Toluwani Osibamowo

1 week ago | keranews.org | Toluwani Osibamowo

A North Texas builder does not have to tear down a home that’s taller than city of Dallas rules allow after officials mistakenly approved the building permit, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. While the court's decision doesn't make Dallas' residential proximity slope ordinance unenforceable, it clarifies that in similar cases, Texas cities can be stopped from trying to enforce rules too late.

2 weeks ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Toluwani Osibamowo

A Killeen man whose vehicle was hit by a police cruiser en route to a 911 call can’t sue the officer unless the man can prove he violated emergency response laws, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. It’s the latest ruling to highlight the high bar on claims against police officers after the court’s decision in the case of an Austin driver set a higher standard in proving an officer’s alleged recklessness in police responses.

2 weeks ago | keranews.org | Toluwani Osibamowo

A Killeen man whose vehicle was hit by a police cruiser en route to a 911 call can't sue the officer unless the man can prove he violated emergency response laws, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. It's the latest ruling to highlight the high bar on claims against police officers after the court's decision in the case of an Austin driver set a higher standard in proving an officer’s alleged recklessness in police responses.

2 weeks ago | texasstandard.org | Toluwani Osibamowo

Texas and other big states might be too geographically diverse for a one-size-fits-all approach to pursuits, said Jillian Snider, criminal justice and civil liberties policy director at the R Street Institute. Police officers aren’t trained the same way from department to department either, which would complicate the creation of statewide pursuit rules, she said. States like Connecticut that do pass pursuit legislation keep it broad for a reason, she said.

3 weeks ago | keranews.org | Toluwani Osibamowo

A Dallas federal jury awarded more than $105 million to a video streaming company in its lawsuit against X Corp. — the social media company run by Elon Musk — for patent infringement involving the apps Vine and Periscope. The jury found April 16 that X, then known as Twitter Inc., willfully infringed on part of a patent for technology that then-Dallas-based company VidStream created allowing Internet users to record videos on social media and distribute those videos within and across platforms.