Local dermatologist Dr. Nomo Ackney’s former patient Idgy Skinn is posting derogatory comments and inferior ratings on HealthGrades.com, Rate MDs.com, Vitals.com, AngiesList.com, TopIx.com and Ackney’s Google Places. He is even calling out and speaking ill of Ackney’s family members and posting Ackney’s home address on Facebook. The complaints detail Ackney’s
Coming Up Short: Is it the Height of Prejudice Not to Hire Short People?
Wanting to bolster attendance for his newly acquired and struggling Marfa baseball team, the Giants, Bick Benedict sent his scout team looking for someone who was extremely short. Bick settled on Jett Rink. Anticipating that Major League Baseball would reject Rink, Bick got the contract approved late on a Friday. When Jett stepped up
Avoiding Job Applicants Who Tip the Scales
Kev Orkian the CEO of Muleshoe Medical Center decided all hospital employees’ physique “should fit within a representational image or specific mental projection of the job of a healthcare professional.” Kev decreed that any job applicant with a body mass index over 35 (245 pounds for someone 5-foot-10) was obese and need not apply. Beyond
Collecting on a Judgment: To Sue or Not to Sue – Is that the Question?
The last couple of years have been good to Ray Sea the owner of Barely a Wake Marine Dealership in Palacios, Texas. Sales of the boats he manufactures are trending up. However, so are Ray’s accounts receivable. Hull Sizer, a purchaser of Ray’s superior Barely a Wake beauties, was over 180 days past due. Ray
Drilling Your Own Water Well – It’s a Mighty Deep Subject
Fearing that her beautiful landscaping will wither away from lack of water and feeling shafted by the ceaseless torrent of water usage limitations imposed by her city, Misty Spring is thinking about drilling a well in her own backyard. But does Misty own the water under her land and can she drill a well for
Too Many People in the Bed: Can Texas Passengers Legally Ride in the Bed of a Pickup?
Herb Rice is looking to buy a new vehicle for his growing farm operations. He has his eye on a 2012 Ford F-150 pick-up truck with a cab seating capacity of three. During planting season, Herb routinely transports up to seven workers between his fields. Accordingly, some workers will have to ride in the back
Workers’ Compensation Insurance – Buying “the Shield” or “Going Bare”
Rocky Haire (the actual name of an attorney in town who gave permission for it to be used in this article) is thinking about opening his own small business Fine and Dandy Confectioners. He is considering purchasing medical and wage benefits for his employees because he expects the 8-10 new employees will stack crates head
Snip, Snip … Hooray? – Can You Sue for a Botched Vasectomy?
Jack and Jill live on a hill, in a comfortable 3 bedroom house with their two children. The happy couple have decided that they do not want more children because of the high cost of raising them. (Jack has been unemployed for several years after a nasty tumble down the hill which resulted in a
To Buy an .xxx Domain or Not to Buy?
Dirty Dick’s Crab House is in a dither. Dirty Dick’s owners Pierce Lipp and Gimmy Amira just learned that late last year a completely new domain name – XXX domains – became available. They hear that all sorts of big companies and universities have 
jumped on the rush to protect themselves from some off color
Does the Name Pavlov Ring a Bell?
While on her way to get a café macchiato, Paris Hyatt dropped her beloved pocket Chihuahua, Pavlov, off at the trendy Waco grooming studio, Doggie Styles. Two hours later, when Hyatt returned, she was confronted with the horrible news that Pavlov had run away after being scared by a loud hair dryer. Fortunately, Pavlov was