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Don’t just do something! Stand there!
People use to act when a problem appeared. Now, we complain and say it's not our responsibility.
You’re paying for it whether you know it or not
Two more months and this year is done, 2018 is over, and 2019 begins. It’s time to start making resolutions for the new year.
If it’s your fault, it’s not somebody else’s fault
Remember, in The Godfather, when Sonny was killed in his car in at the causeway tollbooth by mobsters with machine guns? What if his father, the mafia don, had given the assassins a pass and filed a lawsuit against the car manufacturer instead? Surely, the defendants would have been held blameless for producing a vehicle unable to withstand gunfire.
Democrat nominee promises to follow in Judge Floyd’s footsteps
“‘Heart Of My Heart,’ I love that melody!”
That’s the song Jefferson County trial lawyers are singing now. Only it’s Melody with a capital M, as in Melody Chappell, the Democrat nominee to replace retiring 172nd District Court Judge Donald Floyd in next month’s election.
If you want to mess with Texas, do it in Texas
California municipalities trying to shake down Texas-based ExxonMobil with climate-change lawsuits got the tables turned on them in January when Exxon filed a petition in Tarrant County District Court here in Texas, seeking pre-suit discovery for a potential lawsuit against them.
Celia’s Law: Sue those with the money
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Reforms have restored our health care
“You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.”
You don’t hear that aphorism much anymore, but it’s still true, even if it isn’t really about flies. No, it’s about hospitality and kindness. The point is that you’ll be more successful in life if you’re friendly rather than hostile.
Of course, you catch flies to get rid of them, but other things you catch to keep – like doctors, for instance.
Attorney John Morgan is a glutton for punishment
Beaumont attorney John Morgan doesn’t know when to give up. His wife divorced him in 2008, but he appealed the lower court’s decision and lost again. He also appealed lower court decisions on child custody four times and lost each time. Then he went after his ex-wife’s attorney.
If the ramp was slippery, why didn’t he complain sooner?
A married couple’s world revolved around their first child. They marveled at each new stage of development. The baby crept, crawled, stood up – and fell right back down.
Contingency-fee contracts for opioid suits could be invalidated
In response to revelations during our state’s tobacco litigation in the 1990s about the excessive contingency fees awarded and the political payoffs that accompanied them, and the subsequent conviction and imprisonment of former Texas Attorney General Dan Morales for illegally attempting to divert $500 million in fees to a friend, Texas legislators overhauled the rules applying to government agencies hiring outside lawyers.
Harris County officials negotiated ‘bad’ deal on opioid suit
Public officials in multiple Texas counties have resisted the allure of easy money and just said no to plaintiffs attorneys peddling opioid lawsuits.
Tube be or not tube be, that is the question
Tube men can dance, but they don’t move their feet, because they don’t have any.
Throw me something, Matthiesen!
First Tuesday is a 10-year-old political action committee run by local attorney David Matthiesen for the benefit of Democrat candidates for office in the Houston area. The PAC is called First Tuesday because elections are held on the first Tuesday of the month.
Why Texas was such a risky market for insurance providers
Why was Texas such a risky market for providers of property insurance? Was it hurricanes? Tornadoes? Hail storms? Floods?
Kent Livesay has lots of time to watch soap operas
“Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.”
There’s a reason it’s called ‘an obstacle course’
According to the “About Us” blurb on its website, “Showcase Entertainment is the premier provider of party rentals and event entertainment in Houston. The company offers customers everything from bounce houses, inflatables, and water slides, to animals, entertainers and carnival rides and games.
Answer the questions, Texas Watch!
“Where is Texas Watch in objecting to the Houston lawyer who signs up clients on a 45-percent contingency fee and then dumps their matters into appraisal – knowing very well there is no need for a lawyer to handle an appraisal process?”
Paxton has de Blasio’s number
Randy Newman’s song became a kind of anthem for survivors of Katrina, but it actually was inspired by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, which occurred after months of heavy rain made Old Man River rise to record heights and breach multiple levees.
To work in Beaumont, you might need a permit from Judge Walston
Jefferson County District Judge Kent Walston may have no challengers in his bid for reelection, but his allegedly imperious actions in court are being challenged by a former defendant who claims he got railroaded.
Even big companies are innocent until proven guilty
“The seriousness of poisoning caused by benzene depends on the amount, route, and length of time of exposure, as well as the age and preexisting medical condition of the exposed person,” according to the Centers for Disease Control.