SHERMAN, Texas—Today, a federal jury ruled that Vicki Baker is entitled to $59,656.59 in damages after a SWAT team destroyed her McKinney, Texas, home while pursuing a fleeing fugitive in July 2020. The ruling is a victory for Vicki, who joined forces with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file a lawsuit in March 2021, after the city refused to pay for the damage that had been caused.
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court reversed an appellate court that found that an expert report in a medical malpractice lawsuit was “legally insufficient.”
Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s ill-informed comments and questions at the recent oral argument in the challenge to the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccination mandate case (National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor) provide a timely reminder that the hyper-elite legal talent on the nation’s High Court is not always what it is cracked up to be.
The return of nuclear verdicts to Texas courts (and attorney television advertising) and the recently launched efforts of the medical malpractice plaintiff’s bar to convince the federal courts to strike down Texas’ cap on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases (which is likely to play out over several years) could potentially raise an issue for state lawmakers: is it time to consider codifying at least some objective standards and levels of proof for mental anguish damages?
The following cases categorized as "cases appealed from lower courts" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Oct. 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "cases appealed from lower courts" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Oct. 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "cases appealed from lower courts" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Oct. 6. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "cases appealed from lower courts" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on Oct. 5. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Whole Body Butters Inc. against Ace Electrical Services Inc. on Oct. 8: 'Amended Petition'.
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Whole Body Butters Inc. against Ace Renovators Inc. on Oct. 8: 'Amended Petition'.
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Whole Body Butters Inc. against Ace Renovators Inc. on Oct. 7: 'Notice Of Appearance'.
The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activity in the suit brought by Whole Body Butters Inc. against Ace Electrical Services Inc. on Oct. 7: 'Notice Of Appearance'.
