Story CopyList for page 1 and article order - (C0ver) Abbott signs off on two new tort reform measures, ends asbestos double dipping (kicker: One dip is all ya get!)
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.
By DAVID YATES Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law two tort reform measures Tuesday, ending asbestos double dipping and lawsuits brought by out-of-state plaintiffs.
The Texas Supreme Court recently declared that, under state law, an employee can’t recover against an employer for an injury caused by a known premises defect.
By DAVID YATES The Texas Supreme Court recently declared that, under state law, an employee can’t recover against an employer for an injury caused by a known premises defect. In March 2014, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sent a certified question to the high court, asking whether an employee can recover against an employer that doesn’t subscribe to worker’s compensation for an injury caused by a premises defect of which he was fully aware but that his job duties required him to remedy?
On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court reversed a ruling by an appellate court allowing a former employee’s defamation suit against Shell Oil to proceed – a 2013 ruling some entities believed left companies open to civil actions for being forthright with federal regulatory agencies.
A recent Texas Supreme Court ruling might shield companies from ongoing and future lawsuits brought by contracted workers alleging asbestos exposure during work performed on their premises.
Three years ago, a Texas Supreme Court ruling blurred the lines on lawsuits against medical providers, theoretically requiring even slip and fall plaintiffs to file a medical expert report when suing a hospital.
All across the vast state of Texas, civil filings continue to fade a little more each year in smaller counties, even in Jefferson County, a so called “judicial hellhole” in some circles.
Only two days after Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas asked for a rehearing of a ruling denying it common carrier status, the Texas Ninth Court of appeals overruled the request.
Lawyers for Provost Umphrey and other asbestos firms might see their case loads lightened very soon, as justices shut down a direct appeal to the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, clearing the way for potentially thousands of asbestos cases to be tossed out.
If an injured football player did not have his helmet secured properly, can he still sue the sports equipment manufacturer – and diverse others – for damages? What about the skydiver and the bungee jumper and every other daredevil with a harness who ever gets hurt? Are they not responsible for securing themselves properly (assuming they're not novices)? Are claims they make against other parties for
