AG Paxton Commends U.S. District Court Ruling That Upholds Texas’ Time-Honored System of Statewide Judicial Elections
AG Paxton Commends U.S. District Court Ruling That Upholds Texas’ Time-Honored System of Statewide Judicial Elections
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Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Applies TotalEnergies to Enforce Delegation of Arbitrability to Arbitrator in Construction Contract Dispute
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has applied the Texas Supreme Court’s recent ruling in TotalEnergies E&P USA, Inc. v. MP Gulf of Mexico, LLC, 667 S.W.3d 694 (Tex. 2023) to enforce an arbitration agreement that incorporated Rule R-9 of the AAA Construction...
SCOTX Remands Nuclear Verdict in Trucking Case to Corpus Christi Court of Appeals
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Dallas Court of Appeals Admonishes TC for Refusing to Grant Defendant Jury Trial on Plaintiff’s Attorney’s Fees Claim
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