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TCJL Files Amicus Supporting Pre-suit Discovery in California Lawsuit Against Texas Energy Producers
TCJL today filed an amicus curiae brief in the Texas Supreme Court in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. The City of San Francisco, et al (No. 20-0558). This case arises from a...
TCJL Files Amicus in U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Joining a diverse group of amici that include the Texas Oil & Gas Association, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and...
Candidates on the Texas General Election Ballot
Texas General Election November 3, 2020 Early Voting Begins October 13, 2020 Early Voting Ends October 30, 2020 See TCJL PAC for Candidate List...
Harris County District Court Upholds Cap on Non-economic Damages
Texas Medicine, the journal of the Texas Medical Association, is reporting on an important decision in a Harris County state district court regarding the $250,000...
John W. Fainter, Jr., 1939-2020
John Wells Fainter Jr. April 20, 1939 – August 29, 2020 Obituary John W. Fainter Jr. 81, of Austin, Texas, passed away on August 29, 2020 after a long life of...
SCOTX Proposes Rule for Service by Social Media
Pursuant to SB 891, the omnibus courts bill enacted last session, the Texas Supreme Court has issued a proposed rule to allow service of process by email, social...
SCOTX Grants Rehearing in Eagle Oil Case
Today the Texas Supreme Court granted rehearing in Eagle Oil & Gas Co. v. TRO-X, L.P. (No. 19-0983). The Court previously denied the petition for review in...
Governor Sets Special Election in SD 30
Governor Abbott has set a special election for September 29 to fill Senator Pat Fallon's seat in Senate District 30. The filing deadline is August 28, with early...
Governor Abbott Appoints John Browning To Fifth Court of Appeals
News from the Governor's office this afternoon: August 24, 2020 | Austin, Texas | Appointment Governor Greg Abbott has appointed John G. Browning to the Fifth Court...
TCJL Files Brief in Contract Damages Case
TCJL today filed an amicus curiae brief in a case that, if not corrected, expands the measure of consequential damages in breach of contract cases. Signature...
Legislation Filed to Create New Cause of Action for Discrimination Based on Gender Identity or Expression
Legislation filed today would establish a new civil action against a person who commits a discriminatory practice based on the claimant’s gender identity or expression. HB 188 by Rep. Diego Bernal (D-San Antonio) and SB 233 by Sen. John Whitmire (D-Houston) would...
TCJL Pandemic Legislation Tracker: Bills Filed to Date
This session TCJL will monitor bills and resolutions relating the pandemic response, including changes to civil liability, workers' compensation, employment law, and the Governor's authority to issue emergency declarations and orders. The following is a list of...
Texas House Rules – 87th Legislature
Bill Filing Under Way for 87th Legislative Session
With the prefiling period for the 2021 legislative session only 10 days old, legislators have already filed more than 800 bills and resolutions. Bills filed so far indicate a broad range of policy priorities from both sides of the aisle, including pandemic response,...
TCJL Files Amicus Brief in Medical Expense Affidavit Case
Late yesterday TCJL filed an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court in In Re Leon Paul Savoy, Texas Curb Cut, LP, and Texas Cutting & Coring, LP (No. 20-0843). This personal injury lawsuit arises out of a February 2016 traffic accident in Travis County. The...
St. Mary’s Law Journal: Texas Citizen Participation Act
Volume 52 | Number 1 10-20-20 Targeting the Texas Citizen Participation Act: The 2019 Texas Legislature's Amendments to a Most Consequential Law Amy Bresnen, Bresnen Associates, Inc. Lisa Kaufman, Davis Kaufman, PLLC Steve Bresnen, Bresnen Associates,...
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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