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Bernal had a fatal accident in Comanche County, Texas while he was operating a tractor manufactured by Deere. Bernal’s next of kin sued Deere and Bernal’s employer in Dallas County....
Where a respondent has appealed from a commitment order, that order must be vacated because the evidence was insufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the respondent’s mental illness would place him at a very substantial risk of physical impairment or injury were he returned to the community. “The respondent (‘V.R.’) appeals from a
Where an appellant was found mentally ill and was committed to Bridgewater State Hospital, the commitment order should be affirmed despite the appellant’s argument that the evidence was insufficient to warrant his commitment to BSH instead of a less-restrictive Department of Mental Health facility. “The appellant in this matter, B.S., was charged in the Quincy
Where a respondent was involuntarily committed, the commitment order should be affirmed despite the respondent’s argument that the trial judge did not state on the record the evidentiary basis for his decision to commit the respondent and that the closing argument of the petitioner’s attorney was based on records that were never admitted into evidence.
Where plaintiffs have moved for a default judgment, that motion should be granted in part and denied in part, with entry of a judgment against the defendants in the amount of $931,783.46. “This is an action brought by Samuel J. Nduati and Catherine Nganga, also known as Catherine Mwangi, … (collectively, ‘Plaintiffs’) to recover from