ORANGE - A Nacogdoches family has recovered $8.5 million in settlement funds for a February 2020 crash that claimed a man’s life. The family, represented by Ferguson Law Firm managing partner Paul ‘Chip’ Ferguson, secured the settlement four days before trial in the case was to begin in district court, a press release states.
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 - A lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages was recently brought on behalf of a minor child who was allegedly injured because of an unsafe carnival ride.
HOUSTON — A former clinical director at Texas Children's Hospital claims she was fired for addressing the hospital's failure to activate its emergency response team during a winter storm.
AUSTIN –Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration to stop the implementation of the vaccine mandate for all staff and volunteers of the Head Start program, a press release states.
DALLAS - The American Tort Reform Association released its annual Judicial Hellholes report today, placing the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas on its watch list.
Loudoun County, Virginia, an affluent suburb of Washington, D.C., represents the contentious zeitgeist bedeviling the body politic. As I reported elsewhere last year, the Loudoun County school board has become ground zero in an escalating culture war in which concerned parents oppose leftist indoctrination posing as curriculum.
AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Zina Bash and reappointed Evan Young to the Texas Judicial Council for terms set to expire on June 30, 2027, a press release states.
The following cases categorized as "real property - condemnation" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Oct. 13. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
AUSTIN – Legislation aimed at blocking employers from mandating vaccines has blurred the political lines, as many groups that usually support Republican initiatives are standing against the bill.
AUSTIN - Attorney General Ken Paxton is applauding a recent Texas Supreme Court decision to temporarily stop enforcement of San Antonio ISD’s vaccine policy requiring that all its employees be vaccinated for COVID-19.
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by City of Houston against Babu K. George, City of Houston City of Houston, Morrell Masonry Supply Inc., Samuel Feldt 1987 Children's Trust, State of Texas and Thomas George on Oct. 13.
HOUSTON — The parents of a nine month old who suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling off play equipment and onto a tile floor while at a daycare are claiming negligence.
