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Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court Denial of Defendant’s Special Appearance in Product Liability Case
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court denial of a German manufacturer’s special appearance in a product liability case arising out of the...
Time to Revisit the Standards for Awarding Mental Anguish Damages?
by George Christian | Jan 12, 2022 The return of nuclear verdicts to Texas courts (and attorney television advertising) and the recently launched efforts of the...
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Rules for BNSF in Coverage Dispute Arising from Montana Asbestos Litigation
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of BNSF in a coverage and duty to defend dispute with Zurich arising from policies in effect from 1965 to 1974....
HEARINGS ALERT! Bills Set for Hearing
Bills of interest to TCJL members set for hearing next week. NUCLEAR VERDICTS Senate State Affairs 9:00, Monday, March 24, 2025 Senate Chamber Hearing Notice Video...
TCJL Tracking Report 3-28-25
TCJL Tracked Bill List 3.27.25 March 27, 2025 This list is current through 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, 2025. SB 30 (medical/non-economic damages) will be...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Mandamuses Hidalgo County Trial Court in Venue Dispute
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has conditionally granted an energy services company’s petition for writ of mandamus ordering a Hidalgo County trial court to...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Mandamuses MDL Court to Dismiss Investor Entities from TPC Plant Explosion Case
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has in all likelihood closed the door on MDL plaintiffs’ attempts to hold various investor entities liable for a chemical plant...
SCOTX Reverses Reverses Houston [1st] Court of Appeals in Regulatory Takings Case
The Texas Supreme Court has cleared the way for a property owner to pursue a regulatory takings claim against the City of Houston for blocking a residential...
Plenty of Room for Negotiations Between House, Senate Versions of Business Court Expansion
Bills have now been introduced on both sides of the Capitol expanding the jurisdictional reach of the business courts and, most importantly for the judges, fixing an...
HEARINGS ALERT! Set for Monday Morning
Several bills of particular interest to TCJL members are set for hearing today. Please consider attending the hearings or sending a representative to sign cards....
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court Denial of Defendant’s Special Appearance in Product Liability Case
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court denial of a German manufacturer’s special appearance in a product liability case arising out of the high-profile redevelopment of the Statler Hotel in Dallas. Aquatherm GmbH v. Commerce Statler Development, LLC...
Time to Revisit the Standards for Awarding Mental Anguish Damages?
by George Christian | Jan 12, 2022 The return of nuclear verdicts to Texas courts (and attorney television advertising) and the recently launched efforts of the medical malpractice plaintiff’s bar to convince the federal courts to strike down Texas’ cap on noneconomic...
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Rules for BNSF in Coverage Dispute Arising from Montana Asbestos Litigation
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of BNSF in a coverage and duty to defend dispute with Zurich arising from policies in effect from 1965 to 1974. Zurich American Insurance Company, As Successor By Merger to Maryland Casualty Company v. The Burlington...
HEARINGS ALERT! Bills Set for Hearing
Bills of interest to TCJL members set for hearing next week. NUCLEAR VERDICTS Senate State Affairs 9:00, Monday, March 24, 2025 Senate Chamber Hearing Notice Video Link Please attend the hearing or send a representative to sign a card FOR SB 30 by Schwertner | et al....
TCJL Tracking Report 3-28-25
TCJL Tracked Bill List 3.27.25 March 27, 2025 This list is current through 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, 2025. SB 30 (medical/non-economic damages) will be heard in Monday, March 31, and and SB 1135 (trucking) the following day. TCJL PRIORITY BILLS New Causes...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Mandamuses Hidalgo County Trial Court in Venue Dispute
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has conditionally granted an energy services company’s petition for writ of mandamus ordering a Hidalgo County trial court to transfer venue in an employment dispute from Hidalgo to Tarrant County. In re Baseline Energy Services, LP...
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