Maj. Nidal Hasan killed a dozen soldiers and one civilian as they worked on paperwork or waited for their turn in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan. I previously wrote about the incident here and here. A jury of senior Army officers deliberated for two hours and found that he should be put to
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Texas Man Files Suit After Being Tasered at Work
Ok, Texas workers do not have many rights, but they do surely have the right to work in a reasonably safe environment. A Houston man has sued his former employer for allowing and encouraging tasering of the plaintiff. Apparently, Bradley Jones was tasered some 24 times in his last nine months at Fred Fincher Motors.
Racism Is Part Of American Life, Unfortunately
President Obama has articulated the black experience for many Americans, but his words really speak to all minorities. "There are very few African-American men in this country who have not had the experience of being followed when they were shopping at a department store, and that includes me." He described walking across a street and…
Preventing Workplace Bullying Starts with the Hiring Process
A panel discussion in Chicago addressed workplace bullying. See ABA Journal report. According to the panel of experts, one-third of employees suffer some workplace bullying. Dept. of Justice statistics say two million violent crimes occur each year in the workplace. Workplace bullying is defined as verbal bullying, as well as physical altercations.
The experts…
An Employer Cannot Control a Manager’s Lawyer
In Texas employment lawsuits, sometimes both a manager and the company are named in a lawsuit. In such situations, the employer typically provides a lawyer for the management official. "Provides" generally means pay for. Almost always, the same defense lawyer represents both the manager and the company. But, the manager’s interest and the employer’s interest…
Employers Cannot Review Password Protected Email Between Employee and Her Lawyer
Courts have only just started wrestling with the limits of online freedom in the workplace. A decision from the New Jersey Supreme Court provides some guidance. In the case of Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, the former employee left her job. She also left behind her employer issued laptop. On that laptop, she had sent…
Massive Lawsuit Against Bloggers is Reined In
Joseph Rakofsky sued some 74 people, who had the temerity to criticize him on the internet and other places. I previously wrote about his lawsuit against everybody here. He filed suit in the state of New York against everyone from the Washington Post to the ABA Bar Journal to J-Dog84@yahoo.com. He sued a few…
Harper Lee Sues to Retrieve Her Rights
To Kill a Mockingbird is a book about a lawyer doing the right thing. But, it seems the author’s agent did the wrong thing. Harper Lee has sued her agent, Samuel Pinkus, for allegedly tricking her into signing away her rights to the book with no compensation. Mr. Pnkus is the son-in-law of Ms. Lee’s…
Son of Local City Manager Dies From Wounds
Yes, there is still a war on. A son of the City Manager for Olmos Park died from his injuries in a bomb blast. SSGT Michael H. Simpson died from injuries from an IED while riding an ATV. SSGT Simpson was the son of Michael W. Simpson, the City Manager for Olmos Park, Texas. Michael…
DLA Piper Is Sued For Over-Billing
Like bond traders and those folks at Enron who did whatever they did, lawyers can be pretty greedy. Adam Victor, owner of a few different businesses hired a very large law firm, DLA Piper to take one of his businesses through bankruptcy. When he first hired the law firm in the 1990’s, it was known…