Legal Opinion
Valdez v. Church's Fried Chicken, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided March 30, 1988No. Civ. A. SA-86-CA-262PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
PRADO, District Judge.
This lawsuit presents bizarre and troubling problems to the Court, both factually and legally. The evidence adduced at trial included allegations of surreptitious recording of conversations, false written statements created by a party plaintiff and signed as the statement of an impartial witness, a vicious child custody battle where the bargaining chips were continued participation in the lawsuit for an award of custody, and allegations of sexual harassment and a cover-up by top management officials at Church’s Fried Chicken. In addition, the lawyers…
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