HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals recently reversed a ruling denying Huntington Ingalls’ special appearance in litigation brought by insurers seeking to determine their obligations under insurance policies for asbestos suits brought against the company.
AUSTIN –Attorney General Ken Paxton joined several states in an amicus brief at the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Epic Games, Inc., in its lawsuit against Apple, Inc., relating to Apple's alleged violations of state and federal antitrust laws in the operation of its App Store, a press release states.
AUSTIN - A county does not have the authority to place a sign in a state highway right-of-way without approval of the Texas Department of Transportation or an agreement with the Texas Transportation Commission, Attorney General Ken Paxton opined yesterday.
AUSTIN –Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he, along with seven other state attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration for its abuse of the Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee and Parole Program, a press release states.
AUSTIN - The Texas Windstorm Association is not a state agency subject to a government code prohibiting the use of appropriated funds for lobbying activities, Attorney General Ken Paxton recently opined.
NEW YORK - Google recently filed a motion to dismiss four counts of allegations made in an antitrust lawsuit brought by “Texas Attorney General (Ken Paxton) and his allies.”
AUSTIN –Attorney General Paxton filed his third lawsuit against Google, again alleging that the company is systematically misleading and deceiving Texas consumers in violation of Texas’ Deceptive Trade Practices Act, a press release states.
WASHINGTON - The state of Texas has sided against the State Bar of Texas, filing a brief in support of a trio of attorneys asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that members of a mandatory bar cannot be compelled to finance any political or ideological activities with their dues.
AUSTIN - While the California municipalities bringing climate change lawsuits against oil companies are arguing Texas courts lack jurisdiction because of a lack of contacts within the state, ExxonMobil contends their use of “lawfare” has in fact established sufficient contacts “to be held to account here.”
AUSTIN –Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Google LLC, for engaging in false and misleading practices in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices—Consumer Protection Act, a press release states.
AUSTIN - An attorney general opinion apparently can’t determine whether a banquet facility inside a stadium owned by the school district is a “building of a public school.”
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?
