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TCJL Files Amicus Brief in Attorney Misconduct Case
TCJL has submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of an oil and gas producer's petition for writ of mandamus in the Texas Supreme Court. The petition asks the...
Business Court Remands Dispute Involving Improper Transfer of Company Funds to District Court for Failure to Meet Jurisdictional Threshold
The Business Court has once again sent a message to those wishing to transfer litigation from district court: make sure you nail down the amount in controversy...
15th Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Engineering Firm’s Motion to Dismiss for Deficient Certificate of Meri
In a case transferred from the Austin Court of Appeals, the 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a Travis County trial court’s denial of an engineering firm’s motion...
15th Court of Appeals Takes Up Appeals in Related Cases With Conflicting Rulings from Two Business Court Divisions
The 15th Court of Appeals has sorted out a something of a fire drill involving suits filed by the same plaintiff against the same defendants in two Business Court...
TCJL Files Brief in Case Where Court of Appeals Held Indemnity Provision Unenforceable
TCJL has filed an amicus brief in a case in which the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals ruled that an indemnity provision contained in a document incorporated by...
Slim Majority of SCOTX Sticks to Its Guns, Denies Rehearing in Supersedeas Bond Case
In a setback for the business and health care communities’ longstanding efforts to place an effective cap on supersedeas bonds, the Texas Supreme Court has denied...
Business Court Rules That Notice of Removal Was Timely Where Defendant Filed Counterclaims Exceeding Court’s Jurisdictional Threshold
The Business Court has held that Plaintiffs’ notice of removal was timely, rejecting Defendant’s argument that the notice was untimely because a previous pre-suit...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Justice Dissents From Court’s Denial of USAA’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus
In a case that has us scratching our heads, the San Antonio Court of Appeals has denied USAA’s petition for writ of mandamus in a no-answer default judgment case in...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Holds That Production of Unleased Minerals Does Not Convert Floating to NPRI to Fixed NPRI on That Production
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has rejected the proposition that production of unleased minerals converts an owner of a floating NPRI to a co-tenant entitled to a...
Eastland Court of Appeals Rules for NCAA in Player Challenge to Eligibility Rule
The Eastland Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order granting a Tarleton State University basketball player’s request for a temporary injunction blocking...
TCJL Files Amicus Brief in Attorney Misconduct Case
TCJL has submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of an oil and gas producer's petition for writ of mandamus in the Texas Supreme Court. The petition asks the court to disqualify the plaintiff's counsel for wrongfully obtaining and using information protected by...
Business Court Remands Dispute Involving Improper Transfer of Company Funds to District Court for Failure to Meet Jurisdictional Threshold
The Business Court has once again sent a message to those wishing to transfer litigation from district court: make sure you nail down the amount in controversy first. Runner Runner LLC v. BLPP Holdings, LLC, FM 900, LLC, Nikolay Frolov, Gregory L. Miller, Prous Family...
15th Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Engineering Firm’s Motion to Dismiss for Deficient Certificate of Meri
In a case transferred from the Austin Court of Appeals, the 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a Travis County trial court’s denial of an engineering firm’s motion to dismiss a personal injury case on the basis of a deficient certificate of merit. Encotech Engineering...
15th Court of Appeals Takes Up Appeals in Related Cases With Conflicting Rulings from Two Business Court Divisions
The 15th Court of Appeals has sorted out a something of a fire drill involving suits filed by the same plaintiff against the same defendants in two Business Court Divisions that produced different rulings regarding arbitrability. Karl Drusch and TrueAero, LLC v....
TCJL Files Brief in Case Where Court of Appeals Held Indemnity Provision Unenforceable
TCJL has filed an amicus brief in a case in which the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals ruled that an indemnity provision contained in a document incorporated by reference into an agreement between a railroad and a contractor was not enforceable because the provision...
Slim Majority of SCOTX Sticks to Its Guns, Denies Rehearing in Supersedeas Bond Case
In a setback for the business and health care communities’ longstanding efforts to place an effective cap on supersedeas bonds, the Texas Supreme Court has denied defendants’ motion for rehearing in In re Greystar Development & Construction, L.P.; Gabriella Tower,...
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