Court secrecy dealt yet another blow

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The application of an anti-secrecy rule in a Texas liability case has set the stage for a fight over the limits of court secrecy. State District Judge Ann Cochran's Mar 16, 1992 decision to deny Ford Motor Co's motion for protective orders sealing documents in a Ford Bronco II liability suit has been lauded by plaintiffs' attorneys, but will probably be challenged by Ford. Texas Supreme Court Rule 76a, the basis of the decision, is the nation's broadest anti-secrecy regulation. The rule prohibits sealing of records whose secrecy may be detrimental to public safety.

Product liability, Motor vehicles, Access control, Products liability, Court records, Ford Bronco II (Sport-utility vehicle)

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Tax Court scrutinizes a defense; innocent spouse

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The Tax Court considered the 'innocent spouse defense' in Grubich v. Commissioner. In Grubich, an ex-wife claimed she was ignorant of her ex-husband's tax evasion, but the court ruled that the extent of her involvement in the family business outweighed her ignorance of the business' finances, making her liable for some taxes although not for fraud penalties. The judge accepted that the wife had undergone physical and emotional abuse while married but did not think this absolved her of liability.

Tax evasion, Innocent spouse (Taxation)

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Texcas ADA caseload puts 5th Circuit in major role; plaintiffs, EEOC are likely to suffer setbacks from court that continues to define disability narrowly, lawyers say

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The TX office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission leads the nation in complaints related to the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, so the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals is likely to play a major role in defining judicial interpretation of the act. Many observers say the 5th Circuit takes a narrow view of the Act whereas the EEOC takes an expansive one. The 5th Circuit has ruled on nine ADA-related employment cases since 1990, taking the employer's side in all of them.

United States, Laws, regulations and rules, Practice, Discrimination against disabled persons, Handicapped discrimination, United States. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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