Congressman Mike Flanagan (R, Illinois) is out with a new opinion piece criticizing the city of Chicago’s “frivolous” climate nuisance lawsuit against energy companies. Read the full article here.
Texas attorneys will vote this month on 12 proposed amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. Read the full article here.
McClenny Moseley & Associates (MMA), the Houston law firm under fire for its deceptive strategies in Louisiana hurricane lawsuits, has filed for bankruptcy in Texas. Read the full article here.
Legislatures around the country are passing critical reforms to rein in the abusive lawsuits that are causing massive spikes in nuclear verdicts, particularly related to commercial vehicles. Read the full article here.
Efforts to pass common-sense lawsuit reforms in South Carolina—including measures to clarify defendants’ financial responsibility in lawsuits—failed to pass this legislative session. Read the full article here.
A group of former government officials, ex-military personnel and legal scholars has joined the movement urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review Hawaii’s climate nuisance lawsuit. Read the full article here.
20 Republican attorneys general filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule whether state court is the appropriate venue for Hawaii’s climate nuisance case and the dozens of other similar cases that have been filed in state courts around the country. Read the full article here.
The Hawaii Supreme Court is asking SCOTUS to clearly define whether state public nuisance law can apply to global climate change lawsuits. Read the full article here.
You know you’ve noticed them. Ads for Thomas J. Henry’s law firm are seemingly everywhere… leading the curious to wonder just how much the firm spends on legal advertising every year. Read the full article here.
Houston personal injury attorney David Lee Pettus, previously exposed for allegedly stealing settlement checks from car crash clients, faces new accusations from additional victims. Read the full article here.
Oklahoma is the latest state to consider creating a specialized business court to streamline the resolution of complex business disputes. Read the full article here.
