Last year, the First Court of Appeals serving the Houston, Texas area held that the Texas Residential Construction Liability Act (RCLA) “does not permit a plaintiff to recover attorney or expert fees in the absence of an underlying cause of action providing for the recovery of such fees.” (Mitchell v. D. R. Horton-Emerald, Ltd., 579 […]
Residential Construction Defect Case Law Update: Homeowners Not Entitled to Attorney and Expert Fees
Impacts on the Construction Industry from Texas’ 86th Legislative Session (Part 1 of 3)
Once again, reforms to Texas lien law were not enacted into law following the 2019 Texas legislative session. Bills seeking to shorten the statutes of repose applicable to claims against design professionals and contractors and to broadly limit a contractor’s liability for defects in plans and specifications also failed to pass. However, a chapter limiting […]