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August 15, 2011 |

Salty Medical Bills? Applying Haygood v. de Escabedo to Admiralty Cases in Texas

It has been said that legal issues of an admiralty and maritime nature have a certain "saltiness" about them, write Josh N. Bowlin and F. Daniel Knight. At first glance, the Texas Supreme Court's July 1 decision in Haygood v. de Escabedo has little in the way of salty flavor, as it is an appeal of a car wreck case. Admiralty practitioners should be cognizant of this opinion, however, as it has far-reaching impact upon admiralty personal-injury cases filed in Texas state courts.
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December 31, 2012 |

Commentary: Work With Witnesses to Fix Demeanor Issues

Demeanor matters. F. Daniel Knight says, that — as a trial attorney — he is convinced that how jurors perceive a witness greatly impacts the weight they afford that witness' testimony. In close-call cases, believability has quite a bit to do with demeanor.
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July 08, 2013 |

'McCorpen' 101 for Lawyers

Decisions over the last several years by the 5th Circuit have bolstered employers' defenses to maintenance-and-cure claims by injured seamen. But a 2013 decision has come to seamen's aid. Counsel on both side of the admiralty and maritime docket can take some steps to strengthen their clients' positions before litigation begins.
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October 24, 2011 |

Commentary: Three Lessons From Two Trials for One Great Performance

Perception is not reality, writes F. Daniel Knight. Sadly, Texas has experienced a sharp decline in civil jury trials over the past 20 years. According to an Office of Court Administration report, the percentage of cases resolved by jury verdict was 0.4 percent in district courts and 0.6 percent in county courts in 2010.
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