Oktoberfest came to an end in Germany this Monday, October 3. But in Texas, you can still find some places to celebrate Oktoberfest this weekend and later this fall! To kick off your celebration, here is an overview of the current state of German law as it relates to horse sales by German lawyer Nikolaus Fackler.
Federal Judge in Florida Issues 80 Page Opinion in Polo Horse Case
You rarely ever see a trial court sign an 80-page order…especially in a horse case.
But on September 12, 2011, U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan of the Middle District of Florida signed an 80-page order on a motion for permanent injunction in a case stemming from an April 2009 incident involving 21 Venezuelan polo horses that died
Race Horse Wardrobe Malfunction May Prove Costly to Owner
Texas Racing Commission v. Marquez, a recent opinion from the Austin Court of Appeals, involved a horse race where two horses owned by Javier Marquez were inadvertently wearing each other’s saddle cloth numbers. One of the horses suffering from this “wardrobe malfunction” finished second, and the race stewards disqualified both horses and redistributed the race
Are You On the List of Horse Haters?
The issue of horse slaughter is on my mind today after reading a news story about the introduction of a U.S. Senate bill proposing the recommencement of horse meat inspection funding. That’s when I poked around on the Internet a bit and found the "Haters List".
In case you haven’t seen it, the blog Wild
Alleged Cow Owner Wins Appeal of Bosque County Stock Law Case
In a rare appellate opinion dealing with a Texas stock law, the Waco Court of Appeals recently found in favor of Bradley Evans, an “alleged” cow owner in the case of Evans v. Hendrix.
The memorandum opinion was rendered by the Honorable Al Scoggins, a fomer district judge in my home town of Waxahachie, Texas. According
Sale Documentation Tips for International Horse Sales Involving a Party in the United States
Happy Thursday on a short Labor Day holiday week, everybody!
Today’s post is a reprint of a "blurb" I did for a colleague’s newsletter this week. My colleague, Luc Schelstraete, is a top-notch equine attorney practicing in the Netherlands and his firm is called European Equine Lawyers. Luc and I are pictured below at
Caveat Emptor: $123k Horse Trailer Purchase Goes Very, Very Wrong
Thinking about borrowing over $123,000 to buy a living quarters horse trailer? The case of John Michael Blake and Keith Blake v. GE Money Bank is an illustration of all the reasons you should do due diligence before you drop that kind of cash on a horse trailer.
John Michael and Keith Blake borrowed $123,173.16 from
DOT Says it Will Not Adopt Regulation Requiring CDL for Farmers & Ranchers
Over the past few weeks, many agriculture associations have expressed concern that the US Department of Transportation (DOT) had proposed a regulation that would require farmers and ranchers to get a commercial driver’s license (CDL) in order to, for example, drive tractors on public roads or haul livestock on public roads with a truck/trailer combo exceeding 26,000 pounds.
Time to Get New Warning Signs: Equine Activity Act Amended in 2011
As of June 17, 2011, the Texas Equine Activity Limitation of Liability Act was amended to include most common farm and livestock animals. The new Act will now be called the “Texas Farm Animal Limitation of Liability Act.”
In short, the immunities related to damages arising from horse activities found in Chapter 87 of the Texas
NCHA Litigation Update: NCHA Wins Again
On July 28, 2011, the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed the entire judgment in favor of the National Cutting Horse Association in the Paula Gaughan lawsuit. A copy of the Gaughan opinion can be found here. [Note: Westlaw has labeled this case, in error, as a Waco Court of Appeals case. The opinion was issued by the