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Business Court Issues Opinion Explaining Summary Judgment Favoring the Dallas Mavericks Over the Dallas Stars
In an opinion by Judge Whitehill, the Business Court has issued a second lengthy opinion in a dispute between the Dallas Mavericks and theDallasStars over ownership...
Business Court Remands Employment Discrimination Case for Lack of Jurisdiction
The Business Court has remanded an employment discrimination action to a Harris County district court after Plaintiff’s former employer removed the case to the...
Business Court Grants Summary Judgment to Plaintiff in Breach of Contract Case Involving Sale of ETF Management Assets
The Business Court has ruled that a contract promising “payments in perpetuity” in exchange for a high yield ETF fund means what it says, even though the buyer shut...
Business Court Rules in Favor of Texas Rangers Owner Bobby Simpson In Dispute With His Former Spouse
The Business Court has sided with one of the owners of the Texas Rangers in a dispute over the terms of an agreed divorce decree that established a constructive...
Business Court Throws Out Breach of Contract Claim for Noncompliance with Statute of Frauds
The Business Court has granted summary judgment in favor of a real estate developer who argued that a contract with a homebuilder to purchase lots in a subdivision...
15th Court of Appeals Affirms TC Summary Judgment for Workers’ Compensation Carrier in Benefits Dispute
The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed summary judgment in favor of a workers’ compensation carrier in a dispute with an injured worker over the scope of her injury....
15th Court of Appeals Agrees with Trial Court That PUC Amendment to Rate Filing Package for Municipal Transmission Utility Was Arbitrary and Capricious
The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a Travis County district court ruling that the PUC violated its own rules when it made a significant change in its Rate Filing...
Business Court Tosses Lawsuit Arising Out of Dispute Between Devotees of Indian Saint Sai Baba
The Business Court has granted summary judgment to defendants in a lawsuit brought by trustees who pushed forward with an election to divest the existing board of...
15th Court of Appeals Rules for Comptroller in Franchise Tax Dispute Over COGS Deduction
The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court judgment against two taxpayers whose franchise tax audit resulted in a deficiency. Toro Rojo, Inc. and Casco...
15th Court of Appeals Rejects Breach of Contract, Takings Claims Against MD Anderson Based on Sovereign Immunity
The 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying MD Anderson’s plea to the jurisdiction in a suit alleging that it breached a license agreement...
Business Court Issues Opinion Explaining Summary Judgment Favoring the Dallas Mavericks Over the Dallas Stars
In an opinion by Judge Whitehill, the Business Court has issued a second lengthy opinion in a dispute between the Dallas Mavericks and theDallasStars over ownership of a company that operates the American Airlines Center. Dallas Sports Group, LLC and Radical Arena,...
Business Court Remands Employment Discrimination Case for Lack of Jurisdiction
The Business Court has remanded an employment discrimination action to a Harris County district court after Plaintiff’s former employer removed the case to the Court. Brown v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (2026 Tex. Bus. 35; May 29, 2026) arose from a long-time employee of...
Business Court Grants Summary Judgment to Plaintiff in Breach of Contract Case Involving Sale of ETF Management Assets
The Business Court has ruled that a contract promising “payments in perpetuity” in exchange for a high yield ETF fund means what it says, even though the buyer shut down the fund. Cobalt Falcon, LLC v. AXS Investments, LLC (2026 Tex. Bus. 30; May 19, 2026; 2026 Tex....
Business Court Rules in Favor of Texas Rangers Owner Bobby Simpson In Dispute With His Former Spouse
The Business Court has sided with one of the owners of the Texas Rangers in a dispute over the terms of an agreed divorce decree that established a constructive trust for his former spouse’s share of Rangers ownership units awarded to her in the divorce. Janice L....
Business Court Throws Out Breach of Contract Claim for Noncompliance with Statute of Frauds
The Business Court has granted summary judgment in favor of a real estate developer who argued that a contract with a homebuilder to purchase lots in a subdivision was unenforceable under the statute of frauds. Riverside Homebuilders, Ltd. v. FG Aledo Development, LLC...
15th Court of Appeals Affirms TC Summary Judgment for Workers’ Compensation Carrier in Benefits Dispute
The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed summary judgment in favor of a workers’ compensation carrier in a dispute with an injured worker over the scope of her injury. Stephanie Lovings v. American Zurich Insurance Company/Texas Department of Insurance Division of...
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