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SCOTX Reinstates Rule 91a Dismissal of Fraud Claim Against DART Contractor
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Dallas Court of Appeals decision throwing out a trial court order dismissing a Rule 91a motion to dismiss a subcontractor’s...
SCOTX Rules That VELO Pouches Are Taxable as Tobacco Substitutes
In an opinion that significantly affects the growing market for nicotine products that don’t contain tobacco, the Texas Supreme Court has held that VELO pouches,...
SCOTX Mandamuses Dallas County Trial Court for Denying Insurers’ Motion to Compel Appraisal Under Commercial Property Policy
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a group of insurance companies’ petition for writ of mandamus to compel a Dallas County trial court to grant their motion to...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Reverses TC Order Denying Special Appearance of South Carolina Entity in Texas Contract Dispute
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying the special appearance of a South Carolina defendant from a lawsuit arising out of a contract...
Austin Court of Appeals Reversed TC Dismissal of Nuisance Claim Against Landowners Who Leased Property for Construction of Battery Storage System
The Austin Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order dismissing a negligent nuisance claim against landowners who leased property to a subsidiary of Samsung...
Corpus Christi-Edinburg Court of Appeals Throws Out Lawsuit Filed by Parent Angry That Daughter Was Selected as Co-Captain of Cheer Team, Not Sole Captain
We know what you’re thinking, but this is not an April Fool’s joke. The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a parent of a high-schooler...
Austin Court of Appeals Reverses TC Order Denying Motion to Transfer Venue in Dispute Over Royalties from Groundwater Leases
The Austin Court of Appeals has reversed a Travis County trial court’s denial of a defendant’s motion to transfer venue in a dispute over allegedly unpaid royalties...
Business Court Denies Summary Judgment for Plaintiffs in Loan Dispute Between Family Office and Investment Broker
The Business Court has largely denied an investor and her family office’s summary judgment motion against an investment broker who got sideways with the office over...
Business Court Finds No Joint Venture, Non-Manager Fiduciary Duties in Real Estate Development Suit Involving Several LLCs
In one of those superb features of the Business Court—a Joint Advisory on Early Legal Issues—the court has disposed of two of Plaintiffs’ theories alleging joint...
SCOTX Upholds DSHS Commissioner’s Decision to Keep Delta-8-THC Off Limits
In a closely watched and highly contentious case with enormous impact on businesses across the state, the Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Travis County trial...
SCOTX Reinstates Rule 91a Dismissal of Fraud Claim Against DART Contractor
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Dallas Court of Appeals decision throwing out a trial court order dismissing a Rule 91a motion to dismiss a subcontractor’s fraud claim against a contractor hired by DART to provide certain transit services. MV Transportation,...
SCOTX Rules That VELO Pouches Are Taxable as Tobacco Substitutes
In an opinion that significantly affects the growing market for nicotine products that don’t contain tobacco, the Texas Supreme Court has held that VELO pouches, which are made of non-tobacco plant matter soaked with nicotine isolate, are taxable as a “tobacco...
SCOTX Mandamuses Dallas County Trial Court for Denying Insurers’ Motion to Compel Appraisal Under Commercial Property Policy
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a group of insurance companies’ petition for writ of mandamus to compel a Dallas County trial court to grant their motion to compel appraisal in a dispute with three national commercial property owners over damage to a warehouse...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Reverses TC Order Denying Special Appearance of South Carolina Entity in Texas Contract Dispute
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying the special appearance of a South Carolina defendant from a lawsuit arising out of a contract between Texas entities. Vikor Scientific, LLC v. Kachina Air, Inc., GAO Air, LLC f/k/a GSAIC, LLC,...
Austin Court of Appeals Reversed TC Dismissal of Nuisance Claim Against Landowners Who Leased Property for Construction of Battery Storage System
The Austin Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order dismissing a negligent nuisance claim against landowners who leased property to a subsidiary of Samsung for construction of a battery energy storage system. Jim Clements, Guadalupe Gutierrez, Cynthia...
Corpus Christi-Edinburg Court of Appeals Throws Out Lawsuit Filed by Parent Angry That Daughter Was Selected as Co-Captain of Cheer Team, Not Sole Captain
We know what you’re thinking, but this is not an April Fool’s joke. The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a parent of a high-schooler who was named co-captain of her cheer team, instead of sole captain. La Joya Independent School...
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