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U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, April 24, 2024
A DOJ press release announcing the indictment of a Houston personal injury trial lawyer for mail fraud caught our attention.The indictment alleges that the attorney and his firm inflated medical costs, defrauded clients’ medical settlements and misled clients into believing the firms paid medical providers more than it actually did. Read the press release here.
Texas was named Best State for Business for a record-breaking 20th consecutive year in Chief Executive magazine’s annual survey of C-suite leaders. The September launch of Texas’ new specialized business court–a significant economic development tool–will strengthen our national economic reputation. Read the full article here.
Congressman Mike Flanagan (R, Illinois) is out with a new opinion piece criticizing the city of Chicago’s “frivolous” climate nuisance lawsuit against energy companies. Read the full article here.
Texas attorneys will vote this month on 12 proposed amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. Read the full article here.
McClenny Moseley & Associates (MMA), the Houston law firm under fire for its deceptive strategies in Louisiana hurricane lawsuits, has filed for bankruptcy in Texas. Read the full article here.
Legislatures around the country are passing critical reforms to rein in the abusive lawsuits that are causing massive spikes in nuclear verdicts, particularly related to commercial vehicles. Read the full article here.
Efforts to pass common-sense lawsuit reforms in South Carolina—including measures to clarify defendants’ financial responsibility in lawsuits—failed to pass this legislative session. Read the full article here.
A group of former government officials, ex-military personnel and legal scholars has joined the movement urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review Hawaii’s climate nuisance lawsuit. Read the full article here.
20 Republican attorneys general filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule whether state court is the appropriate venue for Hawaii’s climate nuisance case and the dozens of other similar cases that have been filed in state courts around the country. Read the full article here.