Posts Tagged ‘Karina Sanchez-Peralta’
Over Half of the AZA Firm Named on Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2026 Lists
HOUSTON – Thirty-five AZA lawyers were named to the Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2026 lists for excellence, largely in business litigation and intellectual property work. That includes more than half of the trial firm’s roster. AZA cofounders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos were once again listed; both lawyers have been on the Texas Super Lawyers lists since the […]
AZA Gets Lawyer’s Discrimination Lawsuit Against Post Oak Hotel Tossed
HOUSTON – A federal judge this week dismissed personal injury lawyer Willie Powells’ lawsuit against the Post Oak Hotel that claimed he was asked to remove a baseball cap only because he is Black, even though the hotel’s dress code bans baseball caps, beanies and bucket hats. U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal tossed the […]
Firefighter Settles with City of Houston in Revenge Porn Case
HOUSTON – Houston City Council today approved an $850,000 settlement with a female firefighter whose supervisor obtained an intimate video made for her husband and secretly watched it for years. The vote settled the city’s portion of the litigation filed by former Houston Fire Department Capt. Melinda Abbt. In November 2023, a jury awarded her […]
AZA Wins $25.6 Million Jury Verdict for Healthcare Client
HOUSTON – AZA won a $25.6 million breach of contract jury verdict in Harris County court today in a case pitting AZA client doctors’ group Fondren Orthopedic Ltd. against healthcare giant HCA Healthcare. Fondren and HCA (which took over for Columbia Hospital Corporation) were in a limited partnership that owns and operates Texas Orthopedic Hospital, […]
Jury Finds for Female Firefighter in Revenge Porn Case
HOUSTON – In a case that has already changed Texas sexual harassment law, a jury awarded $250,000 to a female firefighter whose supervisor obtained an intimate video made for her husband and secretly watched it for years. The jury awarded $80,000 in actual damages for mental anguish, $50,000 in punitive damages and $120,166 in […]
Jury Refuses to Find Against Odessa Pumps; Awards It $2.4 Million
HOUSTON – A Harris County jury awarded AZA client Odessa Pumps $2.4 million in attorneys’ fees in a breach of contract case against GR Energy and its affiliates over a 2021 asset purchase. GR Energy sought approximately $30 million but took nothing. This is AZA’s 17th trial this year. In winning this case, it has […]
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