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Is Judge Kent Walston a law unto himself?
Jefferson County District Judge Kent Walston is staunchly supported by trial lawyers practicing before him. When he last ran for reelection, unopposed, big contributions came in from attorneys at Provost Umphrey, Reaud Morgan and Quinn, Moore Landry, Weller Green Toups & Terrell, and the Ferguson Law Firm.
‘Open up! It’s the people!’
Usually, it’s members of law enforcement who shout “Open up!” (and “It’s the police!”) when they want to make an arrest. But these are unusual times.
Judge Fredericka Phillips’ lack of judgment
Honi soit qui mal y pense. Shame on those who see evil there.
Texas Bar members deserve a choice, not an echo
Late conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly published her first book, A Choice Not an Echo, in 1964 in hopes of breaking the stranglehold of country club Republicans on the grand old party’s presidential nominating process. Every four years, it seemed even then, the party faithful were presented with a somewhat less offensive version of the opposition’s choice, i.e., Democrat Lite.
‘Paid or incurred’ means actually ‘paid or incurred’
Does anyone in Texas think that conniving plaintiffs and attorneys should be allowed to cash in on fraudulent claims, aside from said plaintiffs and attorneys?
Keep on trucking, Texas!
“The litigation environment for owners and operators of commercial or company vehicles has reached a tipping point that, unless addressed by the Texas Legislature, will result in growing small business failures, increased costs of doing business for the companies that survive, and increased costs for goods and services purchased by all Texans.”
That doesn’t sound good.
Here come the storm lawsuits
May God bless first responders! They all deserve our gratitude: the police, the firemen, the EMTs, the doctors and nurses, the utility company workers, and all the rest who risk their lives and log long hours to keep us safe and put things right as fast as possible after a natural or man-made disaster.
Some people never learn
One of the most memorable expressions of Gomer Pyle, the dimwitted Mayberry mechanic who became a bumbling Marine, was this gem:“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”
Let’s reopen for business, not for lawsuits
If there was ever a case where the cure was worse than the disease, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic is surely it.
Student steamed after being burned by Rice University
The average price for Super Bowl tickets last year was $5,511. This year, with “social distancing” enforced and fewer tickets available, the average price was $14,110.
Let them eat fusion burritos! South Padre Island needs to let food trucks roll in
The Institute for Justice (IJ) defends the rights of entrepreneurs against arbitrary and capricious state and local lawmakers. Their clients are ordinary people trying to make a living, only to see their American Dream obstructed or destroyed by licensing laws or permit requirements that protect a privileged class of more-established businesses.
Brent Coon got into deep water
“[W]e led the charge against British Petroleum following the 2005 explosion at the BP Texas City Refinery that killed 15 people,” Beaumont attorney Brent Coon declared on a website launched five years later to exploit the subsequent tragedy of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. “Now, we’re preparing to take on the oil giants once again.”
For lawyers, “creative” is synonymous with self-serving
“Preparing wrongful death claims and securing their payment requires creativity,” Beaumont attorneys Mitchell Toups and Richard Coffman assert on their website.
Did Kevin Bobo make a boo-boo?
If your name were Klutz, you might want to be extra careful. Not that your name defines you necessarily, or predetermines your destiny, but, hey, it can have an influence on how you act and how others act toward you, so why make a self-fulfilling prophecy out of it?
Client disenchanted with Trial Lawyer of the Year
“It is a true privilege to perform the important work of protecting individuals and businesses from corporate abuse,” Houston trial lawyer Mark Lanier proclaimed when the National Trial Lawyers professional association named him the 2018 Trial Lawyer of the Year.
Fan seeks restitution from sign-stealing Astros
“Thou shalt not steal.” That’s pretty straightforward. No wiggle room there. The stone tablets Moses brought down from Mount Sinai had no asterisks and footnotes to clarify the Author’s intent.
Voters can approve or reject opioid lawsuits, too
Two decades ago, Texas legislators revised rules for government agencies hiring outside lawyers, thenceforth requiring contingency-fee contracts to be submitted to the state comptroller for approval, capping contingency fees at 35 percent, establishing strict requirements for keeping billing records, and prescribing a method for calculating fees.
Miguel Vasquez, the wannabe ‘Five Million Dollar Man’
How much is a foot injury really worth?
Let TWIA have its say!
Insurance litigation firm Daly & Black is responsible for more than two thirds of the 300+ Hurricane Harvey lawsuits filed against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. That’s a lot of cases to litigate. Surely, it would be more efficient and less time-consuming to try them all at once.
This Hatfield is not the real McCoy
Last year, Channel 2 Investigates published a video showing Rick Daly of insurance litigation firm Daly & Black touting his connection to Todd Hunter, the state representative who went to work as a lobbyist for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and then returned to the legislature as a TWIA nemesis.