September 7, 2021
The amended petition, filed against Houston Methodist on June 10, 2021 in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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- Constitutional law, federal crimes, some military law, intellectual property (patents, copyrights, etc.), securities laws, and any other case involving a law that the U.S. Congress has passed.
- Cases between residents of two different states can go to federal court as long as there is more than $75,000 in dispute.
- States can sue each other for a number of reasons, but often these cases are over rights to land or waterways. States can skip the trial court and go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Cases that affect or could affect the U.S.’s standing with other countries, including cases addressing treaties with other countries.
- U.S. Government Cases: For example, if you wanted to sue the FBI, you would file suit in federal court, but if you wanted to sue your local sheriff, your state court will take that case.
- Admiralty: Cases that involve navigable water bodies in and around the U.S., including the oceans, rivers, and great lakes”.
We await scheduling.
Access the updated filing here
