FORT WORTH – Wanting to expose those behind climate change ‘lawfare’, two notable Texas groups recently filed amicus briefs in support of ExxonMobil in an appeal currently before the state’s highest court.
TCJL today filed an amicus brief in a matter pending before the Texas Supreme Court regarding a key provision of the 1995 reforms to the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA).
AUSTIN – Numerous Texas groups have joined a coalition of nearly 500 businesses and organizations in petitioning Congress to pass the “SAFE TO WORK Act.”
AUSTIN - The Texas Civil Justice League has joined with the Institute for Legal Reform of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and numerous other national and state associations to press Congress to enact protections for health care providers, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions.
DALLAS – Several Texas civil justice groups have endorsed John Browning, a Dallas attorney with nearly three decades of experience practicing law, to become a justice on the state’s most active court of appeals.
AUSTIN – On April 4, the Texas House Insurance Committee advanced House Bill 1774, a consumer protection bill that implements what one group is calling “common-sense accountability measures to stop rampant weather-related lawsuit abuse, while preserving the strongest protections in the nation for property insurance consumers.”
Well now, take down your fishing pole and meet me at the fishing hole We may not get a bite all day but don’t you rush away What a great place to rest your bones and mighty fine for skipping stones You’ll feel fresh as a lemonade a-setting in the shade Not many people know the words to “Fishing Hole,” but almost everyone knows the tune, the whistled version of which opened every episode of The Andy Griffith Show, the classic TV comedy featuring a folksy country sheriff an
AUSTIN - In the escalating arms race between trial lawyers and tort reformers, plaintiff’s attorneys have developed a new tactic – abusing discovery as a weapon to force settlements, says one expert.
Several groups, including the world's largest business federation, recently filed amicus briefs in two actions pending before the Texas Supreme Court, arguing trial lawyers are abusing discovery to force insurers to settle even frivolous lawsuits. In November, State Farm Lloyds filed two petitions for writ of mandamus with the high court, seeking to overturn a district judge’s decision to impose a protocol for the production of electronically stored information (ESI for short) in a hailstorm la
By DAVID YATES In February, the Ninth Court of Appeals reversed a Beaumont judge’s ruling recognizing Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas as a common carrier – creating a “roadmap for endless litigation in every county touched by a pipeline project,” according to one tort reform group. Denbury filed a petition for review with the Texas Supreme Court on June 3, claiming the opinion will have widespread impact throughout the pipeline industry unless remedied by the high court.
In February, the Ninth Court of Appeals reversed a Beaumont judge’s ruling recognizing Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas as a common carrier – creating a “roadmap for endless litigation in every county touched by a pipeline project,” according to one tort reform group.
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – In the coming primary, a Texas civil justice group has opted to support the Republican candidate with previous appellate court judicial experience.
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The Texas Civil Justice League has released a new video of former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Phillips discussing the importance of electing qualified judges in Texas.
Despite support from legal groups and business organizations, a bill to regulate lawsuit lending failed to pass lawmakers during Texas' recent regular session.
The Texas Supreme Court has opined that state law prohibits pet owners from recovering emotional damages for the premature loss of their beloved furry companions.
Justices seated on the Texas Supreme Court will soon decide if pet owners can put an emotional price tag on the premature loss of their beloved furry companions.
AUSTIN -- Two incumbents and one new Republican justice have been elected to the Texas Supreme Court, retaining the GOP hold on the state's highest court.
