Castle Doctrine in Texas

[Charles L. Cotton]

3. Granted immunity from civil liability for the justifiable use of deadly force. (This is not immunity from suit; that would be unconstitutional.)

Is there anyway you can explain this part further?

Here's how I understand it. I can sue you for wrongful termination even if I never worked for you. The suit should be tossed out but I have the right to sue.

Correct, and the judge would likely award the defendant his/her defense costs since the suit would be so frivolous.

Chas.

[Grammy]

3. Granted immunity from civil liability for the justifiable use of deadly force. (This is not immunity from suit; that would be unconstitutional.)

Is there anyway you can explain this part further?

Here's how I understand it. I can sue you for wrongful termination even if I never worked for you. The suit should be tossed out but I have the right to sue.

Correct, and the judge would likely award the defendant his/her defense costs since the suit would be so frivolous.

Chas.

Thank-you,
Jim

[cbr600]

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[e-bil]

The McDonald's case while the media has had a field day with it was actually a valid product safety case. It came out in trial that the coffee was stored and served at around 190 degrees which is capable of causing very severe burns and was much higher than the standard that McDonald's used.

[Charles L. Cotton]

The McDonald's case while the media has had a field day with it was actually a valid product safety case. It came out in trial that the coffee was stored and served at around 190 degrees which is capable of causing very severe burns and was much higher than the standard that McDonald's used.

Correct, and the manager had wired around a faulty thermostat so the burner was always fully on. There's a lot more to the story than the media disclosed.

Chas.

[b322da]

The McDonald's case while the media has had a field day with it was actually a valid product safety case. It came out in trial that the coffee was stored and served at around 190 degrees which is capable of causing very severe burns and was much higher than the standard that McDonald's used.

Correct, and the manager had wired around a faulty thermostat so the burner was always fully on. There's a lot more to the story than the media disclosed.

Chas.

as usual.

Although, with undying respect for our mentor, I might suggest that "There's a lot more to the story than the media disclosed" be changed to read: "There's a lot more to the story than the media chose to disclose."

Elmo