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Simon Greenstone’s playground retort
“That's what you are, but what am I?” You might expect a lame remark like that to be employed as a retort by an underage antagonist on an elementary school playground or a superannuated adolescent in a Pee Wee Herman movie, but not as a comeback from mature counsel in a courtroom.
Whatever their motivations, whistleblowers can perform a valuable public service
Disgruntled employees come in many varieties.
Dogged attorney Mikal Watts barked up the wrong tree with Lucy Lu
Dogs are people, too, or so some dog owners think.
Aren't firms like AkinMears engaging in barratry?
According to a new report commissioned by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, which owns this journal, trial lawyers will spend almost $900 million this year in broadcast advertising
Will Mikal Watts's imaginary clients testify on his behalf?
People all over town thought Elwood P. Dowd was crazy because he claimed to have a friend named Harvey.
Why was the AkinMears suit sealed?
The public has every right to watch the details unfold in a recent lawsuit, now unfortunately sealed, against the AkinMears law firm – a suit brought by a former employee that contains serious allegations about its operation.
Apple is not responsible for the misuse of its iPhone
Have you ever seen another motorist go by with the front windshield sun shade still in place?
A ‘Penney’ for your thought: Pay attention and you might not get hurt
How capacious and conspicuous must a hazard be before a person injured by it can be held accountable for not seeing and sidestepping it?
It's time for East Texas to clean up its act
There's one in almost every family: a black sheep, the one sibling or cousin who has to be different, can't follow the rules, keeps making the same mistakes, and is forever getting into trouble and embarrassing his relatives.
Diverting public funds to private use is illegal
“Use of taxpayer funds should be reserved for purely public purposes, not the private benefit of an individual, corporation, or association.” That's the first sentence of a position paper published this summer by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI).
Vice tightens on Ashley Madison website
Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr starred in An Affair to Remember in 1957
Paxton to EPA: Don't mess with Texas!
Gov. Greg Abbott spent much time and energy in his previous position as state attorney general fighting against the attempted usurpations of the Obama Administration, those of the Environmental Protection Agency in particular.
No Double Dipping! This means you, Brent!
One of the funniest scenes from the Seinfeld show features George Costanza (Jason Alexander) dipping a tortilla chip in a sour-cream mix at a cocktail party.
Other states should follow the Texas model
A little over a year ago, the Wall Street Journal ran an article entitled “Toyota Escapes to Texas.” The announcement of the Japanese car company's plan to move its sales headquarters from California to Plano was the jumping-off point for a recitation of the many advantages our state's business climate has over California's.
If you have no proof, don't go to court
Ever wonder how much time you waste doing things that don't need to be done?
There's more than one way to go for the jackpot at a casino
Some things you can take for granted.
Time to declare open season on trolls
Troll slayer Unified Patents predicts that 2015 will set a record for patent litigation, with more than 6,000 lawsuits likely to be filed – the vast majority by nonpracticing entities, i.e., patent trolls.
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