The Case: Richmont Holdings, Inc., et al v. Superior Recharge Systems, L.L.C., 2014 Tex. LEXIS 1211 (Tex. Dec. 19, 2014) Facts: Richmont Holdings, Inc. ("Richmont") bought the assets of Superior Recharge Systems, L.L.C. ("Superior"). The asset purchase agreement...
Enough case law. Enough interpreting statutes. Enough analysis of the Texas legal landscape. This edition of The Bassett Bulletin contains our favorite Christmas recipes. NONE of them are calorie free. But they are all darn tasty. Feel free to use them and take full...
In Re National Lloyd's Insurance Company, 58 Tex. Sup. J. 64 (Tex. 2014) The Facts: The Supreme Court recently considered a Petition for Writ of Mandamus in the case of In Re National Lloyd's Insurance Company, 58 Tex. Sup. J. 64 (Tex. 2014). The Mandamus arose from a...
Bryant v. S.A.S., 416 S.W.3d 52 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2013, pet. filed) The Facts: Beth Bryant worked for a childcare center that was operated by a church. Beth began circulating a flyer which advertised the babysitting services of her sixteen-year-old son,...
The Case: Ross v. St. Luke's Episcopal Hosp., 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 2796 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 19, 2013, pet. granted) Brief Facts: Lezlea Ross slipped and fell in a lobby of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital after visiting a patient. Ms. Ross alleged that...
Our Firm defended a trucking company in a negligence action where the Plaintiff alleged that a fatality accident was caused by our company's poor fleet maintenance. The following outlines the failures made leading up to the accident, and the steps that a trucking...
The Case: Stratton v. Wallace, No. 11-CV-74-A HKS, 2014 WL 3809479 (W.D.N.Y. Aug. 1, 2014) Brief Facts: Julie Stratton was traveling in western New York when she struck a deer, disabling her vehicle. As Stratton waited in her car for help to arrive, a tractor-trailer...
The Case: Preferred Contrs. Ins. Co. Risk Retention Group, L.L.C. v. Finnels, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 17512 (5th Cir. Tex. Sept. 10, 2014) Brief Facts: Calvin Finnels was a truck driver who worked as an independent contractor for Gulf Coast. Mr. Finnels helped deliver a...
The Case: Nabors Wells Servs. v. Romero, 408 S.W.3d 39 (Tex. App.-El Paso 2013 pet. granted). Update: Back in March of this year, we blogged about the issue of seatbelt use in Texas. You can see the previous blog post at:...
The Case: Genie Indus., Inc. v. Matak, 2012 Tex. App. LEXIS 10103 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi Dec. 6, 2012, pet. granted) The Brief Facts: A worker died as the result of falling from a forty foot platform lift. The fall happened when the lift was moved while in the...
