Oct 3, 2017 | Court Decisions, Judiciary, Tort Reform
ATRA cheers 5th Circuit reversal of record-setting FCA verdict FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Urges High Court to Reassert Congressional Intent, Help Rein in Misuse and Abuse of ‘Lincoln’s Law’ WASHINGTON, D.C., October 3, 2017 – The American Tort Reform Association is...
Sep 27, 2017 | Court Decisions, Judiciary
Federal Circuit Deals Blow to Texas Patent-Trolls In a ruling issued earlier today, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals admonished Eastern District of Texas Federal Judge Rodney Gilstrap for abusing his discretion in refusing to transfer venue of a patent...
Feb 6, 2017 | Court Decisions, Judiciary
Source: SE Texas Record Author: David Yates, Feb 1, 2017 HOUSTON – On Jan. 31, the First Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling leaving the city of League City empty handed in its Hurricane Ike suit against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. In...
Jun 24, 2016 | Court Decisions, Texas Supreme Court, Workers Comp
In a case with critical consequences for the hard-fought improvements to the workers’ compensation system since 1989, the Texas Supreme Court today ruled that a court-approved settlement between an employee and the employer’s workers’ compensation...
Jun 3, 2016 | Amicus, Cases, Court Decisions, Judiciary, Legal, Op-Ed, Texas Supreme Court, Texas Supreme Court
In an important decision for Texas employers and general contractors who use consolidated insurance programs (“CIPs”) for construction projects, the Texas Supreme Court today ruled that subcontractors covered by CIPs are “deemed employees” for...
Feb 23, 2016 | Court Decisions, Judiciary, Texas Supreme Court
Last month the Texas Supreme Court handed down a decision in Occidental Chemical Corporation v. Jason Jenkins (No. 13-0961), a premises liability case in which TCJL participated as an amicus curiae. The case involved two legal issues of significant importance to the...
