by TCJL | Jun 27, 2012
In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court has struck down a Montana statute prohibiting a corporation from making political contributions to candidates or political committees supporting or opposing PACs. In American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock,...
by TCJL | Jun 14, 2012
In an amicus brief in Traxler v. Entergy Gulf States, Inc. (No. 10-0970), TCJL urges the SCOT to consider modifying its initial opinion. TCJL believes that the Court’s decision could dramatically alter the customary regulatory regime that has governed the...
by TCJL | Jun 14, 2012
If a decision by the Fort Worth Court of Appeals is allowed to stand, Texas will become one of the few jurisdictions in the nation that recognizes a cause of action for the wrongful death of a pet. In Strickland v. Medlen (No. 12-0047). TCJL’s amicus brief...
by TCJL | Jun 14, 2012
This week TCJL filed an amicus brief urging the Texas Supreme Court to grant the petition for review in Phillips v. Carlton Energy Group, LLC (No. 12-0255). This case, which arose out of an unsuccessful oil and gas investment, raises important corporate law and...
by TCJL | Jun 14, 2012
In an important case of first impression, the Texas Supreme Court has joined the large majority of states that have adopted the learned intermediary defense in product liability claims involving pharmaceutical products. The defense is available to a pharmaceutical...
