Thomas L. Parker

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Clarifies Appellate Review of Independent Suppression Arguments

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed a court of appeals decision that refused to address the State’s consensual-encounter argument because the State failed to also challenge the trial court’s community-caretaking ruling...

YOUNG, MARTIN v. The State of Texas

Sixth Circuit En Banc Bars Class Action Over State Farm's Typical-Negotiation Adjustment, Joining Five-Circuit Majority

The Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc, on Friday reversed class certification for roughly 90,000 Tennessee State Farm customers challenging the insurer's "typical negotiation" adjustment for totaled vehicles, holding that individualized...

Jessica Clippinger v. State Farm Auto. Ins. Co.

Sixth Circuit Precedent Bars State Negligence Claim Against City After Police Shooting

Payton v. Spearman