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TCJL PAC General Election Judicial Endorsements 2026
TCJL PAC 2026 Judicial Endorsements September 2026 tcjlpac.com/tcjl-pac-general-election-judicial-endorsements-2026 Judges are important. They have a direct impact...
15th Court of Appeals Rules Largely In Favor of Junior College in Coverage Dispute with TASB’s Risk Management Fund
For the second time in two months, the 15th Court of Appeals has held that governmental immunity does not bar a junior college’s affirmative defenses exonerating the...
15th Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Hospital’s Motion to Dismiss Claim by Radiologists for Radiation Exposure
The 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying a hospital’s motion to dismiss claims by two radiologists who worked at the facility that the...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses and Remands Multi-Million Dollar Judgment Based on Improper Jury Argument, Inflammatory and Irrelevant Evidence
In an important decision, the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a substantial plaintiffs’ judgment because plaintiffs’ counsel appealed to...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Dismisses TTCA Claim Against City of Houston
City of Houston v. Danielle Williams, Individually and as Next Friend of D.C., a Minor (No. 01-24-00913-CV; August 18, 2024) arose from a 2022 collision between a...
Dallas Court of Appeals Affirms TC Summary Judgment for Insurers in Manufacturer’s Action for Policy Benefits Arising from Pipe Rupture at Wafer Fab Facility
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to a group of insurers that issued all-risk policies with certain exclusions...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses Plaintiff ‘s Verdict in Health Care Liability Case, Tosses $300,000 Award of Economic and Noneconomic Damages
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a judgment rendered on a jury verdict awarding a plaintiff $300,000 in damages in her lawsuit against an ophthalmologist....
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Enforces Arbitration Agreement in Dispute Between Energy Company and BakerBotts
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying an energy company’s motion to vacate an arbitration award in favor of its former law...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of City of Houston’s MSJ Under Tort Claims Act
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying the City of Houston’s motion for summary judgment, holding that USAA presented...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses TC Summary Judgment, Holds That Indemnity Provision Was Not Enforceable Against a Contractor
The Houson [14th] Court of Appeals has ruled that an indemnity provision contained in a document incorporated by reference into an agreement between a railroad and a...
TCJL PAC General Election Judicial Endorsements 2026
TCJL PAC 2026 Judicial Endorsements September 2026 tcjlpac.com/tcjl-pac-general-election-judicial-endorsements-2026 Judges are important. They have a direct impact on citizens, perhaps more than any other elected official, because they make decisions that can affect...
15th Court of Appeals Rules Largely In Favor of Junior College in Coverage Dispute with TASB’s Risk Management Fund
For the second time in two months, the 15th Court of Appeals has held that governmental immunity does not bar a junior college’s affirmative defenses exonerating the college from compliance with certain provisions of its property coverage policy provided by the fund....
15th Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Hospital’s Motion to Dismiss Claim by Radiologists for Radiation Exposure
The 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying a hospital’s motion to dismiss claims by two radiologists who worked at the facility that the hospital’s negligenced caused their skin cancer. Shannon Medical Center v. Michael Sickels and James...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses and Remands Multi-Million Dollar Judgment Based on Improper Jury Argument, Inflammatory and Irrelevant Evidence
In an important decision, the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a substantial plaintiffs’ judgment because plaintiffs’ counsel appealed to racial and gender prejudice in both trial and closing argument. Patriot Contracting, LLC, Stephen J....
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Dismisses TTCA Claim Against City of Houston
City of Houston v. Danielle Williams, Individually and as Next Friend of D.C., a Minor (No. 01-24-00913-CV; August 18, 2024) arose from a 2022 collision between a Houston FD fire truck and a passenger vehicle that injured Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs sued the city for...
Dallas Court of Appeals Affirms TC Summary Judgment for Insurers in Manufacturer’s Action for Policy Benefits Arising from Pipe Rupture at Wafer Fab Facility
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to a group of insurers that issued all-risk policies with certain exclusions to Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments Incorporated v. Great Lakes Insurance SE, SCOR (UK) Co. Limited,...
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