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Barton Ridley and Erin West Secure Favorable Jury Verdict in Dallas County Limiting Damages to 5.5% of Amounts Sought by Plaintiffs

Bocell Ridley, PC

May 1

Barton Ridley and Erin West Secure Favorable Jury Verdict in Dallas County Limiting Damages to 5.5% of Amounts Sought by Plaintiffs

Barton Ridley and Erin West recently secured a favorable jury verdict in Dallas County

Winter Weather Reminder for Texas Businesses

Bart Ridley

Feb 1, 2023

Winter Weather Reminder for Texas Businesses

Naturally accumulating ice from a winter storm is not an “unreasonably dangerous” condition sufficient to support a premises liability claim

A Paw-sitive Jury Verdict in Williamson County, Texas

Bocell Ridley, PC

Dec 6, 2022

A Paw-sitive Jury Verdict in Williamson County, Texas

Complete defense verdict of national sporting goods retailer secured by the Bocell Ridley trial team

TEXAS SUPREME COURT HOLDS THREE-QUARTER INCH DIVOT IN PARKING LOT NOT UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS

Bart Ridley

Jul 18, 2022

TEXAS SUPREME COURT HOLDS THREE-QUARTER INCH DIVOT IN PARKING LOT NOT UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS

On June 17th, the Texas Supreme Court issued an Opinion in favor of a Grocery Store that will allow premises owners and operators to...

Bart Ridley

Jul 21, 2021

A New Frontier for Litigation

An article appeared recently in the Washington Post highlighting U.S. Men’s National Team player Daryl Dike. He is originally from...

Bart Ridley

Apr 15, 2021

Spotlight on a Truly Local Retailer

Archer City, Texas. 25 miles south of Wichita Falls. Closer to Wichita, Kansas than it is to Houston. Definitely off the beaten path, but...

Bart Ridley

Mar 5, 2021

The Warning Track

The space just before the outfield wall is designed to provide a warning to ballplayers that they are getting close to coming into...

Alcohol To Go Sales in Texas - A Genius Move or a Dangerous Compromise?

Bart Ridley

Feb 1, 2021

Alcohol To Go Sales in Texas - A Genius Move or a Dangerous Compromise?

In the early days of the pandemic, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued various executive orders. One such declaration was intended to ease...

Bart Ridley

Jan 8, 2021

Did I ask too much? More than a lot?

Texas Supreme Court Amends Rule Regarding Claims for Relief In 1991, the Irish rock band, U2, released an album containing the song...

Bart Ridley

Dec 1, 2020

Is a Claims Tsunami coming?

In 2008, the U.S. suffered a deep economic recession. Various publications from that time period predicted an increase in litigation as a...

Bart Ridley

Nov 2, 2020

Some Appealing News from Tyler, Texas

In May 2020, the Tyler Court of Appeals reversed a trial court judgment in favor of a Plaintiff and remanded the case for a new trial....

Texas Will Soon Allow Substituted Service via Social Media

Bart Ridley

Oct 2, 2020

Texas Will Soon Allow Substituted Service via Social Media

Probably not what Zuckerberg had in mind when he created Facebook. Or was it the Winklevoss twins? I need to go back and re-watch The...

Join Us In Supporting the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers' Freedom Run 2020!

Bart Ridley

Sep 1, 2020

Join Us In Supporting the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers' Freedom Run 2020!

The Dallas Association of Young Lawyers first organized the Freedom Run 5K in September 2001 following the events of 9/11 to raise funds...

The One Question I Like to Ask During Mediation

Bart Ridley

Aug 3, 2020

The One Question I Like to Ask During Mediation

What would Bud Davis have done? In the 1980 film, Urban Cowboy, the lead character is Bud Davis. Spoiler alert on a 40-year-old movie Bud...

The World Was Wide Enough for Both Hamilton and Me

Bart Ridley

Jul 1, 2020

Fourth of July

The World Was Wide Enough for Both Hamilton and Me

Disney + will begin streaming the film version of the musical Hamilton on July 3. It was originally scheduled to open in theaters in...

Bart Ridley

Jun 1, 2020

Jury Trial via Zoom is now a Thing

But does it represent a fair cross-section of the community? An experiment was recently conducted in Collin County, Texas in the wake of...

Bart Ridley

May 1, 2020

Clarity Through Hardship

365 days ago, we started a new law firm. We set out with the goal of simplifying our operations. If you have ever seen the movie “Office...