by Carol Sims | May 5, 2025
Support predictability in medical damages calculations Three action items for this bill. 1. Now through Wednesday: Please file a brief statement in support of HB 4806 on the House public comment portal https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c330. This portal is...
by Carol Sims | May 2, 2025
House Land & Resource Management 8:00, Thursday, May 8, 2025 E2.026 Hearing Notice Video Link Two action items requested. Both of these steps are important. 1. Now through Thursday: Please file a brief statement of opposition against each bill, SB 291 and SB...
by Carol Sims | Apr 29, 2025
H.R.1109 – Litigation Transparency Act of 2025, 119th Congress (2025-2026) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1109/text Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download [1.14 MB] US Chamber Coalition Letter on H.R....
by Carol Sims | Apr 29, 2025
Oppose Expansion of Antitrust Liability Please attend or send someone to sign a card AGAINST HB 4256. If you cannot attend the hearing or send someone to sign a card, you may enter public statements of opposition here: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c330...
by Carol Sims | Apr 18, 2025
Public Nuisance Please attend and sign a card FOR HB 3964. If you cannot attend the hearing or send someone to sign a card, you may enter public comments of support here: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c330 House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 8:00,...
by Carol Sims | Apr 16, 2025
Alarming Expansion in Public Nuisance Litigation Revealed by ATRA Report Press Releases | March 25, 2025 From Social Media to Car Thefts, New Litigation Trends Threaten Entire Industries The American Tort Reform Association today released a report spotlighting new...
by Carol Sims | Apr 15, 2025
15th Court Jurisdiction Please attend the hearing or send a representative to sign a card FOR HB 5067 by Leach. House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 8:00, Wednesday, April 16, 2025 E2.030 Hearing Notice Video Link HB 5067 by Leach (R-Plano): Clarifies that no...
by Carol Sims | Apr 6, 2025
LAWSUITS TAKE TOLL ON TEXAS: TEXANS PAY $1,725 MORE FOR GOODS AND SERVICES EVERY YEAR IN A LAWSUIT TAX—HIGHER THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE March 25, 2025 Legislature Considering Bill to Address “Nuclear Verdicts,” Which Are Driving Up Consumer Costs in Texas AUSTIN,...
by Carol Sims | Apr 3, 2025
SB 779 by Middleton (R-Galveston)/HB 3964 by Vasut (R-Angleton): Adds Chapter 100C, Civil Practice & Remedies Code, to limit actions for damages or other relief based on common law public nuisance, whether asserted as a cause of action or an injury. Provides that...
by Carol Sims | Mar 31, 2025
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...
