Kidney disease is a life-changing diagnosis. Since I went into renal failure, I’ve believed that patients should only have to worry about the care they need to get well, not the high costs that come with it.
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?
The following cases categorized as "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Dec. 21. 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 Santander Consumer USA Inc. against Ciara Suesberry and Full Effect Exotics on Dec. 21.
WASHINGTON – The full Fifth Circuit bench ruled yesterday that Texas accountant Michelle Cochran has the right to challenge the constitutionality of her Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) removal protections in federal court before undergoing an administrative adjudication, a press release states.
The following cases categorized as "contract - other" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Dec. 3. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "contract - other" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Dec. 1. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Nine months after the Great Freeze of 2021, after a full legislative session, three special sessions, resignations from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and a complete leadership turnover at the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC), the powers that be in Austin have still not learned the right lessons or taken sufficient steps to prevent a repeat of that unnecessary disaster.
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Freepoint Energy Solutions LLC against Xu's Full Line Inc. on Dec. 3.
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Freepoint Energy Solutions LLC against Xu's Full Line Inc. on Dec. 1.
MOUNT PLEASANT - On Nov. 22 a jury rendered a total award of $730 million to the survivors of Toni Combest, a 73-year-old great-grandmother who was killed in a 2016 collision with an oversize-cargo truck hauling a propeller for a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine, a press release states.
