LUBBOCK, Texas - (AP) Attorneys for former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach said Friday they have asked the Texas Supreme Court to review his wrongful termination lawsuit . Attorney Gerard Harrison said there conflicting rulings from appeals courts in Texas... Read More
AUSTIN, Texas - (Mealey's) The Texas Supreme Court on June 8 adopted the learned intermediary doctrine for prescription drug liability cases and said the direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising exception does not apply to a Remicade injury case that... Read More
By William A. Ruskin The Texas Supreme Court rendered judgment in favor of Centocor, Inc ., the pharmaceutical manufacturer subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, in a landmark decision involving the learned intermediary doctrine, Centocor, Inc. v. Patricia... Read More
By William V. Dorsaneo III In Tony Gullo Motors I, L.P. v. Chapa , the Texas Supreme Court modified the standards for the recoverability of attorney's fees in cases involving tort and contract theories of liability. No longer can parties rely on... Read More
By Ileana M. Blanco , Cristopher Farrar and Cara Vasquez The Texas Supreme Court has issued a decision that could have a huge impact on the construction industry in Texas involving several high-profile issues the industry has passionately debated for... Read More
AUSTIN, Texas -- (Mealey's) The statute shielding Crown Cork & Seal Co. from successor liability in asbestos cases violates Texas Constitution Article I, Section 16's prohibition on retroactive laws when applied to pending cases, a divided... Read More