The $100,000 Question: Should Expedited Trials Be Mandatory or Voluntary?
Former Senior Director
February 6, 2012
The Task Force appointed by the Texas Supreme Court to recommend rules to promote “the prompt, efficient, and cost-effective resolution of civil actions” in response to H.B. 274 was unable to come to an agreement about whether the process should be mandatory for cases under $100,000 or merely voluntary. As a result, the Task Force submitted two separate sets of rules.
The article (subscription required) discusses the process, its outcome, and next steps. The authors also discuss the mandatory/voluntary debate in a video here (subscription not required).