AUSTIN – Even though more than a dozen states have already taken measures to protect health care workers from possible COVID-19 litigation, Texas has yet to do so.
AUSTIN – Four years ago, the State Bar of Texas was asked a question: Can a lawyer use non-lawyer employees to attract prospective clients to booths in public places?
HOUSTON – Matt Morgan, a public adjuster running for Texas House District 26, surprised more than a few people when he almost moved past his fellow Republican contender in last month’s primary, capturing 49.7 percent of the vote.
Before the March 3 primary, we urged voters “to scrutinize the connections of the candidates and try to ascertain the expectations of their donors.” He who pays the piper calls the tune, and all that jazz.
HOUSTON – The financial support Republican Matt Morgan received from storm attorneys leading up to the March 3 primary wasn’t quite enough to push him over the top in the race for Texas House District 26.
The Wall Street Journal recently highlighted a lawsuit issue that has increasingly become a problem in many states, including Texas: litigation against trucking companies.
This week, a federal court jury convicted Rudy Delgado, a suspended justice on the Texas 13th Court of Appeals (Corpus Christi) of eight criminal charges stemming from his acceptance of bribes, violation of the Travel Act, and obstruction of justice when he was a state district judge.
AUSTIN—The Texans for Lawsuit Reform Foundation has released its latest paper, “Evaluating Judicial Selection in Texas: A Comparative Study of State Judicial Selection Methods,” an in-depth study comparing the methods used by various states to select their judges.
HOUSTON – Taking a stand against partial judges in the courtroom, Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) seeks to inform citizens of a better selection process ahead of the next election.
HOUSTON – A Harris County judge recently rendered a final judgment in favor of Houston based insurance company Southern Vanguard Insurance Company after a bench trial against a client of storm attorney Eric Dick.
AUSTIN – On June 10, Gov. Greg Abbott signed off on House Bill 2826, which could curtail the rising trend of Texas attorneys soliciting county, school district and city officials in hopes of pursuing litigation.
If you were a salaried employee and thought you deserved to make more money, you’d ask for a raise, right? You wouldn’t try to talk your employer into keeping you on staff and hiring you as an outside contractor at the same time, so you could get paid twice for doing the job you’re already being paid for, would you?
AUSTIN – With the 86th Texas Legislative Session now in the books, Texans for Lawsuit reform says its just completed one of its “busiest and most successful legislative sessions ever.”
SOUTH TEXAS – David Garcia, the county attorney for Brooks County, signed a contingency fee agreement with his employer to represent the county in an opioid lawsuit – a relationship that seemingly comes into conflict with the Texas Local Government Code.
AUSTIN – House Bill 2826, which could curtail the growing trend of attorneys soliciting local governments to pursue litigation, has cleared both chambers of the Texas Legislature.
AUSTIN – The Texas House’s passage of a bill which seeks to reign in the Texas Citizens Participation Act has earned praise from Texans for Lawsuit Reform.
AUSTIN — Television viewers in each of Texas’ four largest media markets were bombarded with an average $4.1 million in ads for lawyers, lawsuits and legal services in the final quarter of 2018, according to a new study released today by the American Tort Reform Association.