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Today is Blog Action Day, an event where bloggers unite on one day to discuss a single issue. This year's topic is poverty, which is fitting since I was asked to participate in this event by my friend Kerry Qunell at the Capital Area Food Bank. I thought I'd take a little different... -
I don't have time to really comment on it, but Lise Olsen of the Houston Chronicle has a story in today's paper about the surprising number of federal judges under investigation. Led by Texas's own Judge Kent, the story reads like a soap opera --- we've got allegations involving nude...
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Earlier this week, Jonathon Glater of the New York Times had an article that discussed how businesses use arbitration agreements. Apparently, at a time when businesses are becoming more and more aggressive about using arbitration clauses in their contracts with consumers, they still aren't using them in business to business...
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Forgive me as I go a bit off topic. As trial lawyers, we’re taught that it’s important to tell your story to the jury. Stories are powerful. Most of us in Texas have spent the last few days watching the news. I mean, I had lunch at a sports bar Friday,...
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I have often been quick to criticize the current Texas Supreme Court regarding its decisions in the tort arena, but last week, they may have outdone themselves. Last week they handed down a decision in Trammel Crow v. Gutierrez that has emasculated inadequate security premises liability cases - cases where...
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Some of you may have noticed that the blog has been AWOL for the last few days. Unfortunately, our internet provider moved over to new servers, and the blog didn't make it. I think we have the technical errors corrected, and we should be up and running back to normal. ...
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Earlier this week, the guys (and gal) over at TortsProf announced that they would take over the Personal Injury Law Round-Up. I presume that their first effort will be tomorrow. Hopefully, with three profs to contribute, they can avoid the over-work, burnout issue. I'd also suggest that all go to their...
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I don't know anything about HealthCareForAmerica. I don't know their platform, and I obviously can't say whether I support their positions. Having said that, their video, INSURANCE COMPANY RULES, will speak to most personal injury attorneys and their clients. And I want to thank San Antonio personal injury lawyer Ed...
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As most of you probably noticed, there hasn’t been a Personal Injury Law Round-Up for the last two weeks. I have been on vacation, and have not taken the time to post. I would have liked to have warned people that no posts would be forthcoming, but my family isn’t...
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The saga of Supreme Court Justice David Medina is almost like a soap opera. Just when you thought the story couldn't get more bizarre, it took another twist today. For those not up to speed, here's the story in a nutshell. The home of Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina...