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TCJL Files Amicus Brief in UIM Case
TCJL has filed an amicus curiae brief in a case that raises knotty issues regarding a Collin County court at law’s pre-trial rulings in the underinsured motorist context. Tjhe Texas Supreme Court has already granted an emergency stay pending consideration of the...
Rules Implementing New Business Courts Coming Soon (HB 19)
A subcommittee charged with recommending procedural rules for the new business courts made its report to the Supreme Court Advisory Committee. The SCAC will take up the recommendations at its next meeting on October 13. The subcommittee consisted of practitioners,...
TCJL, Business Groups Sign Letter Regarding Anti-Employer COVID Vaccination Legislation (SB 7)
This morning the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services is hearing SB 7, which punishes employers for requiring an employee, contractor, or applicant to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or taking an adverse action against an employee, contractor, or applicant...
Beaumont Court Mandamuses Trial Court for Failure to Grant Motion to Designate Responsible Third Party
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has granted a conditional writ of mandamus ordering a Jefferson County district court to grant Energy Transfer’s motion for leave to designate the Texas Department of Transportation as a responsible third party in a personal injury...
Attorney with 78 Lawsuits Against Allstate Moves to Transfer to MDL
A single attorney from Edinburg is seeking to transfer 78 cases involving weather-related property damage claims to an MDL pretrial court in Hidalgo County. The lead case, Manuel Garza and Adriana Garza v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company (Cause No....
Governor Abbott Appoints Rabe To 100th Judicial District Court
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Dale Rabe, Jr. to the 100th Judicial District Court in Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, and Hall counties for a term set to expire on December 31, 2024, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified....
SCOTX Grants Emergency Stay in Trucking Accident Case
On Tuesday the Texas Supreme Court granted an emergency stay of further proceedings while it considers the defendants’ petition for writ of mandamus in a case arising from a multi-vehicle accident involving a commercial vehicle. In re Sunoco Retail, LLC, Sunoco,...
Governor Abbott Announces Third Special Session Agenda
October 5, 2023 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today announced Special Session #3 and issued a proclamation identifying agenda items for the special session that begins at 1:00 PM on Monday, October 9."I am bringing the Texas Legislature back...
Secretary of State Promulgates Ballot Application Form for Judicial Candidates (HB 2384)
As you recall, HB 2384 directed the Texas Secretary of State to promulgate a form implementing the bill’s requirement that judicial candidates disclose certain information in their application for a place on the ballot. That information includes the candidate’s...
Austin Court of Appeals Affirms Temporary Injunction Against Enforcement of New THC Standards for Hemp
In a case with huge financial stakes for the Texas hemp industry (and the millions of Texans who enjoy hemp-derived products), the Austin Court of Appeals has upheld a temporary injunction granted by an Austin district court blocking the Department of State Health...
SCOTX Stays Trial Court Proceedings in UIM Case
In a case that raises knotty issues regarding a Collin County court at law’s pre-trial rulings in the underinsured motorist context, the Texas Supreme Court has granted an emergency stay pending consideration of the insurance carrier’s petition for a writ of...
SCOTX Grants Emergency Stay in Suit Against Hospital for Ceasing Gender Dysphoria Care
The Texas Supreme Court has granted an emergency stay in a lawsuit brought by a physician against Children’s Medical Center of Dallas arising from the hospital’s and UT Southwestern Medical Center’s decision to stop providing care for new pediatric patients with...