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Business Court Grants Defense MSJ in Fraud Case Involving Construction Defects
The Business Court has granted partial summary judgment to defendants in a dispute with the purchaser of an apartment complex that the purchaser later discovered had...
Texarkana Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of Special Appearance in Product Liability Case
The Texarkana Court of Appeals has affirmed a Red River County district court’s denial of a North Carolina defendant’s special appearance in a product liability...
Justice James Sullivan Nominated to Western District of Texas Bench
TEXAS TRIBUNE, NOV 10 2026 - "....Sullivan has been nominated to serve as a federal judge in the Western District of Texas, President Donald Trump announced on...
Corpus Christi/Edinburgh Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Chapter 74 HCLC for Failure to Serve Sufficient Expert Report
The Corpus Christi/Edinburgh Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order dismissing Plaintiffs’ HCLC with prejudice for failure to serve an adequate amended...
Austin Court of Appeals Grants Insurer’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus in Homeowner Policy Dispute
The Austin Court of Appeals has granted an insurance company’s request for mandamus relief to compel a trial court to grant its motion to compel appraisal under a...
Austin Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Defense Motion to Dismiss for Failure to File a Certificate of Merit Under Chapter 150, CPRC
The Austin Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying an engineering firm’s motion to dismiss for Plaintiffs’ failure to file a certificate of merit...
Dallas Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of Employer’s Motion to Compel Arbitration in Sexual Assault Claim
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying an employer’s motion to compel arbitration in a dispute with a former employee who alleged...
Business Court Grants Defense MSJ in Contractual Delay Suit Based on Economic-Loss Rule
The Business Court had granted a defense motion for summary judgment in a dispute between a general contractor and the owner's subcontractor based on the...
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El Paso Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of City’s Plea to the Jurisdiction in Death Case Arising from Flash Flood
The El Paso Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying the City of El Paso’s plea to the jurisdiction in a suit arising from a flash flood that killed...
Business Court Grants Defense MSJ in Fraud Case Involving Construction Defects
The Business Court has granted partial summary judgment to defendants in a dispute with the purchaser of an apartment complex that the purchaser later discovered had alleged construction defects allowing water to penetrate the walls. Passco Companies, LLC; Passco...
Texarkana Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of Special Appearance in Product Liability Case
The Texarkana Court of Appeals has affirmed a Red River County district court’s denial of a North Carolina defendant’s special appearance in a product liability death case. Adept Machine Tools, Inc. v. Lindsey Underwood, Individually and as Independent Administrator...
Justice James Sullivan Nominated to Western District of Texas Bench
TEXAS TRIBUNE, NOV 10 2026 - "....Sullivan has been nominated to serve as a federal judge in the Western District of Texas, President Donald Trump announced on social media Tuesday. Sullivan, 45, graduated from Harvard Law School and clerked for the D.C. Circuit Court...
Corpus Christi/Edinburgh Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Chapter 74 HCLC for Failure to Serve Sufficient Expert Report
The Corpus Christi/Edinburgh Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order dismissing Plaintiffs’ HCLC with prejudice for failure to serve an adequate amended expert report. The case had previously gone before the court when Defendants’ objected to the initial...
Austin Court of Appeals Grants Insurer’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus in Homeowner Policy Dispute
The Austin Court of Appeals has granted an insurance company’s request for mandamus relief to compel a trial court to grant its motion to compel appraisal under a homeowner’s policy. In re American Mercury Lloyds Insurance Company (No. 03-26-00794-CV; October 21,...
Austin Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Defense Motion to Dismiss for Failure to File a Certificate of Merit Under Chapter 150, CPRC
The Austin Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying an engineering firm’s motion to dismiss for Plaintiffs’ failure to file a certificate of merit with their first-filed petition. Quintero Engineering, LLC v. Amy Hendy; Sean Hendy; and Alethium...
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