June 08, 2017
A Houston-area nightclub on Wednesday lost its bid to overturn a $139,366 default judgment entered against it in an employment discrimination case after its attorney missed a status conference, because it failed to timely file a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
January 12, 2017
A Houston-area nightclub asked a Texas federal judge for relief from a $139,366 default judgment in an employment discrimination case on Wednesday, telling the judge that its attorney accidentally missed a December status conference and arguing that a new trial wouldn't prejudice the plaintiff.
January 10, 2017
A Texas federal court has ordered a Houston-area nightclub to pay $139,366 to a waitress who was allegedly discriminated against for being HIV-positive, in a case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
November 21, 2016
A Houston-area nightclub is liable for discriminating against a waitress because she is HIV-positive, a Texas federal court said in an order handing default judgment to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
September 30, 2016
A Houston-area nightclub discriminated against a waitress because she is HIV-positive, firing her after a manager demanded she submit documents to prove she didn't have a disability, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a suit filed Thursday.