Publications
November 20, 2024 – Article California Appellate Court Gets One Right In Watts Opinion
Mealey's Litigation Report: Asbestos
August 16, 2022 – Article After NY Asbestos Rulings, Lung Cancer Suits Face Obstacles
Law360 Expert Analysis
May 12, 2021 – Article Ford v. Montana – A Monumental Change in Specific Jurisdiction or Just More of the Same: An Analysis and Thoughts for Practitioners
Mealey's Litigation Report: Asbestos (Vol. 36, #7)
May 13, 2020 – Article COVID-19 Insurance Coverage
January 23, 2020 – Article $5.4 Million Asbestos Verdict Reversed for Failure to Prove Substantial Factor in Illinois
January 2020 – Article Florida Landscape and Court Changes in 2019
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
July 2019 – Article How Settlement Credits Work: Arizona
June 2019 – Article How Settlement Credits Work: Florida
February 20, 2019 – Article Three New Justices Appointed to Florida Supreme Court
January 31, 2019 – Article Illinois Supreme Court Declines to Hear Plaintiff's Appeal of Overturned $4.6 Million Jury Verdict
September 2018 – Article How Settlement Credits Work: Washington
August 2018 – Article How Settlement Credits Work: New Mexico
June 2018 – Article How Settlement Credits Work: South Carolina
May 31, 2018 – Article The Last Hurrah for Last Clear Chance?
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, 2018 Law Journal
May 15, 2018 – Article Texas Supreme Court Adopts “Sham Affidavit Rule”
February 2018 – Article Two Years of Asbestos Trust Transparency in Texas
International Association of Defense Counsel, Civil Justice Response Committee Newsletter
February 2018 – Article Florida Standard for Determining the Admissibility of Expert Witness Testimony — Hellhole or Dark Ages?
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
November 2017 – Article Damages: A View From the Defense Perspective
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
May 2017 – Article The Surrounding Circumstances Doctrine for Contract Construction
Spring 2017 – Article The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strained, Except When It Comes to Late Notice of Appeal: A Proposal to Amend Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 2 and 26.3
The Appellate Advocate, State Bar of Texas Appellate Section Report
April 2017 – Article The Way Forward in Georgia: Duplicative Claims in Malpractice Litigation
2015 – Article Is Limited Remand Required If the District Court Admitted or Excluded Evidence without a Daubert Analysis?
The Journal of Appellate Practice & Process, 16 J. App. Prac. & Proc. 37
Winter 2014 – Article Texas Law Controls That Issue(?) Don’t Bet on It
The Appellate Advocate, Vol. 27, No. 2
December 2014 – Article The Texas Supreme Court Overhauls the Minority Shareholder Oppression Doctrine
February 2014 – Article Georgia Law Needs Clarification: Does it Take Willful or Wanton Misconduct to Defeat a Contractual “Exculpatory” Clause, or Will Gross Negligence Suffice?
Georgia Bar Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5
April 2013 – Article Don't Ruin the Texas Jury Charge
Texas Lawyer, Vol. 29, No. 2
Spring 2013 – Article May a Party's Lawyer Prosecute Criminal Contempt Charges Against the Opposing Party?
The Appellate Advocate - State Bar of Texas Appellate Section Report, Volume 25, Number 3
May 2012 – Article Standards of Review on Appeal: Overlook Them or Treat Them Lightly at Your Peril
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Law Journal
2008 – Article Review of Arbitration Awards After Hall Street Associates v. Mattel
The Appellate Advocate
Winter 2005 – Article Lost Secret Revealed: The Seven ABCs of Successful Appellate Advocacy
The Appellate Advocate, Vol. XVI, No. 3; Certworthy
May 2005 – Article Should We Abandon the Consideration Requirement?
Dallas Bar Association Headnotes, Vol. 29, No. 5
Fall 2004 – Article Crafting a Court's Charge From the Defense Perspective
The Advocate, Vol. 29, No. 4
Fall 2000 – Article Improper Jury Argument: To Object or Not to Object?
The Appellate Advocate, Vol. XIII, No. 1
Summer 2000 – Article Crown Life Ins. Co. v. Casteel: Return of the Prodigal Son
The Appellate Advocate, Vol. XIII, No. 3; (quoted in Harris County v. Smith, 96 S.W.3d 230 (Tex 2002) (O'Neill, J., dissenting))
2000 – Article Perimeter Rules, Proprietary Powers, and the Airline Deregulation Act: A Tale of Two Cities . . . and Two Airports
66 J. of Air L. & Com. 223; Aviation Litigation Quarterly
Spring 1999 – Article Working Together: Some Practical Advice for Lawyers and Forensic Economists
4 Litigation Economics Digest 39
Summer 1996 – Article Caught in a Crossfire
27 Texas Tech Law Review 139 (cited in numerous law review articles and cases)
May 1994 – Article Tunnel Vision: Appellate Review of a Summary Judgment Order Stating a Specific Ground as the Basis for the Judgment
The Appellate Advocate, Vol. VII, No. 3
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