Texans for Lawsuit Reform

15 hours ago

Virtual court hearings could be here to stay if a Texas Judicial Council resolution passed Thursday finds success with lawmakers and judicial leaders. The Texas Supreme Court has passed COVID-19 emergency orders that allowed courts across the Lone Star State to use videoconferencing to conduct court hearings and even virtual jury trials. But those emergency orders rely upon Gov. Greg Abbott’s declaration of a state of emergency because of the pandemic. Read and share: bit.ly/3cCjk18 ... See MoreSee Less

Remote Court Hearings Likely Here to Stay: Texas Judicial Council Will Make Request to Lawmakers

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Virtual court hearings could be here to stay if a Texas Judicial Council resolution passed Thursday finds success with lawmakers and judicial leaders. The Texas Supreme Court has passed COVID-19 emerg...

Texans for Lawsuit Reform

2 days ago

Cornelius Garrison grew increasingly concerned for his safety as federal authorities zeroed in on him for allegedly having a hand in a sprawling scam involving staged car accidents. Four days after the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Orleans filed charges accusing Garrison of staging over 50 wrecks in exchange for $150,000, he was shot to death Tuesday inside an apartment. Read and share: bit.ly/30fjiY1 ... See MoreSee Less

New Orleans man shot to death ahead of arraignment on staged car accident charges, lawyer says

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Cornelius Garrison grew increasingly concerned for his safety as federal authorities zeroed in on him for allegedly having a hand in a sprawling scam involving staged car accidents, according to his a...

Texans for Lawsuit Reform

2 days ago

Garrison was shot dead Tuesday night, four days after a federal grand jury indicted him in a group of nine defendants accused of orchestrating scores of staged car accidents for insurance settlements that can run well into six figures. The indictment says Garrison was a “slammer” whose job it was to collide with big vehicles, and prosecutors allege he staged more than 50 accidents in exchange for $150,000 from an unnamed co-conspirator. Read and share: bit.ly/2S6pRrx ... See MoreSee Less

An inside look at New Orleans' staged-accidents scam- and how some sought a bigger payday

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Garrison, 54, was shot dead Tuesday night, four days after a federal grand jury indicted him in a group of nine defendants accused of orchestrating scores of staged car accidents into moving buses, tr...