September 8, 2010

News

The latest on legal reform in Texas and across the nation.


Supreme Court Upholds $5.5 Million Judgment Against Leibowitz

Texas Supreme Court denies petition for review in Leibowitz case.

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August 20, 2010


RAND Report: Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts

RAND has released its highly anticipated report entitled "Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts: An Overview of Trust Structure and Activity with Detailed Reports on the Largest Trusts."

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August 2, 2010


Texas Ranks Sixth in 2010 US Medical Tort Index

Although a new edition will not be published this year, the PRI has released new research updating one of the four categories of health ownership for 2010: medical tort. Texas remains one of the leaders of the pack, falling in at a promising number six slot in the medical tort index rankings.

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July 27, 2010


Lee Parsley Named President

The Texas Civil Justice League has named Lee Parsley president and general counsel effective June 1, 2010.

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May 3, 2010


Science v. Speculation

Evidence in mesothelioma personal injury lawsuits

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April 20, 2010


Texas Legal System Improves Again

Texas’ lawsuit climate ranks 36th in the country, climbing five places from 2008 and moving toward the mainstream, according to a state legal system survey released today by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR).

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March 22, 2010


Texas Courts Improve in National Ranking

For only the second time since 2002, Texas is not among the nation’s worst civil court jurisdictions, according to the American Tort Reform Foundation’s eighth annual Judicial Hellholes® report released today.

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December 15, 2009


Key Dates

November 2, 2010

General Election

November 4, 2010

COMMFAB VI Board and Membership Meeting

all key dates

From Twitter

Texas Attorney General investigating Google over complaints of antitrust and anti-competitive behavior.

on Sat, Sep 04

Will Anything Stem the Pending Flood of Patent-Marking Suits? From the WSJ: http://bit.ly/9fItTz

on Wed, Sep 01

Fed court rules that whistle-blowers who bring false marking cases don't have to show that they were harmed. http://bit.ly/bPo7Xs

on Wed, Sep 01

The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel’s September 2010 issue has a special section on Texas. Visit: www.metrocorpcounsel.com

on Mon, Aug 30

RT @lawsuitabuse: Commentary: August Most Ridiculous Lawsuit Poll – The 'Be Gentle on the Criminal' Edition http://ow.ly/2vXs0

on Fri, Aug 27

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