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Alarming Expansion in Public Nuisance Litigation Revealed by ATRA Report
Alarming Expansion in Public Nuisance Litigation Revealed by ATRA Report Press Releases | March 25, 2025 From Social Media to Car Thefts, New Litigation Trends...
Austin Court of Appeals Upholds Sanctions Against Austin Developer
The Austin Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order sanctioning Austin developer Natin Paul for violations of court orders concerning post-judgment asset...
Hearing Alert FOR HB 5067
15th Court Jurisdiction Please attend the hearing or send a representative to sign a card FOR HB 5067 by Leach. House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 8:00,...
SCOTX Affirms El Paso Court of Appeals Decision Upholding Application of TCEQ Water Degradation Standards
The Texas Supreme Court has affirmed an El Paso Court of Appeals decision rejecting an environmental organization’s challenge to TCEQ’s permitting standards for the...
SCOTX Reverses Dallas Court of Appeals in Dram Shop Case
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Dallas Court of Appeals decision that overturned a trial court order granting summary judgment to a restaurant under the Texas...
SCOTX to Hear Certificate of Merit Case in Which Plaintiff Avoided Limitations by Refiling an Already-Dismissed Claim
The Texas Supreme Court has granted review of a San Antonio Court of Appeals’ decision affirming a trial court order reviving a plaintiff’s already-dismissed suit...
TCJL Bill Tracking Report 4-11-25
This list is current through 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2025. New actions are in red. HEARING ALERT 15th Court Jurisdiction HB 5067 by Leach (R-Plano): Clarifies...
Dallas Court of Appeal Reverses TC Denial of TCPA Motion to Dismiss in Sports Card Theft Case
Michael Joseph Bacsik v. Fred Britton, Charles Britton, and Autographs Ink, Inc. (No. 05-24-00934-CV; February 25, 2025) arose from a series of disputes over...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Grants Insurer’s Mandamus Petition Challenging TC Ruling Granting New Trial in UIM Case
In re State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (No. 13-24-00162; February 26, 2025) from a dispute over underinsured motorist benefits. After suffering alleged...
House Version of Judicial Pay Raise, Judicial Conduct Commission Reform Legislation Heard in Committee This Morning (HB 1761)
We recently reported on Senate passage of SB 293 by Sen. Huffman, which overhauls the Judicial Conduct Commission’s disciplinary process and, among other things,...
Hearing Alert FOR HB 3964 Public Nuisance
Public Nuisance Please attend and sign a card FOR HB 3964. If you cannot attend the hearing or send someone to sign a card, you may enter public comments of support here: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c330 House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 8:00,...
TCJL Tracking Report 4-17-25
TCJL Tracked Bill List 4.17.25 Quick Highlights • Public Nuisance HEARING ALERT: SB 779 passed the Senate and HB 3964 is set for hearing in House JCJ on April 23. Please attend and sign a card FOR HB 3964. If you cannot attend the hearing or send someone to sign a...
Tyler Court of Appeals Rejects Taxpayer’s Section 25.25 Challenge to Appraisal of Compressors
In another of a series of cases involving the application of the special appraisal provision for a dealer’s heavy equipment inventory to a lessor of natural gas compressors, the Tyler Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of an appraisal district that included...
15th Court of Appeals Throws Out Challenge to the 2023 Consitutional Amendment Election
In Jane Nelson In Her Official Capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Texas v. Jarret Woodward and Heather Couchman (No. 15-24-00038-CV; April 3, 2025), the Austin Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s denial of the Secretary’s plea, concluding, as...
Alarming Expansion in Public Nuisance Litigation Revealed by ATRA Report
Alarming Expansion in Public Nuisance Litigation Revealed by ATRA Report Press Releases | March 25, 2025 From Social Media to Car Thefts, New Litigation Trends Threaten Entire Industries The American Tort Reform Association today released a report spotlighting new...
Austin Court of Appeals Upholds Sanctions Against Austin Developer
The Austin Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order sanctioning Austin developer Natin Paul for violations of court orders concerning post-judgment asset reporting requirements in connection with an arbitration award against him. Natin Paul v. The Roy F. and...
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