HOUSTON - Yesterday, the 14th Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a medical-malpractice claim against the Crescent Continuing Care Center Company for failing to timely serve an expert report.
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion providing guidance on how courts should apply the periodic payments provision, a key element of the state’s 2003 landmark medical liability reforms, holding that the structure must in some way conform to the evidence presented to the jury at trial.
AUSTIN – In the span of more than 15 years, the Champions of Justice Gala Benefiting Veterans has raised more than $4.8 million for the provision of civil legal aid for low- income Texas veterans, a press release states.
Nearly a year has passed since the Legislature enacted SB 6, which extends liability protections to health care providers and businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19. Has the bill been successful in its policy objective to prevent a wave of litigation in Texas courts, primarily health care liability, premises liability, and employer-employee claims?
WASHINGTON – The Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law today filed an amicus brief in Biden v. Texas arguing that injunctions obtained by individual states should rarely be applied nationwide, and instead should generally be limited to the territory of the states that filed suit.
HOUSTON — A hearing on a motion to compel a deposition has been slated in a lawsuit brought by a woman alleging she slipped on a jalapeno and suffered serious injuries while walking through the Baybrook Mall common area.
HOUSTON - Today, the 14th Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment win in favor of the Houston First Corporation, who was sued by the Republican Party of Texas over the cancellation of its 2020 convention.
