Texas Alliance
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Abilene, TX 79605
Recent News About Texas Alliance
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AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion providing guidance on how courts should apply the periodic payments provision, a key element of the state’s 2003 landmark medical liability reforms, holding that the structure must in some way conform to the evidence presented to the jury at trial.
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AUSTIN - A health care provider’s general policies and procedures fall outside the narrow scope of pre-report discovery permitted in medical-liability cases, the Texas Supreme Court recently opined.
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The Pandemic Liability Protection Act provides COVID-19 liability protections for health care providers, businesses, non-profits, religious institutions, and schools that made good-faith efforts to follow safety protocols during the course of the public health emergency declared by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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AUSTIN – On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Pandemic Liability Protection Act into law. The Act went into effect immediately because Senate Bill 6 was passed by both chambers by supermajorities.
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Usually, it’s members of law enforcement who shout “Open up!” (and “It’s the police!”) when they want to make an arrest. But these are unusual times.
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AUSTIN – The Pandemic Liability Protection Act has passed both chambers of the Texas Legislature by supermajorities.
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AUSTIN – Those fearing a COVID-19 liability protections bill would protect negligent nursing homes are continuing to voice those concerns.
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AUSTIN – Guarding businesses and the medical community against frivolous lawsuits alleging COVID-19 exposure is apparently not a priority for the Texas GOP, as the party leader is voicing opposition to bills offering virus liability protections.
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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.
