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Texas Supreme Court Overturns Retroactive Statute
Texas Supreme Court does the right thing, for a change. A provision in the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code contains a retroactive prohibition against asbestos lawsuits in regard to one 
particular company. Retroactive prohibitions of any kind are very rare. This provision was passed as part of several tort reform amendments in 2003. See Texas
San Antonio Marine Killed in Afghanistan
A Marine from San Antonio was killed in Afghanistan. CPL Jorge Villareal was killed while on foot patrol in Helmand Province. He graduated in 2006 from Kennedy High School. See San Antonio Express News report. CPL Villareal was part of a close knit group of friends who grew up together. He served as
One Webcam Case Settles
I talked about the school issued missing computers last May. See blog post. The Philadelphia school district then activated the webcams on the laptops in the hopes of finding them. But, as it turns out, most were not stolen, at all. So, the district inadvertently downloaded thousands of pictures of various families in their
Former Wyndham Sales Rep Wins
In employment law, former employees frequently must represent themselves in court. There simply are not enough lawyers for employees to meet the demand. And, of course, many former
employees by definition lack income and resources. In one recent case, a former salesman for Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc. lost his lawyer but persisted and won. See
Case Dismissed Against Judge Keller
Well, sanctions were dismissed against Judge Sharon Keller, after all. See San Antonio Express News story. A special panel appointed by the Texas Supreme Court agreed with Judge Keller’s lawyer that the
Judicial Commission could only issue a censure, recommendation for removal or dismissal of the case. No public warning was possible, said the
Free Speech Case A Difficult One for the US Supreme Court
I served in Iraq for a year and devoted 28 years of my life (mostly part-time as a Reservist) to the military. So, seeing signs like "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" at a funeral for a dead soldier angers me beyond belief. See news report. I cannot understand a church that openly, proudly protests
Resist the Temptation to Pad Your Resume
Christine O’Donnell, the Republican nominee for Senate in Delaware, has further problems with her resume. She claims on her Linkedin page to have taken a course at the well-known Oxford University in Emgland. Well, not quite. What she actually took was a course from Phoenix University, a well-knwon for-profit school, at Oxford. Phoenix rented space
Prof Wrestles with Sticky Situation
The work place can be a very dangerous place. Workplace Prof presents a scenario that concerns another unnamed professor. See post. Workplace refers to another blog at: suburbdad.blogspot.com/. Well, since Dean Dad posted the original post at his blog, Community College Dean, Dean Dad has taken back down the post at the request of the
Unemployment Decreases in San Antonio
The national unemployment rate has increased from 9.5% to 9.6%. See report. 54,000 government jobs were lost during the month of August. That loss is probably due to the loss of census jobs. But, there was an increase of 67,000 private sector jobs. In Texas, the unemployment rate rose slightly from 8.2% to 8.3%.