Oil and gas giants irked by lengthy litigation delays are throwing their weight behind a Texas plan to establish a dedicated business court they said is needed to speed up multi-million dollar cases.
A bill (HB 19) creating a specialized court for business-related suits worth at least $10 million is ready to receive a vote in the state House floor. The measure, which has a companion bill in the state Senate, puts a policy shift that’s taken off across the country since the 1990s—and backed by Texas industry in bills since at least 2015—on the precipice of ...
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