Franks WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Whether state attorneys general should be allowed to hire private attorneys on a contingency fee to enforce federal law was debated last week before a House subcommittee.
Franks WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Whether state attorneys general should be allowed to hire private attorneys on a contingency fee to enforce federal law was debated last week before a House subcommittee.
The city of Beaumont recently made a plea to the jurisdiction in litigation brought by the parents of Aaliyah Carter, who died during a 2008 Christmas parade.
Not so long ago, the Texas court system was drowning in asbestos personal injury lawsuits, seriously threatening access to our courts, harming our business climate and posing a real obstacle for those who were truly harmed by asbestos and deserved their day in court.
The 2012 year is finally here and we can put 2011 behind us. But, before we forget the tough year that was, let us not forget the frivolous lawsuits that were filed.
A civil trial in litigation brought by the parents of Aaliyah Carter, who died during a 2008 Christmas parade in Beaumont, has been pushed back from January to October.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry signs HB 274 into law on May 30. The American Tort Reform Foundation has released its annual "Judicial Hellholes" report, and this year's report includes some good news � and some bad news � for the Lone Star State.
Joyce WASHINGTON - Philadelphia's civil courts system has been named the nation's worst by the American Tort Reform Foundation for a second consecutive year.
You could almost set your watch to the intervals when people who oppose smart, common-sense legal reforms release "reports" that rely on doctored data to back up their narrow view that legal reforms have been bad for health care in Texas. But the benefits of civil justice reform are undeniable.
Cordray NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) � The relationship between plaintiffs attorneys and the man President Barack Obama wants to head a key consumer protection agency is targeted in a new report by the Manhattan Institute.
Opelt In spite of a recent report calling the Texas reform of medical liability litigation a "failed experiment," a group of medical professionals in the state still maintains the reforms are a success.
The Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce recently had its motion for leave to designate third parties granted in a suit brought by the parents of Aaliyah Carter, who died during a 2008 Christmas parade.