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Texas Law Could Reduce Huge Trucking Accident Verdicts

By Michael K. Davidson
June 25, 2021
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Law360 (June 25, 2021, 6:19 p.m. EDT) – A new Texas law setting a number of procedural hurdles for commercial trucking accident cases could lead to a steep drop in so-called runaway verdicts according to which the government lobby Trucking has reportedly plagued Lone Star courtrooms across the state in recent years, lawyers say.

HB 19 was promulgated by Governor Greg Abbott on June 16 and will come into effect on September 1. The law imposes a two-phase lawsuit for negligence lawsuits brought against commercial vehicle companies operating in Texas.

The first phase of a trial would be conducted only to determine liability and evidence as to whether a transport company has flouted …

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