Category Archives: Civil Issues

Texas Supreme Court orders in response to pandemic address court procedures, deadlines

Posted on May 6, 2020 by

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Supreme Court since mid-March has issued several emergency orders affecting the operations of the judiciary and civil matters such as evictions and consumer debt collection. Government Code sec. 22.0035(b) empowers the Supreme … Continue reading →

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New Texas law affects property damage lawsuits

Posted on November 1, 2017 by

Recent flooding and property damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston and other Gulf Coast communities have drawn public attention to the potential impact of HB 1774 by G. Bonnen, a new law that revises state statutes governing lawsuits on weather-related … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers review growing concerns about patent ‘trolls’

Posted on July 28, 2014 by

As lawsuits over ambiguous patent infringements become a growing concern in several states, including Texas, committees in the Texas Legislature are reviewing the issue this interim. The issue involves patent assertion entities (PAEs) acquiring vaguely worded patents for products or processes … Continue reading →

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