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Texas Courts Strengthen Defendants’ Ability to Obtain Discovery of Medical Providers’ Negotiated Rates for Purpose of Determining Reasonableness of Medical Expenses

For years, Texans have been bombarded by television commercials, radio advertisements, and billboards from plaintiffs’ personal injury firms touting large recoveries. Meanwhile, the cost of medical treatment climbs to record highs. Texas law has long required a plaintiff seeking recovery of medical expenses to establish the amounts charged are reasonable. See In re K&L Auto Crushers, LLC,…

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Texas Supreme Court Expands the "Eight Corners" Doctrine

The Supreme Court of Texas recently clarified and expanded Texas’ “eight-corners” doctrine for determining whether an insurer has a duty to defend its insured against a given lawsuit, in Monroe Guar. Ins. Co. v. BITCO Gen. Ins. Corp., No. 21-0232, 2022 WL 413940 (Tex. Feb. 11, 2022). Under a strict eight-corners rule, an insurer’s duty to defend is determined solely by the facts alleged by a…

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