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Dallas Court of Appeals Overturns $34 Million Judgment Against Taiwanese Manufacturer for Lack of Jurisdiction
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a $34 million default judgment against a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer. Polaris Electronic Co. Ltd. v. Raspberry 353...
Constitutional Amendments on the November 2025 Ballot
There are 17 proposed constitutional amendments on the Texas November 2025 ballot. Complete information is available on the Texas Secretary of State website at...
Register Today! TCJL 39th Annual Meeting & CLE on November 5, 2025
TCJL 39th Annual Meeting 2025 Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Headliners Club 221 West 6th Street Austin (TIMES UPDATED) 10:00-12:00 CLE Growing Pains: Reviewing the...
SCOTX Stays Premises Liability Lawsuit Against Hospital to Consider Mandamus Petition in Discovery Dispute
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a hospital management company’s motion for an emergency stay while it considers the company’s petition for writ of mandamus in a...
SCOTX Grants Review of Austin Court of Appeals Decision Affirming Plaintiff’s Judgment in Implied Warranty Case
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to review an Austin Court of Appeals decision upholding a judgment against an Austin hydraulics company for breach of the implied...
15th Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Biotech Company’s Takings, Tort Claims Against Southwestern Medical Center in Dispute Over Cancer Research
The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting Southwestern Medical Center’s plea to the jurisdiction in suit filed by a biotech company whose...
SCOTX Grants Review in Legal Malpractice Case Raising Rule 91a, TCPA Questions
The Texas Supreme Court has granted review of an Austin Court of Appeals decision affirming trial court orders dismissing a legal malpractice case under Rule 91a....
SCOTX Denies Review of Dallas Court of Appeals Decision Remanding Plaintiffs’ Mexican Law Claims Against Dallas-Based Common Carrier
In a case we missed the first time around, the Texas Supreme Court has denied review of a Dallas Court of Appeals decision reversing part of a summary judgment...
15th Court of Appeals Rules for Comptroller in Chapter 313 Case
In a case involving the former Chapter 313 tax limitation statute, the 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting the Comptroller’s plea to the...
Dallas Court of Appeals Partly Affirms, Partly Reverses and Remands Summary Judgment in Favor of Insurers in COVID-19 Business Interruption Claim
In a case involving policy exclusions purporting to exclude commercial losses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dallas Court of Appeals has in large part...
Dallas Court of Appeals Overturns $34 Million Judgment Against Taiwanese Manufacturer for Lack of Jurisdiction
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a $34 million default judgment against a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer. Polaris Electronic Co. Ltd. v. Raspberry 353 LLC (No. 05-23-00382-CV; August 29, 2025) a prior suit between Razberi Technologies, Inc., a Dallas-based...
Constitutional Amendments on the November 2025 Ballot
There are 17 proposed constitutional amendments on the Texas November 2025 ballot. Complete information is available on the Texas Secretary of State website at https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/2025-explanatory-statements.pdf. Proposition Number 1 Prop....
Register Today! TCJL 39th Annual Meeting & CLE on November 5, 2025
TCJL 39th Annual Meeting 2025 Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Headliners Club 221 West 6th Street Austin (TIMES UPDATED) 10:00-12:00 CLE Growing Pains: Reviewing the First Year of the 15th Court of Appeals and Business Courts Continuing Legal Education - CLE Course...
SCOTX Stays Premises Liability Lawsuit Against Hospital to Consider Mandamus Petition in Discovery Dispute
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a hospital management company’s motion for an emergency stay while it considers the company’s petition for writ of mandamus in a discovery dispute. In re HCA Management Services, L.P. (No. 25-0872; granted October 3, 2025) arose...
SCOTX Grants Review of Austin Court of Appeals Decision Affirming Plaintiff’s Judgment in Implied Warranty Case
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to review an Austin Court of Appeals decision upholding a judgment against an Austin hydraulics company for breach of the implied warranty of good and workmanlike repair of a faulty hydraulic cylinder on a crane. Diamond Hydraulics,...
15th Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Biotech Company’s Takings, Tort Claims Against Southwestern Medical Center in Dispute Over Cancer Research
The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting Southwestern Medical Center’s plea to the jurisdiction in suit filed by a biotech company whose chemical compound was used by Southwestern researchers under a contract with a third party. Curadev...
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