The statement lawyer Thomas Bowers issued Thursday morning after the dismissal of his client Jana Weckerly’s sexual assault lawsuit against Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was precise: “Neither Jerry Jones nor the Cowboys organization has paid us any money.” If you’re the suspicious sort, you might be wondering if that means…
Jerry Jones is no longer headed to trial over accusations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2009. The case, brought by former stripper Jana Weckerly, also claimed that Jones and his longtime lawyer, Levi McCathern, conspired to pay her off until the statute of limitations expired. A hearing was…
Late Tuesday afternoon, the Supreme Court cleared the way for reopening 13 abortion-providing health clinics that shuttered following an October 2 ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that allowed Texas to begin enforcing the most draconian portions of House Bill 2, the state’s 2013 anti-abortion measure. While…
Monday morning word came down from on high, or wherever it is the Supreme Court proclamations come from, that the court would not hear any of several same-sex marriage cases it could have this term. In turning down cases from the 4th, 7th and 10th federal circuit courts, the Supreme…
The lawyer for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones appeared in a Dallas courtroom Friday to argue that a lawsuit accusing Jones of sexual assault — and the Cowboys of conspiracy to cover it up — should be dismissed because of the statute of limitations. Attorney Gregory Shamoun also said the claims…
Monday, Jana Weckerly filed an amended complaint in her sexual assault case against Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, further detailing her claim that Jones assaulted her in 2009 and describing efforts she alleges Jones, the Dallas Cowboys and Jones’ attorney, Levi McCathern, made to silence her. The new complaint was filed…
An SMU freshman who accused a well-known fraternity brother of sexually assaulted him is now suing the school, saying it violated Title IX by acting “deliberately indifferent” to his report of sexual assault and to prior sexual harassment by his alleged assailant, John David Mahaffey. See also: Another SMU Student…
Adults in Texas briefly thought they had won the lottery. Now they are struggling with disappointment, an unpleasant emotion. The Dallas Morning News reported about the plight of an Ellis County woman who felt “cautiously optimistic” that she was in possession of a winning ticket from the Fun 5’s game…
As they have since Midlothian ISD first received a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation about the overtly Christian plaques that adorn two of its elementary schools, community members at a school board meeting this week supported the plaques with a unified voice. See also: Midlothian Parents Protest Removal…
Listening to the oral arguments before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday confirmed what advocates for reproductive rights feared upon seeing the three-judge panel selected to hear the Texas’ appeal of a lower-court ruling striking down two sections of House Bill 2, the 2013 legislation enacted to…
It’s September 11, and the harshest restriction in Texas’ new abortion law, its requirement that all abortions take place at an ambulatory surgical center, has yet to go into effect. HB2 was supposed to become the law of Texas on September 1, and the ACS rule would have immediately shuttered…
Jerry Jones and the Cowboys are being sued for sexual assault and alleged subsequent cover-up. In a lawsuit filed in Dallas late Monday night, Jana Weckerly says that over the course of the evening documented in a series of graphic tweets posted in early August, Jones rubbed and grabbed her…
After the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion on Friday in Kinney v. Barnes, Robert Kinney’s attorney declared victory. Kinney, an Austin businessman, had sued his former boss to force the removal of online postings accusing Kinney of taking bribes. “This is a win for Robert and other people who…
Few people outside of public health advocates and consumer groups used to pay much attention to the Food and Drug Administration’s confusing, shadowy process for approving medical devices to the market. When patients find themselves suffering after a surgery that was supposed to help them — like, say, a hip…
It’s been more than two years since a federal administrative judge told Tricare, the Department of Defense-run healthcare program for military families, to pay for Kaitlyn Samuels’ physical therapy. And for more than two years, Tricare has been stubbornly ignoring the decision. That’s Tricare’s prerogative. The administrative ruling carries all…
Dallas caterer and restaurateur Andrew Ormsby, who operates an eponymous catering company out of the Cityplace tower and is one of the people behind the Ku De Ta day resort, filed a lawsuit in Dallas County accusing Domenic Massimilian, a Cornell University lacrosse player, of assault. Massimilian, who played high…
From the sound of it, at least as his parents tell it, Charles and Kristie Cripps’ son was a pretty normal kid. He had some behavioral issues, largely stemming from ADHD, like insulting his classmates’ penis sizes and careening around his school in the manner typical of adolescent boys. Because…
Over the course of four hours, the Katy Trail Ice House Outpost in Plano served Benjamin Crosby and Joe Grams the equivalent of 43 alcoholic drinks, a lawsuit filed in Dallas district court on Thursday claims. Robert and Cheryl Crosby, Benjamin Crosby’s parents, say that the ice house did this…
In the year-plus since the West fertilizer plant explosion, the tragedy has made its way to where it was always destined: the courts. Around 200 plaintiffs, mostly people who had family members killed or property destroyed, have filed suits. El Dorado Chemical Company and CF Industries are two fertilizer suppliers…
The regulations the Dallas City Council might eventually maybe get around to putting on Uber, Lyft, and the like could include a provision requiring a certain portion of their fleets to be handicapped-accessible. But there are already laws in place requiring transportation providers to accommodate passengers with disabilities: the federal…
Remember Brad Ward? He’s the guy we told you about last month who FedEx says scammed more than $70,000 in free shipping from the company using a series of fraudulent shipping accounts. At the time, Ward told us he had no idea what FedEx was talking about. Thursday, Ward submitted…
You don’t get to be a billionaire — or OK, now just a high multi-millionaire — by letting people skate on debts. Our favorite local college football fan, YMCA patron and wind energy enthusiast is no exception. Last summer, T. Boone Pickens sued William Franke, founder of Swift Boat Veterans…
