Legal Writing

Alice, the Judge and the Constitution
How do Lewis Carroll, Humpty Dumpty, and Alice relate to the law? Check this piece out, by a "rogue" juror who refused to take an oath selected by the trial judge. Excerpt:The scene in the judge?s robing chambers that day reminded me of a passage in Lewis Carroll?s Through the Looking Glass, where Alice is talking with Humpty Dumpty,

Court Chides Govt in Detainee Case: What I Tell You Three Times Is True
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: That alone should encourage the crew. Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice: What I tell you three times is true. — the Bellman, in Lewis Carroll’s “The Hunting of the Snark” (1876) Lewis Carroll (Credit: BLTC Press) Last Monday, the Court of Appeals for [...

Texas SC: Court at Law judge had no jurisdiction in $3.8 M probate case (Southeast Texas Record)
Discussing: JOHNNY CARROLL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE JOHNNY CARROLL TRUST v. LETHA FRANCES CARROLL AND DONALD CARROLL, 08-0644

Ind. Courts - Still more on: Judicial mandate mentioned in Carroll County
The confrontaion continues between the Carroll County Council and the Carroll County judiciary, as is apparent in reveiwing these quotes today from a story by Debbie Lowe in the Carroll County Comet:Department heads were invited to appear and address budget...

Jurisdiction over corporate officers still requires minimum contacts (orders of Jan. 15, 2010) (SCOTXblog)
Discussing: DAN KELLY AND LAURA HOFSTATTER v. GENERAL INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION, INC., 08-0669 ----- JOHNNY CARROLL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE JOHNNY CARROLL TRUST v. LETHA FRANCES CARROLL AND DONALD CARROLL, 08-0644 ----- and IN RE UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC...

The Teresa Lewis case in Virginia
A friend and former colleague of mine is working on the case of Teresa Lewis, who is the only woman on death row in Virginia. It is likely that an execution date will be set for the Fall...

State of Virginia
$11 million settlement reached in Virginia Tech massacre.

West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support
West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support

Alabama Restaurant Association Hires Legal Council to Help Members Damaged by BP Oil Spill
Alabama Restaurant Association Hires Legal Council to Help Members Damaged by BP Oil Spill>

Federal National Mortgage Association
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Tarceva
Safety Data Show Association with Liver Failure and Death

Repossessed car wins $700,000 Settlement
A class action lawsuit that was brought against Virginia Beach-based Tidewater Finance Co., alleging that the company had questionable repossession practices, has been settled.