For the last three years, Texas trial courts have systematically taken a narrow view of the Texas Supreme Court’s In re North Cypress opinion to deny personal injury defendants discovery from medical providers on the reasonableness of the providers’ bills. The Texas Supreme Court has now broadened defendants’ ability to fight excessive bills by definitively…
On May 7, 2021, the Texas Supreme Court issued a major decision that addresses the all-too-common practice whereby state court judges prevent defendants from putting on evidence to expose inflated medical bills. The problems with the astronomical costs of Texas personal injury actions have gotten national attention. Texas companies and, particularly trucking companies, face staggering…
Recent events involving the COVID-19 virus have brought up some questions about how to handle employees when business is not at full speed. We’d like to share a few options that the Texas Workforce Commission has recommended to help you and your employees through this unprecedented time. Option 1: Create a Shared Work Plan through the Texas Workforce Commission You may be able to avoid fully laying off employees by submitting a Shared Work plan with the…
Juan Roberto Fuentes represented a trucking company in a suit against the trucking company’s former Operations Manager in March 2006. After a 5-day jury trial, the jury was persuaded by Mr. Fuentes and awarded the trucking company a $500,000 judgment. The trucking company alleged the former employee misappropriated the trucking company’s trade secrets and breached his fiduciary…