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Where a defendant city was granted a protective order to prevent a deposition, the city should be awarded $8,228.25 in counsel fees incurred in filing its motion for the protective order. “This case concerns the Boston City Council’s practice of having legislative sessions open with invocations. Every year, each Boston City Councilor is assigned dates
Lawsuits are a genuine concern in this day and age. Many of us fear helping others, worried we'll be sued. Does the law in Texas protect Good Samaritans?
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court found that a trial court improperly denied defendant health care providers an offsetting settlement credit in a medical malpractice suit that resulted in a $14 million judgment.
Lawsuits are a genuine concern in this day and age. Many of us fear helping others, worried we'll be sued. Does the law in Texas protect Good Samaritans?
Defendant had filed motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim and for lack of personal jurisdiction, but defendant calendared a hearing only on its motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. At the hearing, when the trial court inquired about personal jurisdiction, plaintiff’s counsel objected, informing the court that jurisdictional discovery ...