Trash-Talking in Court
Whiny Razorbacks!
By Lee Nichols, 9:43AM, Fri. Jun. 13, 2008
U.S. District Judge James R. Nowlin of Austin is not without compassion. When Wal-Mart attorneys in the Waggoner v. Wal-Mart case insisted that it would be a hardship for their clients to be be deposed anywhere other than Arkansas, the clearly Longhorn-loving Nowlin decided to cut them some slack. His order (will download a PDF) in the case is a quick and hilarious read.
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Justice, James R. Nowlin, Waggoner v. Wal-Mart
