Highlights of the TCJL Journal
TCJL 2021 Legislators of the Year
• Senator Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills)
• Senator Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury)
• Senator Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham)
• Representative DeWayne Burns (R-Cleburne)
• Representative Joe Deshotel (D-Beaumont)
• Representative Reggie Smith (R-Sherman)
2021 Session Report
• Judicial Reform
• Tort Liability
• Medical Liability
• Product Liability
• Eminent Domain
• Oil & Gas Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law
• Construction Law
• Procedure/Discovery/Privilege/Limitations
• Insurance
• Workers Compensation
• Civil Rights
• Court Records, Filing Fees, and Costs
• Judicial Matters
• Jury Matters
• Attorney’s Fees
• Practice of Law
• Landlord-Tenant
• Administrative Procedures
Amicus Report
• In Re Leon Paul Savoy
• In Re ExxonMobil
• In Re K&L Auto Crushers and Gothard
• In Re Southwestern Energy
• ExxonMobil v San Francisco
• Plaquemines Parish v Riverwood
• Signature Industrial and Ogden v International Paper
• Brewer v Lennox
• Van Dyke v Builders West
• Texas Mutual v PHI Air Medical
• Khosrow Sadeghian v Jaco
• Hlavinka v HSC
• In re Academy
87th Legislature Shrinks Government Power During Pandemic
Dallas Court Upholds Nuclear Verdict in Product Liability Case
Eminent Domain Reforms Enacted
SCOTX Addresses Paid or Incurred, Medical Expense Affidavits
Redistricting
SCOTX Approves Use of Declaratory Judgment Act, Attorney Fees in UIM Cases
Chairman’s Column
TCJL Board of Directors
TCJL 2021 Annual Meeting – November 4, 2021
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