August 2009

 You’re a woman in a managerial position.  You might think you are more removed from sexual harassment issues than your blue collar counterpart.  No, says a recent study.  a University of Minnesota Sociologist finds that sexual harassment is 137% more common among female managers than among blue collar women.  Ms. McLaughlin concludes that because…

 A recent study of 1004 attempts to unionize a workplace finds that employers threatened to close the plant in 57% of those attempts and threatened to cut wages and benefits in 47% of the campaigns.  In 63% of these campaigns, supervisors met with employees in one-on-one meetings to ask workers whether they supported the union.

 It will probably take months for Judge Berchelmann to review and draft a statement of facts regarding Judge Sharon Keller.  As Rick Casey mentions, Judge Berchelmann is well-suited to this task.  I have always known him to be a no-nonsense sort of a judge.  After he issues his opinion, Judge Keller will surely appeal…

 It is a critical thing to understand in every lawsuit.  Many people just flat do not remember what happened.  Ed Marty, the general counsel for the Court of Criminal Appeals, in the end, simply admitted that he did not remember what he told Judge Johnson.  This from a trained lawyer with many years experience.  …

 A soldier from San Antonio was killed in Afghanistan, yesterday.  SSG Bowen died from wounds suffered in an IED (improvised explosive device, aka "roadside bomb") explosion.  I think we should all devote a moment of silence to those killed serving you and I.  

 It is concerning that Judge Keller says she would do nothing different if the same situation arose.  She is the same judge who years ago drafted an opinion regarding a man wrongfully convicted of rape.  DNA evidence exonerated the man after spending many years in prison.  When the appeal came through the CCA, she wrote…

As often happens in trials, there is substantial dispute over what happened when lawyers for Michael Richard seeking more time.  The call went to Ed Marty, general counsel for the CCA.  He has given different statements about happened.  In one account, he says he told the duty judge, Cheryl Johnson, that the lawyers called.  In…

 Well, Judge Keller admits she knew something.  She admitted that when the call came, she knew at a minimum that the lawyers for Michael Richard called about the execution and they were not ready to file something.  See the San Antonio Express news story.  That is pretty damaging.  Its common knowledge that shortly before…

 Sexual harassment becomes more subtle in today’s climate, reports MSNBC.  Instant Messaging, texting now allow more options to pursue an inappropriate relationship in more subtle ways.  But, speaking as a lawyer, that might make things easier to prove, if the victim thinks to save the IM’s or text messages.