[email protected], Jr., Chelsie King Garza and undertook the representation of Eluid Cesar Hinojosa, a Sergeant with the Harris County Constable’s Office, when he challenged a decision of the Texas Department of Insurance – Workers Compensation Division regarding compensability of benefits in Harris County District Court. The injured worker was victorious at trial and Harris County…
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The original Pit Bikes were simply small motorcycles with a 4-stroke, 50cc motor used by adult-sized motocross riders to navigate the pits (an off-track area designated for setting up prior to an event). Pit bikes have evolved to look more and more like mini versions of the factory built motorcycles. The recent trend is to…
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President Obama took the oath of office on Tuesday, January 20th becoming the 44th President of the United States. The oath, however, is regarded as the “flub heard round the world.” Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Roberts, got the words of the oath a little off, which prompted Obama to do…
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I was talking recently with a colleague of mine about marketing. She very candidly confided in me that she is having difficulty with marketing. That when in politics, she had no problem with talking up the candidate she was working for, but now in her own practice she was having trouble selling herself. I identify…
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In July 2002 I walked out of Reliant Arena here in Houston, Texas thinking that I would never have to take another standardized test again. It was the final day of the bar exam. Little did I know that I was wrong. Over the past seven years I have attended numerous continuing legal education courses,…
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I attended the January13, 2009 meeting of the Houston Chapter of the American Inns of Courts. The topic of this meeting focused on themes and their roles in trials. Panelists included Judge Randy Wilson, Judge Reece Rondon, Judge Dion Ramos, Judge Jaclanel McFarland, Ellen Finley (with Jury Focus), Jeff Nobles (an appellate specialist) and myself….
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On January 9, 2009, the Texas Supreme Court altered a statute to the disadvantage of patients seeking justice from doctors who have committed malpractice. In the case of Badiga v. Lopez, the Court ruled that a doctor can appeal a certain pre-trial ruling even though the medical malpractice statute says that no such appeal can…
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The 81st session of the Texas Legislature is upon us. One area of law that needs to be revisited is the area of Workers’ Compensation law as it regards to fatalities on the job. The Texas Workers’ Compensation law of 1991 bars any employee from suing his/her employer if they are injured on the job…
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