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  Time to Revisit the Standards for Awarding Mental Anguish Damages?

  By George Christian | Thursday, Jan 13, 2022 @ 10:55am

  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?

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  News flash: coffee is hot!

  By The Record | Monday, Jul 26, 2021 @ 9:39am

  Stella Liebeck was the 79-year-old New Mexico woman who spilled hot coffee from McDonald’s in her lap and sued the hamburger chain for the burns she inflicted on herself.

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  ‘Paid or incurred’ means actually ‘paid or incurred’

  By The Record | Monday, Apr 12, 2021 @ 11:47am

  Does anyone in Texas think that conniving plaintiffs and attorneys should be allowed to cash in on fraudulent claims, aside from said plaintiffs and attorneys?

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  TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Pax­ton Files SCO­TUS Brief Sup­port­ing Racial Equal­i­ty in Col­lege Admissions

  By Press release submission | Monday, Apr 5, 2021 @ 9:00am

  Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to overrule Grutter v. Bollinger in the Harvard University affirmative action case.

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