Phil GriffisAug 19, 20121 min readBoeing Sues the United States for Money OwedUnited Launch Services and Boeing have sued the United States, in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, alleging that the Air Force refused...
Phil GriffisJul 29, 20123 min readSpy vs. Spy - Defamation Litigation Between Clear Lake Private Investigation FirmsDefamation and business interference suits are among the most contentious matters in the court system. Reputations, careers and, of...
Phil GriffisJul 21, 20123 min readSo Who’s Flying These Drones? Another Freedom of Information Act SuitWe have all heard about the proliferation of drones, first in the Middle East operational theaters, and now, much closer to home. I have...
Phil GriffisJul 15, 20122 min readThe Costa Concordia Suit - Carnival Contests Jurisdiction in TexasThere seems to have been a recent uptick in the media’s reporting on the wreck of Carnival’s 144,000 ton cruise ship Costa Concordia....
Phil GriffisJul 7, 20122 min readNASA, Global Warming and the Freedom of Information ActA theme of this blog has been an exploration of the broad and varied powers of civil courts, over and above the mere awarding of monetary...
Phil GriffisJun 23, 20129 min readSummary of Texas Tort Reform - 1995 to 2011Recently I was asked to put together a report regarding whether the Texas Legislature should consider additional “tort reform”...
Phil GriffisJun 10, 20123 min readUpdate on F-22 Raptor Wrongful Death SuitPreviously I reported Anna Haney’s wrongful death suit against Boeing, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney. Her suit arises...
Phil GriffisJun 3, 20123 min readCoppedge Trial - Jury Waived and Damage Awards ProposedThe parties continue to await the judge’s decision in David Coppedge’s suit against NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the...
Phil GriffisMay 30, 20124 min readNASA Sues Astronaut for Return of Lunar Module CameraTypically civil suits are thought of as an avenue to sue for money. But awarding monetary judgments is only one of the many inherent...
Phil GriffisMay 20, 20123 min readClear Lake Medical Malpractice Suits - A SamplingIn the last decade the Texas Legislature has been active in passing so-called “tort reform” legislation. A primary target of this...