January 05, 2023 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Supreme Court Puts Parties Seeking Cell Phone Evidence on HoldIn the wake of In re Kararay, parties can no longer obtain broad, untargeted cell-phone data right out of the gate. Parties must first satisfy a two-step process before obtaining broad access to cell-phone data.
By Quentin Brogdon
9 minute read
October 26, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
A Closer Look at Limitations in Wrongful Death CasesStatutes of limitation in wrongful death cases can be confusing and seemingly contradictory. Limitations do not begin to run until the date of death in some cases, but limitations begin to run even before death in other cases.
By Quentin Brogdon
8 minute read
June 27, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
When Can Jurors Consider Evidence of Intoxication, Impairment and Mental Health Conditions?The bar in a tort case for admission of evidence that a party was intoxicated or impaired, or a party suffered from a mental health condition is lower than many would imagine, says Quentin Brogdon, a partner in Crain Brogdon.
By Quentin Brogdon
9 minute read
May 16, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Visiting the Sins of Children on Their Parents: Parental Tort LiabilityIn Texas, parents can be civilly liable for their children's torts, but only under specific, limited circumstances.
By Quentin Brogdon
9 minute read
March 09, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
Forced Arbitration: A Bitter Pill to Swallow"The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 is a good beginning to rolling back the blanket imposition of unfair, one-sided forced arbitrations, but it is only a beginning," says Dallas attorney Quentin Brogdon.
By Quentin Brogdon
8 minute read
January 26, 2022 | Texas Lawyer
A Primer on Non-SubscribersThe Texas Legislature enacted the Texas Workers' Compensation Act in 1913 in response to the needs of workers who were being denied recoveries in…
By Quentin Brogdon
8 minute read
November 18, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Lyft Belatedly Releases Troubling Sexual Assault ReportLyft works hard to position itself as a safer version of Uber in the eyes of the public, but the two companies do not appear to have a materially different approach to screening drivers and safeguarding passengers.
By Quentin Brogdon
7 minute read
September 20, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Lessons From the Kennedy Assassination About Eyewitness TestimonyIf ever there was an event on which witnesses should have agreed, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963 was that event. Yet eyewitnesses to the assassination could not agree on even the most basic details of what happened in plain view in Dealey Plaza.
By Quentin Brogdon
7 minute read
July 20, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Employer Liability for an Employee's AssaultThe default rule is that when an employee commits an assault, the employee ceases to act for his employer, but there are exceptions to this rule. If the employer authorized the employee to use force or the employee's use of force was foreseeable to the employer, the employer may be responsible for the employee's assault.
By Quentin Brogdon
7 minute read
May 24, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Cross-Examining Experts Under the New RulesCross examination of an expert witness can make or break a case, says Quentin Brogdon.
By Quentin Brogdon
7 minute read