A Texas woman sued Houston’s Stern Law Group and two of its attorneys this week, alleging her personal injury suit was dismissed because they missed a filing deadline and failed to tell her, and claiming defendant Jeffrey Stern offered her $5,000 to stop her from hiring another lawyer.

Elida Rodriguez claims in a petition filed Thursday in state district court in Harris County that her meritorious personal injury claim was “forever lost” due to legal malpractice. She seeks up to $1 million in damages.

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