Birds of a Feather

Party Information: Party: Daniel Torres, William Bourland, and David Natividad
Party Type: Appellee


Representatives for this Party: Attorneys
Mikal C. Watts
William Powers, Jr.
Richard P. Hogan, Jr.
Thomas H. Crofts, Jr.
Jacqueline M. Stroh
Juan Enrique Mejia
Craig M. Sico
Brantley W. White
Sharon E. Callaway
John G. Escamilla


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Party Information: Party: The Coastal Corporation
Party Type: Appellant


Representatives for this Party: Attorneys
Darrell L. Barger
Augustin Rivera, Jr.
Reagan Wm. Simpson
Russell H. McMains
Michael A. Hatchell
Julie Tellepsen



http://www.13thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/case.asp?FilingID=11710

Brough's complaint about those "spending millions of dollars" on tort reform is ironic

Brough's complaint about those "spending millions of dollars" on tort reform is ironic; he is allegedly a member of what a community paper calls Mikal Watts's "Millionaire Lawyers Club" that allegedly handpicks judges and influences elections on the 148th District Court in Corpus Christi. But given that a runaway plaintiffs' bar is costing the American economy hundreds of billions of dollars a year, it's unsurprising that some of the victims of that problem seek to fix it. But the plaintiffs' bar outspends reformers by a 3-1 ratio.

10. Did any settlement communications with Ford or Firestone mention the propensity of Nueces County juries to award large verdicts?

11. Did any settlement communications with Ford or Firestone mention the propensity of local judges to favor plaintiffs' firms that supported their election campaign?