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The Proper Role of Public Nuisance Lawsuits by Middleton SB 779
SB 779 by Middleton (R-Galveston)/HB 3964 by Vasut (R-Angleton): Adds Chapter 100C, Civil Practice & Remedies Code, to limit actions for damages or other relief...
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Denton County Voter Challenge to Transportation Bond Election
In an opinion that flatly contradicts a recent decision by the 15th Court of Appeals, the Fort Worth Court of Appeals has held that a small group of voters have...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court Denial of Defendant’s Special Appearance in Product Liability Case
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court denial of a German manufacturer’s special appearance in a product liability case arising out of the...
Nuclear Verdicts: Time to Revisit the Standards for Awarding Mental Anguish Damages?
by George Christian | Jan 12, 2022 The return of nuclear verdicts to Texas courts (and attorney television advertising) and the recently launched efforts of the...
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Rules for BNSF in Coverage Dispute Arising from Montana Asbestos Litigation
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of BNSF in a coverage and duty to defend dispute with Zurich arising from policies in effect from 1965 to 1974....
HEARINGS ALERT! Bills Set for Hearing
Bills of interest to TCJL members set for hearing next week. NUCLEAR VERDICTS Senate State Affairs 9:00, Monday, March 24, 2025 Senate Chamber Hearing Notice Video...
TCJL Tracking Report 3-28-25
TCJL Tracked Bill List 3.27.25 March 27, 2025 This list is current through 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, 2025. SB 30 (medical/non-economic damages) will be...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Mandamuses Hidalgo County Trial Court in Venue Dispute
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has conditionally granted an energy services company’s petition for writ of mandamus ordering a Hidalgo County trial court to...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Mandamuses MDL Court to Dismiss Investor Entities from TPC Plant Explosion Case
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has in all likelihood closed the door on MDL plaintiffs’ attempts to hold various investor entities liable for a chemical plant...
SCOTX Reverses Reverses Houston [1st] Court of Appeals in Regulatory Takings Case
The Texas Supreme Court has cleared the way for a property owner to pursue a regulatory takings claim against the City of Houston for blocking a residential...
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 allegedly stolen sports trading cards. The problems began when Bacsik asked Fred Britton to value certain...
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 injuries in a car accident, Plaintiff sued State Farm for declaratory relief and damages. Plaintiff...
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, increases judicial compensation. This morning the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee...
SCOTX Grants Review of Dallas Court of Appeal Ruling That a Tornado Is Not a “Windstorm”
Last March we reported on a Dallas Court of Appeals decision holding that a homeowners insurance policy with a special deductible for damage caused by a “windstorm” does not apply to damage caused by a tornado. Last week, the Texas Supreme Court granted the insurer’s...
SCOTX: Justice Jeff Boyd Retiring This Summer, Leaving Seat Open For Appointment
SCOTX Grants Review in Highway Contractor Liability Case
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a highway contractor’s petition for review of a Houston [14th] Court of Appeals holding that § 97.002, CPRC, which protects a contractor from liability if the contractor performs the work in substantial compliance with TxDOT’s...
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