Austin Bar Legislative Update: Insurance Disputes–Mandatory, Binding Arbitration?
Mandatory and Binding Arbitration Clauses in Insurance Policies?—Texas Department of Insurance Wants your Comment by November 16. As this affects the right to trial by jury, you may want to consider sending in an electronic comment. Please see attached. The Austin Bar Legislative Update… continue reading...
Austin Bar Legislative Update: the New Texas Truncated Civil Trials
Report: SCOT to Hand Down New Rules Mandating Expedited Civil Trials—- Mandatory truncated Texas trials of civil matters are on the immediate horizon according to some reports. As part of HB 274, the legislature passed a bill during the last session requiring the Supreme Court of Texas to… continue reading...
Austin Bar Legislative Update: What Has the Legislature Wrought?
Live Webcast: What Has the Legislature Wrought? Well, for one thing, expedited trial procedures for civil cases involving less than $100,000 in controversy. The Supreme Court of Texas has been tasked with promulgating new rules of civil procedure to make cases fast and cheap. A LINK TO THE REGISTRATION… continue reading...
Judiciary and State Bar
On July 11, the House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee will hear testimony from the state agencies under its jurisdiction, including the State Bar of Texas and the Office of Court Administration. The hearing notice follows: COMMITTEE: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence TIME & DATE: 11:00 AM, Wednesday,… continue reading...