Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of 24 states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a New Jersey law that violates the Second Amendment by banning firearms with magazines that hold more than 10 bullets.
BEAUMONT – After denying UPS a trial by jury, Judge Kent Walston, a district judge in Jefferson County, awarded the plaintiffs suing the company $27 million in damages for an auto collision that didn’t occur in Texas.
BEAUMONT – Back in December, the Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling rejecting an expert report offered by Christus Health Southeast Texas in a lawsuit brought by a patient who delivered her baby into a toilet while admitted to St. Elizabeth Hospital.
HOUSTON – The First Court of Appeals today affirmed a ruling granting SNC-Lavalin Engineers & Constructors summary judgment in a disability discrimination lawsuit.
AUSTIN – No Texan voted for the California officials who are orchestrating climate change “lawfare” against his state’s energy sector – oil and gas companies that employ hundreds of thousands and brings in billions in tax revenue, says Gov. Greg Abbott.
BEAUMONT – Judge Mitch Templeton did not err by opting not to grant a new trial in car wreck suit that resulted in a jury awarding no damages, according to an opinion issued by the Ninth Court of Appeals today.
HOUSTON – A medical provider who was promised a cut of a lawsuit after treating a lawyer’s client recently had its case remanded back to the trial court for further proceedings on a breach of contract claim.
HOUSTON – An appellate court affirmed today a ruling denying the city of Houston immunity in litigation brought by firefighters after the parties failed to reach a collective bargaining agreement.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a 19-state coalition defending parental-consent statutes for minors seeking an abortion, a press release states.
AUSTIN – The Texas Supreme Court recently affirmed an appellate court’s decision to overturn an order sealing eight exhibits that HouseCanary argues protect its trade secrets.
HOUSTON – The First Court of Appeals recently reversed a trial court that awarded summary judgment in favor of two defendants that were sued by a man who lost his job after a drug test yielded a positive result for cocaine.
HOUSTON – A summary judgment win in favor of Classic Chevrolet was recently affirmed on appeal. The finding stems from an automobile collision lawsuit brought by Jenny Day and Guillermo Moreno.
HOUSTON – A woman who sued claiming she was injured while petting a horse lost an appeal seeking to overturn a summary judgment ruling in the defendant’s favor.
HOUSTON - A nurse who was injured lifting a “very heavy” patient won’t have to arbitrate her claim against CHG Hospital Bellaire, as the First Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling denying the health provider’s motion to compel arbitration.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling declining to dismiss a lawsuit alleging an over prescription of anti-depressant medication led to an older man shooting himself in the head.
BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals has reversed Judge Kent Walston’s award of $1.34 million to Aattaboy Termite and Pest Control – a judgment Walston handed down when the defendants in the case were without representation.
AUSTIN – How many attorneys does it take to elect a bar president? While that may sound like the opening to a bad joke, it’s actually the focus of House Bill 2393.
