Texas Update!
“Homebuilder’s Attic Claim Had No Foundation.” Chamberlain ♦ McHaney Obtains Summary Judgment. While a homebuilder was showing a new home buyer and his friend how to change the air conditioning filters in the attic of a new home it was about to sell, the buyer’s friend stepped off the attic… continue reading...
Texas Update!
Anchors Away! TEXAS SUPREME COURT HOISTS THE NONECONOMIC DAMAGE ANCHORS OUT OF THE WATER (and the jury box). On June 16, 2023, the Texas Supreme Court decided in a plurality opinion that noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering and mental anguish must be tied to the evidence in… continue reading...
Texas Update!
San Antonio Court of Appeals rewards a Plaintiff for having his Head in the Clouds. In San Antonio do not be surprised if the trial court awards attorney’s fees to the insured in a UIM case, even if the jury awards less than a pre-suit offer by the insurance carrier. The Fourth… continue reading...
Top Texas for Lawsuit Reform Lobbyist Switches Sides, Joins Tort Reform Foe
By Angela Morris Texas Lawyer Magazine An ALM Publication Mike Hull, former outside counsel for Texans for Lawsuit Reform, is now working with Houston mass tort litigator Steve Mostyn on a transvaginal mesh class action. Hull, partner in Hull Henricks in Austin, was a paid TLR lobbyist for… continue reading...