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SCOTX: Trial Courts Must Allow Discovery of Relevant Medical Expense Reimbursement Evidence
In a much-anticipated decision in which TCJL, TADC, TLR and many other organizations submitted amicus briefs, the Texas Supreme court today decided that a...
Chapter 313 Extension Dies in Senate
Legislation extending the expiration date of Texas' primary tax incentive for attracting major new investment to the state failed to come up in the Senate before...
Eminent Domain Reform (HB 2730) On Way to Governor
Following a long day and night of drama on the last day the Senate could consider bills on second or third reading, eminent domain reform (HB 2730) passed the Senate...
Lt. Governor Asks For Special Session on Bills That Failed in the House
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has called on Governor Abbott to call a special session in June to revive three controversial and divisive bills that died on the House...
Senate Passes HB 3 (Pandemic Response)
We have been tracking the progress of HB 3, the omnibus pandemic response bill, since House Calendars Committee Chair Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) filed it in late...
Duty to Defend Bill (HB 2116) Passes Senate
After three sessions of discussion and negotiation between owners, contractors, architects, and engineers, legislation limiting duty to defend clauses in contracts...
HB 19 (Trucking Litigation Reform) Nears Final Passage
HB 19, the trucking litigation reform bill, passed the Senate on May 19 and is set on today's House Eligible Items List. We expect Chairman Leach to concur in the...
Pandemic Liability Protection Act (SB 6) Passes Texas House
SB 6, which extends liability protections for premises owners, product manufacturers, and health care providers during a pandemic emergency, has passed the Texas...
SCOTX Approves Use of Declaratory Judgment Act, Attorney’s Fees Recovery in UIM Cases
In a decision that may throw open the door to a new frontier of attorney’s fee litigation, a deeply divided Texas Supreme Court has permitted an insured to file a...
Updated: Pandemic Liability Protection Act SB 6 on House Calendar Sunday
Updated Friday, 5-21-21, 3:30pm CST TCJL Pandemic Liability Task Force The House Calendars Committee had previously set SB 6 on the Friday calendar, but it has since...
Highlights of the 87th Texas Legislature
Texas Civil Justice League 87th Legislature Highlights June 16, 2021 VETO PERIOD ENDS JUNE 20 Politics & Dynamics of the 87th Legislature Governor Abbott Priorities Lt. Governor Patrick Priorities Speaker Phelan Priorities 2021 Bill Stats State Budget Expected...
ATRA Legislative Watch
Highlights California – Several liability-expanding bills stall, others advance Colorado – Employment liability legislation dies Louisiana – Attorney advertising bill passes legislature New York – Bill to allow private litigation to enforce state tax law passes Senate...
Dallas Court of Appeals Upholds Nuclear Verdict in Product Liability Case
Last week the Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed a Dallas district court’s judgment awarding nearly $200 million in a product liability action in which a rear-end collision left two small children with permanent severe traumatic brain injuries. The majority...
Justice Guzman Resigns from Texas Supreme Court
Associate Justice Eva Guzman has submitted her resignation from the Texas Supreme Court to Governor Greg Abbott, effective Friday, June 11. Since Governor Rick Perry appointed her to the Court in 2009, Justice Guzman has become one of the most highly regarded state...
SCOTX: Trial Courts Must Allow Discovery of Relevant Medical Expense Reimbursement Evidence
In a much-anticipated decision in which TCJL, TADC, TLR and many other organizations submitted amicus briefs, the Texas Supreme court today decided that a defendant’s discovery requests for evidence relevant to the reasonableness of a medical provider’s charges for...
Chapter 313 Extension Dies in Senate
Legislation extending the expiration date of Texas' primary tax incentive for attracting major new investment to the state failed to come up in the Senate before last night's deadline. HB 4242 by House Ways & Means Chair Morgan Meyer (R-Dallas) and Senate Natural...
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- 2019 Legislators of the Year
- 86th Legislative Session Report
- Texas Civil Justice League Amicus Report
- Eminent Domain: Why S.B. 421 was a Litigation Nightmare
- Interim Study to Take Another Look at Judicial Selection
- Paid or Incurred: Next Frontier of Tort Reform? Close Paid or Incurred Loophole