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Register Today! TCJL 38th Annual Meeting & CLE on November 7, 2024
TCJL 38th Annual Meeting 2024 Thursday, November 7, 2024 Headliners Club 221 West 6th Street Austin 9:00-11:00 CLE AI Legal And Ethical Pitfalls: What You Need...
SCOTX Agrees to Hear TCPA Case Involving Motion for Discovery Sanctions
The Texas Supreme Court will hear a case raising the issue of whether a motion for discovery sanctions alleging that defendants improperly withheld certain evidence...
SCOTX Accepts Certified Question in Religious Freedom Case
The Texas Supreme Court has accepted a certified question from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals calling for an interpretation of Article I, § 6-a, Texas...
SCOTX Reverses $21 Million Judgment Against Defendant Who Was Not Noticed for Zoom Bench Trial
The Texas Supreme Court, with palpable disgust, has reversed a Dallas Court of Appeals decision that upheld a $21.6 million judgment against a defendant who did not...
CenterPoint Files Motion to Transfer Hurricane Beryl Cases to MDL Court
On August 14, CenterPoint Energy filed a motion with the Multi-District Litigation Panel to transfer four lawsuits related to Hurricane Beryl to an MDL pretrial...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses Denial of Special Appearance in Fraud Case Involving Death of a Horse
In United States Eventing Association, Inc. v. Pegasus Eventing, LLC, Ellen Doughty-Hume, et. al. (No. 05-23-01287-CV; August 5, 2024), Plaintiff, a horse coach for...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reinstates Jury Verdict in Favor of Trinity Industries in Breach of Contract Dispute
In a multi-million dollar suit stemming from a concrete manufacturer’s refusal to reimburse its lessor for corrosive damage to lessor’s railcars, the Dallas Court of...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Dismisses Private Investor Groups from Port Neches Plant Explosition MDL
In a follow-up decision to a 2023 Texas Supreme Court decision declining to grant mandamus compelling a multidistrict litigation court to dismiss them from the case,...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court Denial of TCPA Motion to Dismiss and Accompanying Attorney’s Fees Award
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order dismissing an attorney ad litem’s declaratory judgment action arising from a guardianship proceeding....
Divided El Paso Court of Appeals Holds That Chapter 74 Applies to Negligent Autopsy Claim
A divided El Paso Court of Appeals has held that Chapter 74, CPRC, applies to a parent’s claim that a hospital negligently performed an autopsy on their deceased...
Register Today! TCJL 38th Annual Meeting & CLE on November 7, 2024
TCJL 38th Annual Meeting 2024 Thursday, November 7, 2024 Headliners Club 221 West 6th Street Austin 9:00-11:00 CLE AI Legal And Ethical Pitfalls: What You Need To Know For The 2025 Session CLE Program Course # 174249070, 2 Hours CLE credit including 1 Hour Ethics...
SCOTX Agrees to Hear TCPA Case Involving Motion for Discovery Sanctions
The Texas Supreme Court will hear a case raising the issue of whether a motion for discovery sanctions alleging that defendants improperly withheld certain evidence constitutes a “legal action” to which the Texas Citizens Participation Act (Ch. 27, CPRC) applies....
SCOTX Accepts Certified Question in Religious Freedom Case
The Texas Supreme Court has accepted a certified question from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals calling for an interpretation of Article I, § 6-a, Texas Constitution, the “religious-service-protections” clause. Gary Perez; Matilde Torres v. City of San Antonio...
SCOTX Reverses $21 Million Judgment Against Defendant Who Was Not Noticed for Zoom Bench Trial
The Texas Supreme Court, with palpable disgust, has reversed a Dallas Court of Appeals decision that upheld a $21.6 million judgment against a defendant who did not receive notice of a Zoom bench trial in his case until the day of trial. Richard Wade v. Luis Valdetaro...
CenterPoint Files Motion to Transfer Hurricane Beryl Cases to MDL Court
On August 14, CenterPoint Energy filed a motion with the Multi-District Litigation Panel to transfer four lawsuits related to Hurricane Beryl to an MDL pretrial court. Each case seeks damages arising from the loss of power and alleged deficiencies in the transmission...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses Denial of Special Appearance in Fraud Case Involving Death of a Horse
In United States Eventing Association, Inc. v. Pegasus Eventing, LLC, Ellen Doughty-Hume, et. al. (No. 05-23-01287-CV; August 5, 2024), Plaintiff, a horse coach for an eventing company, sued USEA, alleging negligence, negligent misrepresentation, fraudulent...
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