HOUSTON — A Harris County homeowner alleges the contractor he hired and paid for disaster remediation failed to secure the proper permits and abandoned the job.
HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals affirmed an order of dismissal for want of jurisdiction in a lawsuit brought by Lamar Advantage Outdoor and filed against the Texas Department of Transportation and two of its officials.
BEAUMONT - Glen Morgan and Taylor Miller of the Reaud Morgan & Quinn law firm have reached a settlement of $104,950,000.00 – one of the largest settlements for a single wrongful death case ever recorded.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton released a formal attorney general opinion concluding that performing certain “sex-change” procedures on children, and prescribing puberty-blockers to them, is “child abuse” under Texas law.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has sued Facebook (now known as Meta) for capturing and using the biometric data of millions of Texans without properly obtaining their informed consent to do so, in violation of Texas law, a press release states.
First of all, don’t mess with Texas. Second, if you’re foolish enough to try that, plan on messing with Texas in Texas, because our state’s long-arm statute gives us the home-field advantage.
The return of nuclear verdicts to Texas courts (and attorney television advertising) and the recently launched efforts of the medical malpractice plaintiff’s bar to convince the federal courts to strike down Texas’ cap on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases (which is likely to play out over several years) could potentially raise an issue for state lawmakers: is it time to consider codifying at least some objective standards and levels of proof for mental anguish damages?
HOUSTON - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against Judge Michael Newman, justice of the Probate Court of Harris County.
The following cases categorized as "injury or damage - motor vehicle" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Nov. 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by GEICO Advantage Insurance Company against Taylor Patrice Cleveland on Nov. 8.
HOUSTON — A man alleges a Houston auto dealer misrepresented the damage and repair condition of the Jeep he purchased and lied about the car's history.
The following cases categorized as "injury or damage - motor vehicle" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Sept. 9. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "injury or damage - motor vehicle" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Sept. 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
