Sen. Joan Huffman said the Senate version of the bill would provide for dismissal only after a court determines a claim is "baseless" and brought in "bad faith." Huffman said the substitute bill also would tweak a provision in H.B. 274 about offer of settlement that entitles defendants to collect attorney's fees after they file a declaration seeking settlement but the plaintiff later rejects the offer; fees would be available for litigation after the plaintiff's rejection.
May 17, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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Changes are coming to the loser-pays bill the Texas House passed last week. The Senate State Affairs Committee hopes to release a substitute bill Wednesday or Thursday.
Committee member Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Southside Place, declines to comment on the changes, because she says she’s still drafting language for the substitute bill. But Huffman’s comments during a public hearing Monday provide clues about changes coming to House Bill 274 as it moves through the Senate.
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