A pair of bills making their way through the Texas Legislature will bring much-needed and sensible reforms to a litigation system run amuck. House Bill 19 and its companion in the Senate aim to rein in excessive lawsuits that deliver big paydays for lawyers while threatening jobs for one of the state’s most important industries, and driving up insurance rates for everyone else.
The Jefferson County District Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by TCT Industries Inc. against BGE Enterprises LLC and Boil House Crustaceans on March 16.
AUSTIN – Even if a hospital in a rural area goes years without being sued, high insurance premiums might contribute to the hospital’s closure – that’s one of the arguments made in favor of a bill seeking to limit a plaintiff’s recovery against rural hospitals.
HOUSTON – Disgruntled Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is being sued by a massage therapist claiming the NFL star assaulted her by “touching her with his penis” during a session.
LUBBOCK — Organizations representing Thoroughbred horse owners and trainers have filed a federal lawsuit to stop a new law in which Congress punted on its legislative duties and, instead, handed the power to regulate horse racing over to a private group.
HOUSTON - A federal judge is set to rule on whether to dismiss a physician’s lawsuit against a Harris County probate judge who allegedly turned a blind eye to the estate trafficking and elder abuse of her 91-year-old mother who was under a court-appointed guardianship when she died.
