I love lawsuits and everything a lawsuit represents. Anyone can file any lawsuit anytime. Subject to a few consequences for those of us who get too crazy. In many countries, that is not the norm, at all.
In Los Anglees, one restuarant customer filed suit because he was forced to eat rice at a
Some plaintiff clients want "revenge" of some sort when they file suit. That is, they see the defense lawyer pursuing some outrageous litigation tactic and the client then asks me what will I do in response? The client wants some comparable tactic. Tit for tat. You see this in Allen Sanford’s litigation mess. He recently
A Kerrville woman was fired for sending a text message on a city-owned phone that was allegedly vulgar. Janet Holmes has filed suit claiming she was fired for conduct similar to that of male
employees who were not fired. See San Antonio Express News story. Plaintiff Holmes, a former administrative assistant was fired from
A San Antonio man was awarded $263,000 in a religious discrimination lawsuit. Steven Hecht worked three years at Million Air San Antonio, a small plane servicing firm. Million Air would mix religion and business routinely. The owner, Mark Fessler, told Mr. Hecht to fire two employees because the Lord told Mr. Fessler they should be
San Antonio Airman Corey C. Owens died in a non-combat related incident in Iraq. He was assigned to Laughlin AFB in Texas and listed San Antonio as his home town. See news report.
In employment cases, the employer will always depose the plaintiff employee. The defense lawyer will ask a wide variety of questions, not necessarily directly related to whether discrimination occurred or not. They may ask for driver’s license numbers, acquaintances at work, out of work. In one disability case, the defense lawyer even asked a few questions
You cannot sue the state without permission. This law is as old as the United States. The principle provides essentially that a state must waive its sovereign immunity.
Coach Mike Leach has run into this challenge when he sued Texas Tech for violating the terms of his contract. See report. Coach Leach claims
It was a difficult case, even heart-wrenching. A policeman had rushed to a low priority call and had accidentally struck and killed another San Antonio police officer. See San Antonio Express News report. The policeman in a hurry was David Seaton. Proceeding at 100 mph without lights or siren on, he ran a red light
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint regarding a company which took action against an employee who had posted unfavorable comments about the company on her Facebook page. See my prior post about this case. The NLRB and the employer have now settled that case. As part of the settlement, the company agreed
The NFL is engaged in labor negotiations over a new contract. It appears that at one recent meeting, one of the owners displayed some disprespect for two of the player representatives at that meeting, Drew Brees and Peyton Manning. Jerry Richardson, owner of the Carolina Panthers and former NFL player, listened as Mr. Manning was