Coach Briles has been sued along with Baylor University. Various female plaintiffs allege the school did not protect them from sexual assaults. The lawsuit is based on Title IX which requires equal facilities for female students. This week, Coach Briles filed a motion asking to be dismissed from the lawsuit. Among the reasons why he
Lawyer Wins Defamation Case Against Yelp
A growing problem across the internet are online reviews. They are everywhere. But, online reviews represent a problem because they can be manipulated. Or, worse, for some professionals or small business owners, a person can post false, negative reviews and cause serious harm. One former client posted a false, defamatory review about a lawyer in
AG Seeks to Muzzle Trump University Reports
John Owens’ information apparently hit a nerve. Within a day of the news report regarding the AG’s refusal to sue Trump University, Ken Paxton’s office has issued a “cease and desist” letter to Mr. Owens. I wrote about that investigation here. The cease and desist letter warns the former head of the consumer protection
EEOC Changes Policy Regarding Position Statements
Its a small thing really, but it can be so helpful. The EEOC has adopted a new national policy that it will allow persons who file an EEOC Charge to obtain a copy of the employer’s explanation. The employer is required by federal statute to provide a response to the employee’s charge of discrimination. The
SeaWorld Sends Employees Undercover
Some jobs just require too much of an employee. SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.had some of its employees pose as animal rights protestors, so it could watch the activists and prevent harm of some sort. The corporation has ended the practice. The company would not say how many employees were sent on this undercover operation. People for
Abbott Loses Appeal re Attorney’s fees for Wendy Davis and Others
I have written about Greg Abbott’s many frivolous lawsuits and frivolous defenses to meritorious lawsuits. One such lawsuit was filed by Wendy David and other civil rights organizations regarding re-districting in 2011. Wendy Davis and the other minority groups won their lawsuit. They were awarded a million dollars in legal fees. I wrote about that
Federal Judge is Sanctioned
Many lay persons have this idyllic view of the judicial system that judges are sober, thoughtful and the jury members even more so. But, judges and jury members are human, after all. Indeed, many members of the jury, like many citizens at large, are skeptical about claims of discrimination. Judges are no different. In fact,
Court Hears Affirmative Action Case
The case of Abigail Fisher is once again back before the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Fisher sued the University of Texas when she was first denied admission. She is attacking the affirmative action program at UT. UT allowed the top ten percent of each graduating class at the time. Ms. Fisher argues that that
Fourth Court Finds Same Sex Harassment
I often wonder why more defendants do not try the “we discriminate against everyone” defense. In theory, if a supervisor discriminated against all genders and all races, then he could not be guilty of treating one nationality or one gender better than another. In Clark v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, No. 04-14-00746 (Tex.App.
Nano-Second Analysis Leads to Bad Caselaw
The Fifth Circuit issued a strained interpretation of events in the recent case of Norbach v. Woodland Village Nursing Center, Inc., No. 13-60378 (5th Cir. 6/18/2015). In Norbach, the employee at a nursing home refused to pray the rosary with a resident. She was asked to do so by a co-worker. She was