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LIttle Nell, et. al. v. City of Houston, et. al.

Immunity and Jurisdictional Drainage Fee Flow Chart

Jurisdictional Flow Chart created in response to a Plea to the Jurisdiction filed by the City of Houston and Daniel Krueger, in his official capacity, claiming the 129th District Court of Harris County, Texas, has no...more

Revolution in Disputes Between Hospitals and Their Physicians?

Originally published in the Daily Journal on August 24, 2012. A new decision of the state Court of Appeal last week may change the way disputes between hospitals and their privileged physicians will play out. In Fahlen...more

If in Doubt, File the Complaint for Limitation of Liability

One of the recurring issues in handling maritime wrongful death and personal injury claims is determining what information is sufficient to start the vessel owner’s six-month deadline to file a complaint seeking...more

Corporatize Corruption

Corporatize Corruption: Its a win win situation for all concerned, our government stands to gain by way of taxes from the government officials which opens up the largest segment for earning tax, the officials stand to gain by...more

Judge Enjoins Georgia Immigration Law

Federal Judge Thomas Thrash has reportedly enjoined parts of a Georgia law that was due to take effect on July 1, 2011. In granting a temporary injunction to complainants, he ruled that they were likely to prevail at trial on...more

Inherent Powers of Civil Courts to do Justice

In this Article I am dealing with the inherent powers of the civil Courts to do justice. The Courts existed even when there was no written statue on the fundamental principle to do justice and to amicably settle the matter....more

Attorneys Fee Provision in California Disabled Persons Act Is Not Preempted by the ADA

In Jankey v. Song Koo Lee, 2010 DJDAR 2024 (2010), the California First Appellate District decided an unsettled question relating to the scope of preemption of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §12101...more

Burning Brain Society vs Union of India and Ors.

Writ in Public Interest (PIL) for issuance of writ of Certiorari quashing the “Constitution of Students’ in open contravention of...

Civil Writ Petition under Articles 226/227 of Constitution of India for issuance of writ of Certiorari quashing the impugned “Constitution of Students’ Organisation for the teaching departments of the University” which has...more