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SCOTUS Meeting Today to Decide Whether to Grant Cert in Trucking Case
Today the United States Supreme Court is conferencing to determine whether to grant certiorari in a case with significant ramifications for trucking litigation in...
Houston Court of Appeals [1st] Rejects TCPA Appeal in Environmental Case
The First Court of Appeals has rejected an effort to use the Texas Citizen Participation Act to dismiss a lawsuit filed against a railroad for soil and groundwater...
Why Preserving the $250,000 Cap in Medical Liability Cases Is the Only Option
As we have recently reported, Texas’ cap on noneconomic damages has one more come under attack, this time in an Austin federal court. We have speculated as to...
TCJL PAC – Political Events Calendar Updated
https://tcjlpac.com/calendar/
Redistricting – Proposed Senate Plan S2101
SB 4 by Huffman is the first Senate map filed for the 3rd special session that begins Monday, September 20. SB 4: ...
SCOTX Set to Hear Oral Argument in Centerpoint Energy Case
The Texas Supreme Court will hear oral argument on September 29 in Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp. v. Ramirez(No. 20-0354), a case that tests the limits of...
New Federal Lawsuit Challenging the Caps: What’s Going On?
Could the recent federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Texas’ cap on noneconomic damages in health care liability cases be a prelude to a renewed...
Dallas Court of Appeals Hands Down Major Decision in TCPA Case
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed a Dallas trial court’s denial of a motion to dismiss a defamation claim under the Texas Citizen Participation Act. The...
Mena Ramón to Serve as Interim Administrative Director of the Office of Court Administration
The Office of Court Administration today announced that Mean Ramón will serve as Interim Administrative Director of the OCA, replacing David Slayton. For many years...
SCOTX Accepts Certification from U.S. Fifth Circuit in Hailstorm Case
The Texas Supreme Court has granted the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ request for clarification of Texas law with respect to concurrent causation of a loss in...
SCOTUS Meeting Today to Decide Whether to Grant Cert in Trucking Case
Today the United States Supreme Court is conferencing to determine whether to grant certiorari in a case with significant ramifications for trucking litigation in state courts. At issue in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. v. Miller (No. 19-15981) is whether the safety...
Houston Court of Appeals [1st] Rejects TCPA Appeal in Environmental Case
The First Court of Appeals has rejected an effort to use the Texas Citizen Participation Act to dismiss a lawsuit filed against a railroad for soil and groundwater contamination. In Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Chenier (No. 01-21-00073-CV), 13 residents of the...
Why Preserving the $250,000 Cap in Medical Liability Cases Is the Only Option
As we have recently reported, Texas’ cap on noneconomic damages has one more come under attack, this time in an Austin federal court. We have speculated as to whether the lawsuit forms part of a larger strategy to repeal or modify the cap in the Legislature, but...
TCJL PAC – Political Events Calendar Updated
https://tcjlpac.com/calendar/
Redistricting – Proposed Senate Plan S2101
SB 4 by Huffman is the first Senate map filed for the 3rd special session that begins Monday, September 20. SB 4: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=873&Bill=SB4 Map: https://dvr.capitol.texas.gov/Senate/14/PLANS2101
SCOTX Set to Hear Oral Argument in Centerpoint Energy Case
The Texas Supreme Court will hear oral argument on September 29 in Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp. v. Ramirez(No. 20-0354), a case that tests the limits of liability of a public utility for personal injuries sustained by a guest in a home served by the utility....
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- 2019 Legislators of the Year
- 86th Legislative Session Report
- Texas Civil Justice League Amicus Report
- Eminent Domain: Why S.B. 421 was a Litigation Nightmare
- Interim Study to Take Another Look at Judicial Selection
- Paid or Incurred: Next Frontier of Tort Reform? Close Paid or Incurred Loophole