by George Christian | Jun 10, 2021
Last week the Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed a Dallas district court’s judgment awarding nearly $200 million in a product liability action in which a rear-end collision left two small children with permanent severe traumatic brain injuries. The majority...
by George Christian | Jun 8, 2021
Associate Justice Eva Guzman has submitted her resignation from the Texas Supreme Court to Governor Greg Abbott, effective Friday, June 11. Since Governor Rick Perry appointed her to the Court in 2009, Justice Guzman has become one of the most highly regarded state...
by George Christian | May 28, 2021
In a much-anticipated decision in which TCJL, TADC, TLR and many other organizations submitted amicus briefs, the Texas Supreme court today decided that a defendant’s discovery requests for evidence relevant to the reasonableness of a medical provider’s charges for...
by George Christian | May 27, 2021
Legislation extending the expiration date of Texas’ primary tax incentive for attracting major new investment to the state failed to come up in the Senate before last night’s deadline. HB 4242 by House Ways & Means Chair Morgan Meyer (R-Dallas) and...
by George Christian | May 27, 2021
Following a long day and night of drama on the last day the Senate could consider bills on second or third reading, eminent domain reform (HB 2730) passed the Senate at around 4 a.m. on May 27. The bill now goes to the Governor. HB 2730 marks the culmination of six...
by George Christian | May 26, 2021
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has called on Governor Abbott to call a special session in June to revive three controversial and divisive bills that died on the House Calendar yesterday: SB 10 (taxpayer funded lobbying), SB 12 (social media censorship), and SB 29...
by George Christian | May 25, 2021
We have been tracking the progress of HB 3, the omnibus pandemic response bill, since House Calendars Committee Chair Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) filed it in late February. As originally filed, the bill contained liability language significantly different from and in...
by George Christian | May 25, 2021
After three sessions of discussion and negotiation between owners, contractors, architects, and engineers, legislation limiting duty to defend clauses in contracts for architectural or engineering services is one step from final passage. HB 2116 by Rep. Matt Krause...
by George Christian | May 24, 2021
HB 19, the trucking litigation reform bill, passed the Senate on May 19 and is set on today’s House Eligible Items List. We expect Chairman Leach to concur in the Senate amendments later this evening. The Senate version makes the following changes in the version...
by George Christian | May 24, 2021
SB 6, which extends liability protections for premises owners, product manufacturers, and health care providers during a pandemic emergency, has passed the Texas House by an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 133-10. The bill now returns to the Senate with the...
