After rampant post-hurricane lawsuit abuse caused property insurance costs to skyrocket and limited availability in Louisiana, lawmakers are considering common-sense reforms to help curb abusive insurance litigation. Read the full article here.
Former South Carolina State Representative Lin Bennett is out with a piece criticizing the city of Charleston’s “reckless” climate nuisance lawsuit against energy companies, saying it threatens the production of critical energy for Americans and will increase prices for families. Read the full article here.
Some of the world’s largest energy producers have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review Hawaii’s climate nuisance lawsuit. Read the full article here.
State lawmakers in Wisconsin and Indiana passed legislation to rein in abusive commercial vehicle lawsuits, including a measure requiring disclosure of whether or not a seatbelt was worn as part of a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit. Read the full article here.
Between 2010 and 2019, over 25,000 businesses relocated to Texas from other states, adding more than 281,000 jobs—more than any other state—according to a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Read the full article here.
Lawmakers in Georgia are a step closer to advancing a law raising and standardizing pay for state judges, helping reduce major geographical salary disparities and recruit top lawyers to serve on the bench. Read the full article here.
Not long after moving Tesla’s business incorporation to the Lone Star State, Elon Musk announced the move of SpaceX’s incorporation from Delaware to Texas. Read the full article here.
The Texas business court continues to get national attention thanks to Elon Musk’s comments about moving Tesla’s incorporation from Delaware to the Lone Star State. Read the full article here.
Attorney and legal commentator John Shu is out with a piece analyzing the expanded role nuisance litigation has taken in recent years. Read the full article here.
Watts Guerra, the well-known San Antonio mass tort law firm, is closing its Puerto Rico office and laying off about a third of its staff. Read the full article here.
Take a quick drive down any Texas highway and you’ll be bombarded with billboards advertising personal injury trial lawyers. But this isn’t unique to Texas. This quick read from LAist takes a look at the history and evolution of trial lawyer advertising in Los Angeles. Read the full article here.
