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Op-ed: Stop unlimited penalties on environmental violators

May 12, 2015 (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/2015/05/op-ed-stop-unlimited-penalties-on-environmental.html) by George S. Christian Important public policy is making its way through the Texas Legislature that will correct a serious and inadvertent flaw in...

TCJL HEARING ALERT 5-11-15

Texas Civil Justice League HEARING ALERT Thank you to all who have signed witness cards for our bills!  It is tremendously helpful to show cross-industry business support for liability and legal reform issues, and your support is greatly appreciated. Texas Senate...

TCJL HEARING ALERT & LEGISLATIVE REPORT 5-8-15

Texas Civil Justice League HEARING ALERT  Thank you to all who have signed witness cards for our bills!  It is tremendously helpful to show cross-industry business support for liability and legal reform issues, and your support is greatly appreciated.   Texas...

TCJL HEARING ALERT & LEGISLATIVE REPORT 5-8-15

Texas Civil Justice League HEARING ALERT  Thank you to all who have signed witness cards for our bills!  It is tremendously helpful to show cross-industry business support for liability and legal reform issues, and your support is greatly appreciated.   Texas...

House Schedules Floor Debate on Major Civil Justice Reform Issues

The Texas House will debate three important civil justice reform bills on Friday, May 8. HB 1692 by Rep. Kenneth Sheets (R-Dallas) modifies the doctrine of forum non conveniens to clarify that the Texas resident exception applies to legal residents of Texas and...

TCJL LEGISLATIVE REPORT 5-1-15

Texas Civil Justice League Legislative Report May 1, 2015 As mentioned on the Board call this week, we have identified about 120 bills creating or expanding new causes of action.  That report is posted at www.tcjl.com.   Good Faith Remediation HB 1794 by...

Texas Justices Dump Mexican Crash Suit Against Bridgestone

April 24, 2015 (http://www.law360.com/articles/647556/texas-justices-dump-mexican-crash-suit-against-bridgestone) by Jess Davis The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said a wrongful death suit against Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC can’t be heard in Texas...

Lawmakers Move to Speed Permits, Limit Protests

April 30, 2015 (http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/texas-lawmakers-move-limit-environmental-protests/) by Jim Malewitz Never shy in their efforts to reel in out-of-state employers, Texas’ leadership often declares the state “wide open for business” — touting a...

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