Court News

ODESSA, TEXAS - A lawsuit has been filed in Harris County District Court, case no. 2024-27354, over the electrocution death of a field engineer at a ConocoPhillips fracking site in Odessa on January 24, 2024. The incident occurred when a forklift, operating near high voltage power lines, caught fire after striking them. The engineer, employed by Halliburton, was electrocuted while attempting to extinguish the fire. The lawsuit alleges negligence in safety management and supervision by ConocoPhillips and Halliburton.

HOUSTON, TEXAS - Pump Parts Specialties LLC has filed a lawsuit in Harris County District Court against a former employee and his wife for alleged embezzlement of funds. According to case number 2024-26981, the former employee, who began working for the company in April 2019, is accused of endorsing checks meant for the company and depositing them into personal accounts. The lawsuit further alleges that he instructed customers to make payments to an ACH account he controlled, rather than the company’s account, and diverted funds intended for company invoices to personal bank accounts using a payment processor. The lawsuit seeks to recover the embezzled funds and obtain damages for the financial injury caused to the company.