Year: 2016

Enough legal analysis. From our family to yours, this edition of The Bassett Bulletin contains some of our favorite holiday recipes. Please share and enjoy!#1 Squash Dressing - Michael Noordsy and Elaine EvansIngredients2 cups cooked squash2 cups cornbread, crumbled2...

Last time we began discussing strategies to implement if you find that you've missed the deadline to serve controverting affidavits on opposing counsel. Now, we'll continue that discussion by considering alternative grounds for challenging the opposing party's initial...

Today, we'll examine the next issue on our list - what to do if you missed the deadline to controvert. #4 - Oops, no controverting affidavit - now what?! You received 18.001 affidavits from opposing counsel, but for whatever reason, you did not serve controverting...

Last week, we introduced the importance of Section 18.001 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code and the impact it can play in litigation. We stressed the importance of knowing your deadlines. This week, we'll discuss strategies for responding to early...

Section 18.001 is a provision of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code which provides an alternative, and in theory cheaper, means by which a party, typically a plaintiff, can establish the reasonableness and necessity of past expenses in a claim for direct...

          Today, more and more evidence is coming from electronic sources, which can pose unique challenges for admissibility and authentication. As with all trial evidence, the proponent must show that electronic evidence is what she says it is. In other words, the...

          The 2016 Presidential Election - you can't escape it. Everywhere you look - Hillary versus Trump, Trump versus Hillary (even this blog!). It makes one wonder - we're entitled to Free Speech under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, so does...