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Government agencies are increasingly partnering with private attorneys on a contingency fee basis to pursue public nuisance lawsuits against legal activities and products that we all use every day. Read the full article here.
Plaintiff’s firms’ aggressive tactics to inflate damages in insurance-related litigation have led to an 80% increase in average bodily injury claims since 2014 and contributed to $4 billion in commercial auto insurance costs in 2021. Read the full article here.
The FBI is investigating Houston-based law firm MMA (formerly McClenny Moseley and Associates) following disciplinary actions related to the firm’s storm-chasing litigation practices, including improper client solicitation, filing lawsuits for non-clients and mishandling settlement checks. Read the full article here.
Activists are increasingly attempting to use public nuisance lawsuits to target various products and industries—from plastics to cars to energy producers—at the expense of everyday consumers. Read the full article here.
The U.S. Supreme Court has the opportunity to uphold the constitutional separation of powers by clearly defining once and for all whether state public nuisance law can apply to major national public policy issues like climate change. Read the full article here.
Should a single municipality be able to manipulate energy policy for the entire country? That’s the question before the U.S. Supreme Court in the city of Honolulu’s climate nuisance lawsuit. Read the full article here.
19 Republican attorneys general filed a complaint with the U.S. Supreme Court to stop several Democratic-led states from pursuing climate change-related litigation against major oil and gas companies in state courts. Read the full article here.
The recent overturning of Jude DaSean Jones’ 2022 election to a Harris County trial court thrusts the county into uncharted territory and creates major uncertainty for the cases that have already been decided since Jones has taken the bench. Read the full article here.
Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott, May 17, 2024
Texas grew jobs at three times the national rate in April, adding 42,600 jobs. The Lone Star State also leads the nation in jobs added over the last 12 months. Read the press release here.
Texas’ new specialized business court is attracting significant interest from major job creators looking to incorporate and invest in operations locally. Read the full article here.