Phil GriffisJul 21, 20123 minSo Who’s Flying These Drones? Another Freedom of Information Act SuitWe have all heard about the proliferation of drones, first in the Middle East operational theaters, and now, much closer to home. I have...
Phil GriffisJul 15, 20122 minThe Costa Concordia Suit - Carnival Contests Jurisdiction in TexasThere seems to have been a recent uptick in the media’s reporting on the wreck of Carnival’s 144,000 ton cruise ship Costa Concordia....
Phil GriffisJul 7, 20122 minNASA, Global Warming and the Freedom of Information ActA theme of this blog has been an exploration of the broad and varied powers of civil courts, over and above the mere awarding of monetary...
Phil GriffisJun 23, 20128 minSummary of Texas Tort Reform - 1995 to 2011Recently I was asked to put together a report regarding whether the Texas Legislature should consider additional “tort reform”...
Phil GriffisJun 10, 20123 minUpdate on F-22 Raptor Wrongful Death SuitPreviously I reported Anna Haney’s wrongful death suit against Boeing, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney. Her suit arises...
Phil GriffisJun 3, 20123 minCoppedge Trial - Jury Waived and Damage Awards ProposedThe parties continue to await the judge’s decision in David Coppedge’s suit against NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the...
Phil GriffisMay 30, 20124 minNASA Sues Astronaut for Return of Lunar Module CameraTypically civil suits are thought of as an avenue to sue for money. But awarding monetary judgments is only one of the many inherent...
Phil GriffisMay 20, 20122 minClear Lake Medical Malpractice Suits - A SamplingIn the last decade the Texas Legislature has been active in passing so-called “tort reform” legislation. A primary target of this...
Phil GriffisMay 12, 20123 minIntelligent Design Suit - Pretrial Motion Warfare, Part 2Testimony ended last week in David Coppedge’s lawsuit against the California Institute of Technology (CalTech) and the NASA Jet...
Phil GriffisMay 6, 20123 minThe Galveston Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Suit-Federal Jurisdiction in ActionGalveston, Texas sits thirty minutes from NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The old port city’s post-Hurricane Ike rebirth has been fueled,...