AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton, alongside the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) on behalf of Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, sued the Biden Administration for its asserted illegal mask mandate for airlines and airports, 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?
AUSTIN - Yesterday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found that the attorney general cannot prosecute election cases unilaterally – a decision AG Ken Paxton thinks “could be devastating for future elections in Texas.”
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.
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.
HOUSTON -- Attorney Brent Coon, founder of Brent Coon & Associates, announced that his firm has filed more than 1,500 cases on behalf of victims of the Travis Scott Astroworld Music Festival tragedy, more than doubling the total amount of cases filed by all firms against Scott and other defendants, a press release states.
HOUSTON – Today, the 14th Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s judgment in favor of attorney George Fleming and Fleming & Associates, remanding the case for further proceedings.
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.
HOUSTON – Many Texas politicians are up in arms over Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting vaccine mandates by any entity. However, one Houston attorney says the order isn’t exactly stopping businesses from requiring the jab.
HOUSTON – Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee sent the Office of the Texas Secretary of State a demand for documents under the Texas Public Information Act regarding the SOS’s purported “forensic audit” of the November 2020 election in certain counties, including Harris County.
DALLAS and HOUSTON – Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that nine partners in the firm’s Dallas and Houston offices have been named to the 2021 edition of Texas Super Lawyers, a press release states.
