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Judge Edith Jones has been accused of making racist comments and discussing pending cases.  I previously wrote about that here.  Well, one of those pending cases came before the Fifth Circuit.  A man convicted of rape and murder and scheduled for execution has requested a stay of execution.  His lawyers asked that Judge Jones…

I have talked here about how a judge’s personal background will affect his/her judicial opinions.  Now, it seems one judge’s personal beliefs may reveal her own motivations.  Judge Edith Jones, once considered for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, has regularly affirmed dismissals and summary judgments in discrimination cases.  She has expressed some impatience with…

Usually at settlement times, clients ask me about our chances for success at trial.  What might happen at trial drives everything in a lawsuit, especially settlement.  But, predicting 6 to 12 of our fellow citizens is more art than science. Jury dynamics are often mysterious. There are so many variables in jury deliberations that that…

Ok, I have been tempted once or twice to file suit when someone at the store gets my order wrong, or they make me wait too long.  i might have even joked about doing so once or twice.  But, I have never seriously considered suing over something trivial.  I mean, let’s be real.  

But…

The Scooter Store is in trouble. The Scooter Store settled a disability discrimination lawsuit just a few months ago.  See my prior post about the Scooter Store settlement.  In January, a CBS News report suggested the power wheelchair companies were "ripping off the government."  In February, the FBI and other agencies executed search warrants at…

Be careful with those online dating sites.  The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says a recent survey shows that relationship status is a common source of adverse evidence in divorce cases.  Do not identify yourself as single if you are not.  Do not claim to have no children if you are a parent, warns the…

A deposition is when one side has the opportunity to cross-examine an opposing witness prior to trial.  It is a key event in the discovery process.  Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, is being sued for unpaid overtime by a former legal assistant.  Jennifer O’Neill claims she is owed $393,000 for 7,168 hours…