Justices on the Ninth Court of Appeals released an opinion on Sept. 6 banning the so-called "junk science" testimony of Dr. Andrew Campbell. Campbell theorized a local family's illness resulted from molds in their home, diagnosing them with indoor exposure to mycotoxins.
As a trial lawyer, I get to regularly witness the importance of the jury to our system of justice. Even though most of the jurors I speak to after a trial tell me that, generally speaking, they enjoyed the experience more than they thought they would, I can still understand why so many people try to get out of jury duty.
Texarkana, Ark. - On July 25, Miller County Judge Jim Hudson granted a motion for stay applying only for Arkansas utility plaintiffs within a class action suit against Centerpoint Energy. Judge Hudson denied stay for Texas utility plaintiffs. Although the stay stops proceedings for the Arkansas plaintiffs, Judge Hudson may retain future jurisdiction.
Texarkana, Ark. - On July 25, Miller County Judge Jim Hudson granted a motion for stay applying only for Arkansas utility plaintiffs within a class action suit against Centerpoint Energy. Judge Hudson denied stay for Texas utility plaintiffs. Although the stay stops proceedings for the Arkansas plaintiffs, Judge Hudson may retain future jurisdiction.
Orange County Judge Pat Clark, 128th District Court, will entertain special setting requests for three different plaintiffs on Friday, July 20, possibly granting them trial dates.
Confronted with wild allegations of jury tampering by a glib, flamboyant local plaintiff's lawyer, Jefferson County Judge Donald Floyd could have been forgiven for simply dismissing the matter.
After the recent shootings at Virginia Tech and the Johnson Space Center, the county's workshop on courthouse security could not have been more timely.