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Business Court Denies Defense Motion to Reconsider Remand Order and for Permissive Appeal
The Business Court has reaffirmed its decision last month to grant a plaintiff’s motion to remand a case to district court because the defendants’ motion was...
19 Justices and Judges (And Counting) Receive Board Certification in Judicial Administration
Prior to the 2023 legislative session, TCJL proposed the creation of a new board certification for sitting justices and judges and those attorneys with an interest...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court That Ignored a Valid Appraisal Clause in Homeowner Policy
The First District Court of Appeals has granted an insurance company’s writ of mandamus after a trial court denied its motion to compel appraisal. In Re American...
Business Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction in Dispute Between Title Companies Involving Misappropriation of Customer Lists
The Business Court has denied a title company’s motion to remand its claims against another title company and former employee for conspiring to steal its customers....
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Affirms TC Summary Judgment Dismissing Developer, Engineers from Hurricane Harvey Suit by Homeowners
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has declined the opportunity to impose a new common law duty on a developer of a residential subdivision that years after the...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court for Denying Insurer’s Intervention in Homeowner’s Storm Damage Claim Against Adjusters
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has mandamused a Cameron County trial court for denying an insurer’s intervention in an insured’s lawsuit against an adjuster and...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Reverses Defense Summary Judgment in Trucking, UIM Case
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order granting summary judgment to an employer and several insurers in a car wreck case involving an...
Why Is the 15th Court of Appeals Deciding a Family Law Case?
January 29, 2026 Last week the statewide 15th Court of Appeals handed down an opinion deciding a pro se appeal of a protective order that prevented a father from...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Orders TC to Grant Party’s Motion to Abate Separate Proceeding Pending Resolution of Enforceability of Rule 11 Agreement Involving Same Dispute
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has granted mandamus ordering a trial court to grant a party’s motion to abate a separate proceeding pending resolution of a...
San Antonio Court of Appeals: City Not Obligated to Implement Relocation Assistance Program for Public Nuisance Abatement of Residential Property
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has held that a city or other governmental entity has no obligation to help a resident pay for relocation expenses if the city...
Business Court Denies Defense Motion to Reconsider Remand Order and for Permissive Appeal
The Business Court has reaffirmed its decision last month to grant a plaintiff’s motion to remand a case to district court because the defendants’ motion was untimely. Sun Metals Group, LLC v. Shuangcheng Yu, Mengling Sun, Sunmetals Products of American, Inc, and...
19 Justices and Judges (And Counting) Receive Board Certification in Judicial Administration
Prior to the 2023 legislative session, TCJL proposed the creation of a new board certification for sitting justices and judges and those attorneys with an interest in pursuing careers on the bench. We hoped that the availability of a prestigious credential (attorney...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court That Ignored a Valid Appraisal Clause in Homeowner Policy
The First District Court of Appeals has granted an insurance company’s writ of mandamus after a trial court denied its motion to compel appraisal. In Re American Zurich Insurance Company (No. 01-25-00580-CV; November 20, 2025) arose from a dispute between homeowners...
Business Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction in Dispute Between Title Companies Involving Misappropriation of Customer Lists
The Business Court has denied a title company’s motion to remand its claims against another title company and former employee for conspiring to steal its customers. Alamo Title Company v. WFG National Title Company of Texas, LLC (No. 25BC04-0017; 2026 Tex. Bus. 6;...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Affirms TC Summary Judgment Dismissing Developer, Engineers from Hurricane Harvey Suit by Homeowners
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has declined the opportunity to impose a new common law duty on a developer of a residential subdivision that years after the construction of its homes suffered a catastrophic flood resulting from Hurricane Harvey. Jason Alexander,...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court for Denying Insurer’s Intervention in Homeowner’s Storm Damage Claim Against Adjusters
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has mandamused a Cameron County trial court for denying an insurer’s intervention in an insured’s lawsuit against an adjuster and refusing to enforce the adjusters’ election of responsibility under § 542A.006, Insurance Code. In Re...
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