Sympathetic Judge
I really do not understand the comments here on the Judge. So far, I see absolutely nothing wrong, in terms of how the Judge has ruled, or has been handling this case. She has run a very fair case and courtroom.
On the other hand, if I were the Defense, I would be worried sick, and that is probably what your seeing in their filings. If the trust did not have such a reasonable Judge, this case would have been history long ago.
I suggest that you may want to return to the initial court that this was filed in down in Austin, TX. Judge Dietz if I remember correctly. Woodside's lead attorney was also named Dietz. It turns out that they were MARRIED. Funny on how that worked. The case was there in that courtroom for almost a year, until it was moved down to Houston due to the trustee issue.
Judge McCally is a Republican, but first and foremost she took on the drug companies defending people who had taken FenFen. I believe that she really understands what it is like to go up against the odds and have a reasonable level playing field in the courtroom. In this instance, the party she belongs to has probably no bearing.