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1. Law Review: Safety Review Not Specified in Contract.

Author

Kozlowski, James C.

Subjects
*ACTIONS & defenses (Law), *WATER gardens
Abstract

This article focuses on the court case Dukes v. Phillip Johnson/Alan Ritchie, Architects, P.C. The architects Phillip Johnson and Alan Ritchie that were working on the Fort Worth, Texas Water Gardens were pulled into the court case when 4 children drowned in the Active Water Pool, a water feature not intended for swimming.

Published
2008

2. Cameras allowed, restricted in Midshipman murder trial.

Subjects
*CONDUCT of court proceedings, *MURDER trials, *MIDSHIPMEN, *STUDENTS, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

Focuses on Fort Worth, Texas District Court Judge Joe Drago III's agreement to allow cameras in the murder trial of former Naval Academy Midshipman Diane Zamora. Restrictions on the number of cameras allowed in the courtroom; Rules imposed for video and newspaper photographers who were allowed during the trial; Drago's order for participating lawyers to refrain from answering any questions about testimony.

Published
1998

3. Judge rules against female seminary professor.

Subjects
*LEGAL judgments, *TEACHER layoffs, *WOMEN, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law), SOUTHWESTERN Baptist Theological Seminary (Fort Worth, Tex.)
Abstract

The article reports that U.S. District Judge John McBryde of Fort Worth, Texas has ruled against Sheri Klouda, former professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary who said she was dismissed because of her gender. According to McBryde, the seminary was within its rights when it decided not to renew the contract of Klouda in 2006. It states that this case highlights the tension over the role of women in the largely conservative Southern Baptist Convention.

Published
2008

4. Texas Court Dismisses Confidentiality Case Against Pastor.

Subjects
*ACTIONS & defenses (Law), *TORTS, *LIBEL & slander, *CHURCH buildings
Abstract

The article reports on the termination of the Texas Supreme Court to hear the case filed against C. L. "Buddy" Westbrook, a pastor at Crossland Community Bible Church in Fort Worth, Texas. Peggy Lee Penley, a former church member, sued the pastor for grounds of Tort, after he discloses Penley's adulterous affair. The court claims that any religious disputes are outside the states' jurisdiction.

Published
2007

5. ACLU opposes Texas `God Pod'.

Author

Loconte, Joe

Subjects
*CHRISTIAN education, *JAILS, *GOVERNMENT policy, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

Reports on a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against Tarrant County Jail officials in Fort Worth over a Christian-education program that houses participating inmates in a separate cellblock. ACLU's claims of Constitutional violation; Details about the program; Effect on inmate morale.

Published
1993

6. Game over?

Subjects
*ACTIONS & defenses (Law), *UNIVERSITIES & colleges
Abstract

States that a jury in Austin, Texas, has ruled against Alvis Kent Waldrep Jr., a paralyzed former college football player who had hoped to convince the jury that he was employee of the Texas Christian University (TCU), in efforts to claim eligiblility for worker's compensation coverage. Details on Waldrep's claims.

Published
1997

7. In Bid to Curb Violence, Cities File Lawsuits Against Gangs.

Subjects
*GANG prevention, *GANG members, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

The article reports on the role of Municipal Cooperation Department of Fort Worth, Texas in curbing the activities of gangsters. It is stated that as a precautionary measure and for civil safety, the municipality of Forth Worth will be filing law suits against the gang members to bar them from gathering on streets and other public areas.

Published
2007

8. National News Briefs.

Subjects
*DOMESTIC economic assistance, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

Presents news briefs in the United States as of April 9, 2000. Conviction of Jody Diane Gibson who was accused of running a high-priced prostitution ring; Disaster aid given to Forth Worth, Texas; Denial of a request by Timothy J. McVeigh, who was sentenced to death for the 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Published
2000

9. Holdup man who killed is executed.

Subjects
*EXECUTIONS & executioners, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

Informs about the execution of Ronald Allridge, the man who killed Carla McMillen at a restaurant in Fort Worth in 1985, on June 8, 1995. Rejection of his final appeal of innocence by the US Supreme Court.

Published
1995

10. Judge blocks move to halt unsolicited takeover offer.

Subjects
*PETROLEUM industry mergers, *INJUNCTIONS, *MERGERS & acquisitions law, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

States that on September 10, 1997, a federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, denied a motion by Pennzoil Co. for preliminary injunction against Union Pacific Resources' $84-a-share unsolicited tender offer. What motion was based on; Performance of Pennzoil's shares on the New York Exchange for September 10, 1997.

Published
1997

11. Amateurism: The myth is upheld.

Author

Berkow, Ira

Subjects
*LEGAL status of college athletes, *UNIVERSITIES & colleges, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

Focuses on the lawsuit that Kent Waldrep filed against Texas Christian University seeking workers' compensation for an injury he suffered in a football game in 1974. The 1997 ruling from a jury in Texas against Waldrep; Why Waldrep and lawyer Donald Loria believe that a college football player should be regarded as an employee; Whether college athletes should be redefined as a labor force entitled to basic employee rights.

Published
1997

12. Jury selection starts in ex-student's trial.

Subjects
*JURY selection, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

Reports on the questioning of potential jurors in Fort Worth, Texas, in the case of former Naval Academy student Diane Zamora, who was charged with the bludgeoning and shooting death of 16-year-old Adrianne Jones and Zamora's ex-finance, David Graham. When the charges were made against Zamora; Comments from John Linebarger, a lawyer for the former student; Detailed information on the case.

Published
1998

13. Paralyzed athlete loses workers compensation appeal.

Author

Drape, Joe

Subjects
*ACTIONS & defenses (Law), *UNIVERSITIES & colleges
Abstract

Reports about a jury ruling that Kent Walderp, a former Texas Christian University athlete paralyzed during a football game, was not an employee of the school and therefore was not entitled to worker's compensation benefits for his injury. Far-reaching implications of the case; Arguments by Walderp and his lawyers in the trials.

Published
1997

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