Texas Legislative Update; Numerous Bills filed Impacting Tort, Insurance and the Civil Justice System
It may not feel like it, but the numbers are down. By the time of the bill filing deadline last week, 7,269 bills and resolutions had been filed, which is about 5,000 less than last session. Nevertheless, there are buckets of bills and resolutions that have been filed that… continue reading...
Run for Cover! Texas Legislature Busy Tinkering with Torts, Insurance and Trials
The word around Austin these days is that a bill will soon be filed which will require losing plaintiffs to pay the attorneys fees incurred by those they sue. No bill has been filed yet, but the Governor called for one in his recent State of the State address to… continue reading...