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Quentin Brogdon

Quentin Brogdon

January 05, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Puts Parties Seeking Cell Phone Evidence on Hold

In 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 Cases

Statutes 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 Liability

In 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-Subscribers

The 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 Report

Lyft 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 Testimony

If 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 Assault

The 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 Rules

Cross examination of an expert witness can make or break a case, says Quentin Brogdon.

By Quentin Brogdon

7 minute read