Sep 18, 2017 | Amicus, Cases, Construction Law, Lawsuits, Legal, Op-Ed
Zachry Construction prevails in decade-long legal battle with Port of Houston Earlier this month the Texas Supreme Court denied review of a 14th District Court of Appeals [Houston] decision awarding Zachry Construction Company $23 million against the Port of Houston...
Sep 6, 2017 | Cases, Lawsuits, Legal
Oral argument scheduled in TWIA case The 14th District Court of Appeals [Houston] has scheduled oral argument in Texas Windstorm Insurance Association v. Dickinson Independent School District on September 14. TCJL filed an amicus brief in this case last week. Although...
Aug 30, 2017 | Amicus, Cases, Lawsuits, Legal
TCJL files brief in TWIA case This week TCJL filed an amicus curiae brief in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals [Houston] in a case involving claims against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) arising from Hurricane Ike in 2008. In this case the Dickinson...
May 8, 2017 | Cases, Lawsuits, Legal
Source: by Amanda Bronstad. Johnson & Johnson, hoping to reverse a $502 million verdict, is accusing plaintiffs attorney W. Mark Lanier of lying to a federal judge and jury about payments he made to two expert witnesses in a pivotal hip implant trial last year in...
Feb 1, 2017 | Asbestos, Cases
Source: SETexasRecord Author: David Yates, Jan 31, 6:21 PM AUSTIN – A documentary filmmaker seeking to obtain the deposition of one of Texas’ most well-known plaintiff’s attorneys was shut down by a district judge Tuesday, as the court refused to unseal testimony...
Sep 22, 2016 | Cases, Lawsuits, Legal
Source: Southeast Texas Record (Link) Author: David Yates BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently stayed a Hurricane Rita lawsuit brought against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, finding temporarily relief should be granted to prevent “undue...
