These lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign are remarkably weak and lacking in evidence. I previously wrote about one such lawsuit in Pennsylvania here. Rudy Giuliani himself appeared in the Pennsylvania lawsuit last week. He literally parachuted into the suit, submitting his motion pro hac vice the day of his appearance. Judge Brann, an
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Cowboys Owner Apparently Settles Lawsuit
Jerry Jones, owner of the Cowboys, does stay busy. He was accused just a couple of weeks ago of assaulting an exotic dancer, Jana Weckerly. The lawyer for Jerry Jones said she missed the statute of limitations – the deadline by which all suits must be filed. She alleged that the Cowboys owner assaulted her…
Discrimination Cases Present Many Obstacles
Courtesy of creationc
Employment cases are exceedingly difficult, with numerous deadlines and traps for the unwary. We see some of these traps in the case of Prewitt v. Continental Automotive, No. 12-CV-582 (W.D. Tex. 8/28/2014). In this case, Larry Prewitt alleged that he had been terminated due to several reasons: race discrimination…
Judge Dismisses Lance Armstrong’s Complaint
Judge Sam Sparks, known for straight talk, has dismissed Lance Armstrong’s lawsuit against the US Anti-Doping Agency. Mr. Armstrong filed an 80 page Complaint – versus a typical five page Complaint for a complicated lawsuit. The judge compared the Complaint to a blog post or a press release. Judge Sparks wrote that the court was…
The Vanishing Plaintiff
Legal scholars are becoming more aware that actual trials in federal courts have decreased dramatically since the 1960’s. Suja Thomas discussed this trend in a recent speech at Seattle University to mark the 25th anniversary of the summary judgment trilogy. See Workplace Prof report. Prof. Thomas mentions a couple of developments leading to this…