Longtime Texas jurist known for handling
difficult, important legal matters
FORT
WORTH, Texas, May 26, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- A judge known for his ability to impartially handle
difficult and important cases has been assigned to hear the next
portion of the sexual assault case involving former American
Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) flight attendant Kimberly Goesling.
Senior Judge David Peeples of the
224th District Court in Bexar
County will hear the motion to remove Judge Kimberly Fitzpatrick of 342nd
District Court in Tarrant County
from the case.
Ms. Goesling's lawyers moved to recuse Judge Fitzpatrick last
week after a new and unexplained jury verdict form appeared in the
case file, one full week after the jury reached its verdict. The
jury found a celebrity chef had in fact sexually assaulted Ms.
Goesling but declined to hold American responsible.
The new verdict form contains a number of irregularities
including juror signatures that do not appear to match those in the
original.
Judge Peeples most recently ruled in a case involving
Texas' new abortion statute known
as S.B. 8, finding in December 2021
it was unconstitutional. A 2018 Texas Lawyer article
described him this way:
Because of Peeples' reputation for handling
delicate matters without a hint of politics in his
decisions, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan
Hecht once referred to him as the judicial "gold standard" for
handling hot cases.
Judge Peeples will hear and rule on the motion to recuse Judge
Fitzpatrick in advance of a motion for new trial filed by Ms.
Goesling. Her lawyers filed that motion after a review of the
original jury verdict form showed the jurors answered a question
that was worded differently than the language Judge Fitzpatrick had
approved and read into the record in open court.
The case is Kimberly Goesling
v. American Airlines et al., Cause No. 342-314565-20 in
the 342nd Judicial District Court in Tarrant County. Visit metooaa.com for
more information.
Dallas-based Miller Bryant LLP
is a national practice representing catastrophically injured people
and those wronged through the negligent acts of others. More
information at https://www.miller-bryant.com/.
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