Recent numbers pulled together by the Texas Civil Justice League from several sources show a new law providing COVID-19 civil liability protections for employers, health care providers, and non-profits following appropriate public health protocols is working.
WASHINGTON - A petition for writ of certiorari 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 was denied today.
Nearly a year has passed since the Legislature enacted SB 6, which extends liability protections to health care providers and businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19. Has the bill been successful in its policy objective to prevent a wave of litigation in Texas courts, primarily health care liability, premises liability, and employer-employee claims?
HOUSTON – Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of L. Michael Kennington to its Commercial Litigation Practice Group as Senior Counsel in the firm’s recently opened Houston office, a press release states.
NEW YORK - Yesterday, Texas and the other states pursuing an antitrust lawsuit against Google responded to the company’s motion to dismiss four counts of allegations made in the litigation.
AUSTIN - A justice of the peace has been publicly admonished for commenting on social media that he would release anyone brought before him charged with violating stay at home orders during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.
