Arguments Category Archives: Arguments

Tony Buzbee, fastest suit-filer in Texas

Some people are just impatient.  Take the guy in the car behind you at the traffic light. No sooner does the light turn green than he’s leaning on his horn. It just changed and stragglers who failed to beat the … Read More »

Arguments, Our View, Property Damage

Legally Speaking: Teaching what matters

At a March dinner commemorating the 40th anniversary of the University of New Hampshire School of Law, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gave a speech in which he proclaimed modern legal education a “failure.” Decrying the course offerings that … Read More »

Arguments, Lawyers/Law Firms, Their View

Why are James and Tricia Keene suing the wrong company?

James and Tricia Keene’s case against EasyLift Cargo Lifts of Galveston is thin, inasmuch as the injury to James’s arm last November seems to have resulted from “operator error.”  It may have occurred while the frugal husband was using it … Read More »

Arguments, Forum shopping/Venue, Our View

Brent Coon wants to have his cake and eat it, too

In one of Aesop’s best-known fables, a dog with a bone sees his reflection in a stream and tries to snatch the reflected bone from his own image. Dropping the real bone that he had into the water, he learns … Read More »

Arguments, Our View

Legally Speaking: The case of the teeny weeny bikini and other legal weirdness

Any job can get a little boring, doing the same thing day in and day out—even when you’re a federal judge. I recently wrote an article about a federal judge who issued an order riddled with “Star Trek” references; I … Read More »

Arguments, Lawyers/Law Firms, Their View

Jurors side with defendant in chemical dousing lawsuit

GALVESTON – A company sued after a man was doused with chemicals emerged the victor in the litigation, recent court records show. Houston resident Sergio Padilla’s lawsuit against APS Anzualda Professional Services was argued before a jury on May 20. … Read More »

Arguments, Galveston County, News, Personal Injury

Christopher Dupuy is not cut out to be a judge

It’s never pleasant to have a grudge held against you, but it can be particularly disturbing when the grudge-holder is in a position to exercise authority over you and lacks the integrity to do so impartially.  It might be a … Read More »

Arguments, Our View

Legally Speaking: In memory of Dean John F. Sutton

In the nearly 24 years that I’ve been practicing law, I’ve been fortunate enough to receive some accolades from my colleagues.  A number of these have been for a commitment to legal ethics and improving professionalism.  I look at it … Read More »

Arguments, Lawyers/Law Firms, Their View

Honoring the fallen in Smithville

About halfway between La Grange and Bastrop, nestled on the banks of the Colorado River, lies the town of Smithville, Texas; population: 3,817. It’s an idyllic Texas town with a brick-and-mortar Main Street that retains the charm of an earlier … Read More »

Arguments, Their View

Cornyn: Is this America or China?

U.S. Senator John Cornyn authored the following column on National Review Online, May 15, 2013: The events that have unfolded over the past week are showing big government at its worst. First we learned more details about the Obama administration’s … Read More »

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