Tip Pooling

The FLSA prohibits restaurants from requiring tip pooling amongst staff. Voluntary tip pooling is legal, but only waiters, bartenders, and restaurant employees making less than minimum wage and who have direct interaction with patrons may participate in tip collection. Managers, cooks, dishwashers, etc. are not permitted to receive tips on a mandatory basis.
Many restaurants and bars violate the FLSA by mandating tip pooling. Successful tip pooling lawsuits have recently been brought against Starbucks, Hard Rock Café, Luby’s, and Outback Steakhouse. If you work in a restaurant or bar and are required to share your tips with staff members who are not legally entitled to receive tips, contact The Meyerson Law Firm today for a free consultation. You may be entitled to financial compensation.

Dram Shop Cases

The Meyerson Law Firm settles against local bar Enzo for over-serving a drunk who punched one of its patrons. We are proud to defend against establishments that create drunk drivers, putting locals in harm’s way. Please keep us in mind in the future if you have a potential dram shop case.

Sherrif's Sale September 14th, 2011

Sheriff's sale of seized items! Wednesday September 14, 2011 at 11:00 AM!!

Location: Apple Movers 9807 Brown Lane Austin, Texas 78745

List of Items for Auction

1. Leopard print chase lounge chair
2. Three piece Beige sectional sofa
3. Three rugs
4. Two buffet tables
5. Mirror
6. Two piece dining table with eight chairs and three leaf attachments
7. Washer (Serial No. 75425605804306041647-65T65T0800AND)
8. Dryer (Serial No. 754260300976021417)
9. Washer (Serial No. 754256050043464164765T0800)
10. Dryer (Serial No. 754226030833962021411763W03630)
11. Two circular end tables
12. Two ottomans
13. One chest
14. Poker table with four chairs
15. Three bar stools
16. One couch
17. One love seat
18. One chair
19. One pinball arcade machine (4272649)
20. One Black couch
21. One coffee table with one end chair
22. One University of Texas table with two chairs
23. One wine cooler refrigerator (443001294)
24. Two bar stools
25. One leather bench
26. One gun case
27. One pool table rack with eight pool cues
28. One table with four chairs
29. One outdoor rocker bench
30. One Dell Black flat screen computer monitor (CNOT6133466335931305)
31. Three Kincaid wall paintings
32. One Red loveseat chair with White stripes
33. One 32" Toshiba flat screen TV (Serial No. AM30700331)
34. One exercise equipment life fitness X9 (Serial No. 3426384/9568016)
35. One exercise equipment life fitness R9 (Serial No. 0834253/95149017)
36. One dark Brown leather chair with one ottoman
37. Two end tables
38. Four outdoor lounge chairs and two end tables
39. One iron table with six iron chairs
40. One iron couch and one coffee table
41. One Emerson flat screen TX 17 inch (Serial No. J168842186)
42. One Black alligator storage chest
43. One arrangement with a throw
44. One slot machine (95134084)
45. One Galaza arcade machine (Serial No. 1981)
46. One Golden Tee arcade machine (Serial No. W9M279200T508E14122944)
47. One Go Kart (Shift cart) (Serial No. 020444/1456CH08)




Local Ponzi Scheme Operator's Items Seized

Local Ponzi Scheme Operator's Items Seized

Sheriff's sale of seized items! September 14, 2011 at 11:00 AM!!
MANY High End Pieces for Sale to the Highest BidderApple Movers

9807 Brown Lane Austin, Texas 78745



TMLF won a battle in Bankruptcy Court

The Meyerson Law Firm, P.C. won a battle in Austin's Bankruptcy Court Monday morning June 27th. After obtaining a judgment for a client in a ponzi-scheme securities fraud case, the Defendant fraudster declared bankruptcy (twice) to halt the firm's collection proceedings. Today the Bankruptcy Court ruled (for a second time) that the Defendant was not entitled to Bankruptcy protection from collection of the judgment.

Overtime Pay and The Fair Labor Standards Act

The Meyerson Law Firm is currently investigating several cases involving workers who were not paid federally required overtime pay of one and a half times their hourly rate.  Our firm is experienced in representing workers to recover their lost income in addition to penalties and attorney fees.

Typically, these cases involve employers classifying their employees as exempt from overtime rules when the law says otherwise.  Even large corporations will attempt to flaunt the laws in order to avoid properly paying their employees. 

If you feel that your wages haven't been properly accounted for, call The Meyerson Law Firm today to speak to one of our attorneys.  (512) 330-9001 ; look us up on our website  http://www.meyersonfirm.com/
And you may also email your questions to  jeffm@meyersonfirm.com

Wrongful Foreclosures

Meyerson Cagle is currently investigating the wrongful foreclosure practices of OneWest Bank, formerly known as IndyMac. The Washington Post recently published an article noting that OneWest Bank officials signed “6,000 documents a week or about 24,000 a month without reading all of them” in foreclosure proceedings. A OneWest executive testified that “she spent no more than 30 seconds to sign each document.” You can read the article here: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/political-economy/2010/09/onewest_bank_employee_not_more.html.

Meyerson Cagle has experience representing clients against predatory lenders and is currently investigating OneWest/IndyMac’s foreclosure practices. If you or someone you know has had their home foreclosed by OneWest/IndyMac, please contact our office to discuss any potential claims you may have. http://www.meyersoncagle.com/

Meyerson Cagle, P.C. files suit in Idaho Federal Court for real estate scheme

On October 12, 2010, the attorneys of Meyerson Cagle will face off against several Defendants involved in an alleged real estate scheme that grossed over thirty million dollars in profits in only a few months. The properties are all situated in the Teton Springs subdivision in Idaho near Jackson Wyoming. The Defendants include Anthony Vest, a multi-millionaire who owned parts of the development company, the real estate company, and the construction company. Mr. Vest hired NuWay to seek out buyers from primarily the West Coast. NuWay, a real estate company unlicensed in Idaho was led by JT Bramlette, a then 28 year old unlicensed broker from Salt Lake City. The appraiser hired by the exclusive mortgage broker had his license revoked due to his multiple violations.

Meyerson Cagle, P.C. Seizes Ponzi scheme Defendant’s House after Defendant fails to pay judgment

On November 12, 2009, attorneys from Meyerson Cagle, acting on an order from a District Court Judge and in conjunction with the Travis County Constable’s office, seized a million dollar private residence belonging to Marcus Saenz, an admitted Ponzi scheme operator. The custom built home included a large pool with a sunken bar as well as horse stables. Travis County District Court Judge Jeff Rose later allowed Mr. Saenz access to the house for school books and care for the horses. Meyerson Cagle represented one of many victims of Saenz’s Ponzi scheme.

Meyerson Cagle, P.C. files lawsuit against Baxter Healthcare concerning recalled Heparin being used on local Austin Man

On August 30, 2008, Shine Philip suffered a heart attack and was admitted to the emergency room at St. David’s hospital. No one would have guessed that he would end up completely blind from the experience. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have heart attacks each year in the United States, but most never suffer complete bilateral blindness. “I wanted to know why I lost complete vision in both eyes” Philip says. What the attorneys at Meyerson Cagle found was astonishing: Philip was exposed to multiple doses of a defective batch of a commonly used blood thinner known as Heparin. The defective ingredient causes profound hypotension, a leading cause of Ischemic Optic Neuropathy—or complete blindness. Meyerson Cagle immediately filed a lawsuit on behalf of this 43 year old father of three that faces a future of fear and uncertainty.