by TCJL | Feb 20, 2015
http://www.txcourts.gov/media/857636/state-of-the-judiciary-2015.pdf
by TCJL | Feb 20, 2015
Rep. Kenneth Sheets (R-Dallas) has introduced legislation aimed to address a recent wave of litigation seeking to bring non-resident lawsuits involving occurrences outside of Texas into state courts. Since the Texas resident exception was placed in the forum non...
by TCJL | Feb 20, 2015
Friday, February 20, 2015 (http://gov.texas.gov/news/press-release/20556) Office of the Governor Greg Abbott Governor Greg Abbott today issued five proclamations declaring emergency items to be immediately considered by the 84th Legislature of the state of Texas....
by TCJL | Feb 20, 2015
Rep. Paul Workman (R-Austin) and Senator Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler) have introduced legislation responding to a recent Corpus Christi Court of Appeals case that has cast doubt on whether the employees of a subcontractor covered by the general contractor’s...
by TCJL | Feb 18, 2015
The AT&T Texas PAC invites you to a reception honoring Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Brown Wednesday, February 18, 2015 4:30-6:00 p.m. at the home of Leslie & Don Ward 1201 Quaker Ridge Dr. Austin, Texas 78746 For additional information and to RSVP, please...
by TCJL | Feb 18, 2015
February 18, 2015 (https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/brief/) By John Reynolds The Big Conversation State Rep. José Menéndez handily won election to the state Senate after a high-dollar, contentious race against House colleague Trey Martinez Fischer. The two...
by TCJL | Feb 17, 2015
February 13, 2015 (http://www.scotxblog.com/news-and-links/admissibility-of-seat-belt-evidence-in-accident-cases-insurance-coverage-for-the-bp-oil-spill-feb-13-2015/) By Don Cruse With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in two cases. It did...
by TCJL | Feb 16, 2015
February 4, 2015 (http://www.law360.com/articles/618358/stretching-and-straining-the-concept-of-injury) By Tracy A. Roman A long-held tenet of federal law is that in order for a civil suit to proceed, the plaintiff has to have suffered some type of injury that the law...
by TCJL | Feb 16, 2015
February 4, 2015 (http://www.law360.com/articles/618358/stretching-and-straining-the-concept-of-injury) By Tracy A. Roman A long-held tenet of federal law is that in order for a civil suit to proceed, the plaintiff has to have suffered some type of injury that the law...
by TCJL | Feb 16, 2015
February 12, 2015 (http://www.law360.com/articles/615864/5-disasters-waiting-to-hit-law-firms) By Allison Grande Law firms work hard to build up a talented team of lawyers and a reputation that allows them to attract lucrative clients, but if they don’t address...
