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Texas tort reform group endorses SC Justice Jeff Boyd
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – On Thursday, Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC endorsed the election of Justice Jeff Boyd to the Supreme Court of Texas. -
Texas governor race: Abbott campaign asks for money to battle Davis’ ‘negative TV ads’
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – By the end of August, Attorney General Greg Abbott had more than $35 million in his war chest appropriated for his run at governor. -
St. Louis to host HarrisMartin asbestos conference
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – HarrisMartin Publishing is hosting an asbestos conference in St. Louis next month with Madison County’s Judge Stephen Stobbs scheduled to speak about the county’s growing asbestos docket. -
Texas governor race: Davis releases first TV attack ad against Abbott
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – On Monday morning, state Sen. Wendy Davis, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, sent out an email to supporters notifying them of the release of the campaign’s first television advertisement. -
Beaumont attorneys show financial support for local judge up for re-election
BEAUMONT, Texas (Legal Newsline) – Beaumont plaintiffs attorneys are donating thousands of dollars to the re-election campaign of one the local judges who routinely presides over their civil lawsuits. -
Texas Supreme Court applied unique approach to 'every exposure' theory in asbestos cases
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – While several states across the country have rejected the "every exposure" theory in asbestos cases, the recent Texas Supreme Court Bostic decision stands out due to its “Lohrmann Plus Standard.” -
Texas SC rejects 'every exposure' theory in asbestos case
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that an asbestos claimant failed to offer legally sufficient causation evidence, denying the "every exposure" theory on the grounds that simply offering evidence of exposure regarding a dose-related disease should not imply automatic liability. -
Texas SC justices hold financial edge over Democratic challengers
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A heated primary battle may have given the incumbent Texas Supreme Court justices up for re-election a financial edge, or at least a head start, over their Democratic challengers. -
Republican challengers after Texas SC seats are not pro-tort reform, says TLR founder
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - While many contend Republicans and tort reform go hand-in-hand, one influential Texas businessman says the GOP challengers running against the incumbent Texas Supreme Court justices are not pro-tort reform. -
TLR urges voters to keep Lincoln in mind when voting for Texas SC justices
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - A legal watchdog group is hoping Texas voters remember the words of Abraham Lincoln, who urged Americans to "discourage litigation" when voting for Republican Texas Supreme Court candidates. -
Cruz endorses Hecht for Texas Supreme Court
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Senator Ted Cruz sent Chief Justice Nathan Hecht the best valentine he could Friday, his endorsement for Hecht's campaign for re-election to the Texas Supreme Court.