by George Christian | Apr 28, 2025
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee will hear HB 4256, which expands Texas antitrust law by rejecting the so-called “Illinois Brick Doctrine.” That doctrine, which Texas courts have followed for decades, provides that federal antitrust...
by George Christian | Apr 25, 2025
In a suit challenging the constitutionality of a statute that authorizes the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to depopulate diseased breeder deer, the 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court’s order denying the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s plea to...
by George Christian | Apr 24, 2025
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting a Louisiana law firm’s special appearance in a barratry lawsuit. Wayne J. Adams, Bonnie Brown, Claude Britton, III, Curtis Davis, Carey D. Yazeed, Dwane Borel, James S. Dartez, Lloyd Cox...
by George Christian | Apr 23, 2025
Guillermo Acosta and Jose Molina v. Uber Technologies, Inc. and Raiser, LLC (No. 08-24-00099-CV; February 28, 2025) arose from an auto accident involving an Austin-area Uber driver who collided with another vehicle, allegedly causing injuries to the riders Acosta and...
by George Christian | Apr 23, 2025
Later today the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee will hear SB 779/HB 3964, the so-called “public nuisance” bill. As you might expect, this bill cuts into the way governmental entities and some plaintiff’s lawyers attempt to leverage corporate...
by George Christian | Apr 22, 2025
The Beaumont Court of Appeals had reversed a $25 million summary judgment in favor of Exxon Mobil in a case in which Exxon’s OCIP provided workers’ compensation coverage for a contractor’s employees, triggering the exclusive remedy defense. Lexington Insurance...
by George Christian | Apr 21, 2025
The Tyler Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying a hospital’s motion to dismiss a health care liability claim for a deficient expert report. Quitman Hospital, LLC d/b/a UT Health Quitman v. W.S., A Minor by Duane Stuart, ANF (No. 12-24-00313;...
by George Christian | Apr 21, 2025
The load of misinformation about SB 30 currently inundating the Legislature not only falsely represents or distorts the actual language in the bill, but it wrongly accuses legislators who support the legislation of abandoning injured persons by eliminating causes of...
by George Christian | Apr 18, 2025
We have reported at length this session about the explosion of bills proposing new or expanded civil penalties, private rights of action, and attorney general enforcement power. The number of such bills has increased tenfold since last session and account for nearly...
by George Christian | Apr 18, 2025
In another of a series of cases involving the application of the special appraisal provision for a dealer’s heavy equipment inventory to a lessor of natural gas compressors, the Tyler Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of an appraisal district that included...
