by George Christian | Aug 29, 2024
TCJL has added its voice to a growing list of amici asking the Texas Supreme Court to review a commercial trucking case in which a Harris County jury reached a nuclear verdict against the employer. TCJL joins sister organizations Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Texas...
by George Christian | Aug 29, 2024
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a trial court order dismissing Plaintiff’s claims against a physician and awarding the physician attorney’s fees under Rule 91a. Brandon Dodd v. Vishal Patel, M.D., (No. 05-23-00835-CV; July 16, 2024) stemmed from...
by George Christian | Aug 28, 2024
In a pair of parallel cases, the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has granted a health care provider’s petition for writ of mandamus, reversing a Washington County district court order denying the provider the gross negligence defense under the Pandemic Liability...
by George Christian | Aug 27, 2024
Joining a long list of federal courts and courts in other states, the Dallas Court of Appeals has held that the COVID-19 virus did not cause a “direct physical loss of or damage to” property, affirming a trial court’s summary judgment order in favor of the insurer....
by George Christian | Aug 26, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to review another certified question from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals concerning a landowner’s responsibility to protect invitees from naturally accumulating rainfall on the property under a negligent undertaking theory....
by George Christian | Aug 23, 2024
The Austin Court of Appeals has rejected an injured worker’s constitutional challenge to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act. Normal Engel v. Texas Department of Insurance-Division of Workers’ Compensation; Commissioner Cassie Brown, in her Official Capacity; The...
by George Christian | Aug 22, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to consider a U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals certified question arising from an employee’s lawsuit against SMU University and other university employees alleging both statutory discrimination and common-law tort claims. In...
by George Christian | Aug 21, 2024
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order rejecting homeowners’ contractual and extracontractual claims against an insurer who properly paid the amount of the appraisal award and potential statutory interest pursuant to the policy. Michael Knopp and...
by George Christian | Aug 20, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court has granted review of a Fort Worth Court of Appeals decision dismissing a health care liability claim against an Arlington hospital based on an inadequate expert report. Jared Bush, Jr. v. Colombia Medical Center of Arlington Subsidiary, L.P....
by George Christian | Aug 19, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court has granted emergency relief staying depositions of an insurer’s corporate representative and adjuster in an underinsured motorist case in which the underinsured motorist’s liability has not been established. In re State Farm Mutual Automobile...
