Last week, in the case of Texas Department of Transportation v. York, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. 2009) (5/22/09), the Supreme Court reversed a verdict in favor of the family members of a woman who was killed when her car went out of control after it hit loose gravel a day after TxDOT applied a “spot…
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I was recently appointed to serve a three year term on the Texas Access to Justice Commission. The purpose of this organization, also known as LegalAid, is to provide legal aid to the poor in civil matters. Its mission is to develop and implement policy initiatives designed to expand access to, and enhance the quality…
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The Texas Supreme Court issued another ruling last Friday (May 1, 2009) in City of San Antonio v. Pollock which allows the defense to attack on appeal the plaintiff’s expert’s opinions, even without a timely objection at trial. In Pollock, plaintiffs lived near a city-run landfill. Their daughter contracted a serious leukemia with the acronym…
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•1. Last Thursday I had the privilege of introducing the speaker for our monthly TTLA Advocates Luncheon. We were fortunate to have David J. Berardinelli, author of the book “From Good Hands to Boxing Gloves, The Dark Side of Insurance” come and discuss his epic battle with Allstate Insurance. From 2001 to 2006, Mr. Berardinelli…
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Recently, I was honored to represent a client who had lost her daughter in a tragic accident. [email protected] assisted me at trial (and no she is not related, family or otherwise, to those of you wondering). My client’s daughter was a passenger in her friend’s car. The friend began to race another car. The friend…
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has a long history of successfully litigating cases involving aircraft crashes. Our extensive experience includes cases against Braniff Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, Swiss Air Boeing airplanes, various military aircraft manufacturers, numerous private plane manufacturers. The causes of these crashes involved pilot error, manufacturing defects or both. Over the years we have developed and maintained close professional…
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1. United States District Judge Godbey last week established the briefing schedule for arguments on whether Allen Stanford should be able to obtain money to pay his attorneys. John Little-the court-appointed Examiner representing the interests of CD investors-has been given until today (May 4) to file his response. Since the Court denied the proposed interventions…
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On April 22, 2009, I tried my client’s case to a Harris County jury. Johnny Garza and I picked a jury that morning, and we proceeded to trial that same day. We split up the duties for directing the witnesses, Johnny conducted voir dire (jury selection), and I handled opening statement and closing argument. The…
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