The Texas Supreme Court recently reaffirmed that the typical aspects of the general contractor/subcontractor relationship do not give rise to a duty of care to subcontractor employees. The JLB Builders case, however, is a timely reminder that general contractors who exercise too much control over the manner and means of its subcontractors’ work may find itself on the hook for injury claims brought by subcontractor employees. Cornelius Sweers of Porter Hedges considers the ramifications of the decision.
Fifth Circuit Thrusts Texas Bar into the ‘Bar Wars,’ and the Supreme Court May Take It Up
The blockbuster July 2 ruling that the State Bar of Texas violated the First Amendment rights of some of its members by using mandatory dues to support politically controversial efforts unrelated to the regulation of the legal profession has lawyers wondering whether and when the U.S. Supreme Court might take up the case. But some worry SCOTUS could make it even worse for the bar association. The Texas Lawbook has details.
Fifth Circuit: Some Texas Bar’s Lobbying Efforts Violated Constitutional Rights of Bar Members
The Fifth Circuit decision is a major defeat for progressives in the state bar, but legal experts say the opinion could have been much, much worse. The Texas Lawbook has the full story, including a statement from the state bar’s executive director.
The SCOTUS Term Just Ended was No Bonanza for Texas
In the U.S. Supreme Court term that just ended, Texas fared…well, poorly. When you lose all three cases you take before the court, there’s probably no better way to characterize the outcome. But all was not lost, reports Tony Mauro, The Lawbook’s Supreme Court correspondent. In his review of the October 2020 term, he found that Texas still has some clout before the court.
SCOTX Walks Back Demand for PUC Review in Common Law Cases Against Utilities
In 2018 the Supreme Court of Texas established a precedent requiring common law cases involving the operation of utilities, even those involving personal injury, to be reviewed by the Public Utilities Commission before reaching the courts. In three opinions filed since Friday, the court has been recalibrating that requirement. The Lawbook’s Allen Pusey reviews those cases and the issues that caused the court to take a new look at its own precedent.
SCOTUS Hands a Big Win to the Pipeline Industry By Close, Diverse Vote
In a 5-4 decision the court ruled that New Jersey could not block the use of eminent domain for the interstate PennEast Pipeline. The split, however, revealed more about the court’s current and diverse views on the powers of the states than a liberal versus conservative mindset.
SCOTX: The World’s Largest Retail Operation Is Not a ‘Seller’
When is a seller not a seller in Texas? When it advertises products online, takes money for them and delivers them to customers, according to the Texas Supreme Court. That opinion was delivered Friday in response to a certified question regarding Amazon.com from the U.S. Fifth Circuit. It was not a unanimous view, as The Lawbook’s Allen Pusey explains.
SCOTX Reaches ‘Wayback’ To Reject Narrowing of Out-of-State Jurisdiction
Invoking a web archive and a social media page as evidence of “purposeful availment,” the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that a Connecticut company could be sued in Texas, despite its claim that it never had any intention of doing business here.
Small Refineries Win What May Be A Short-Lived Victory
A 6-3 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in a Texas-based case offers a reprieve for small refineries seeking “hardship exemptions” from increasingly strict EPA renewable fuel standards. But with a change in presidential administrations, the relief may prove short-lived. Lawbook Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro explains.
SCOTX Refuses to Dismiss Houston Sex Trafficking Case Against Facebook
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that some – but not all – allegations in three separate lawsuits brought against Facebook by three teenagers who say they were victims of sexual predators can move forward to trial Houston. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act does not provide absolute immunity to internet providers such as Facebook in civil lawsuits when their own “misdeeds” are part of the allegation, justices said.
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