A burpee workout assigned as punishment allegedly landed a Rockwall high school junior cheerleader in the hospital — two years after several football players were hospitalized with the same condition.

The bill aims to ban nondisclosure agreements in child sexual abuse cases, sexual assault cases and human trafficking cases.

The family of a late DPD officer and an injured officer in 2019 sued an off-duty officer, the security company that employed him and Home Depot. The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday to dismiss the suit.

Attorney General Ken Paxton's office dismissed a lawsuit that alleged Coppell ISD was teaching critical race theory in violation of state law. The district sought sanctions, saying the lawsuit was based on videos that were "heavily edited and manipulated so to be grossly misleading.”

A trial court originally issued the protective order after Christine Stary was arrested and charged with acts of family violence in 2020.

The high court ruled despite the city's unintentional oversight in greenlighting plans for a townhome that was 10 feet too tall, ordering the McKinney developer to tear it down to comply with height requirements would be unjust.

Abortion is illegal in Texas, but some women are still accessing abortion through mail-order drugs. Senate Bill 2880 aims to crack down on the practice.

A jury found last week X — then known as Twitter — willfully infringed on part of a patent for technology in its development and operation of Vine and Periscope.

Ronnie Goines was arrested last year on sexual assault and indecent charges. His indecent charge was dismissed last week after the sexual charge was dropped in March, according to court records.

The U.S. Department of Justice said it supports a lawsuit accusing Southwest Airlines of discrimination from a program offering free flights to low-income Hispanic students.