by George Christian | Dec 1, 2023
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying a motion to dismiss a lawsuit between well-known anti-vaccine organizations and their founders. Jonathan Stickland and Jackie Schlegel, Texans for Vaccine Freedom, and Texans for Vaccine Choice,...
by George Christian | Nov 30, 2023
Plaintiffs filed suit against American Airlines and its employee in Dallas County, alleging discrimination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and breach of contract arising from American’s alleged refusal to allow the family to board a flight because of a...
by George Christian | Nov 29, 2023
Perhaps you recall our discussion of the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in Van Dyke v. Navigator Grp. (No. 21-0146; delivered February 17, 2023), in which the Court construed a 1924 deed reserving “one-half of one-eighth” of a mineral interest reserved one-half of the...
by George Christian | Nov 28, 2023
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court’s order denying TxDOT’s motion for summary judgment on sovereign immunity in a property owner’s claim for inverse condemnation. Texas Department of Transportation v. C-5 Holdings, LLC and Stone Oak Storage...
by George Christian | Nov 27, 2023
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Dallas-area dentist’s appeal in a qui tam action involving about $538,000 in allegedly fraudulent Medicaid claims. Richard J. Malouf, D.D.S. v. The State of Texas Ex Rels. Dr. Christine Ellis, D.D.S., and Madelayne Castillo...
by George Christian | Nov 21, 2023
The Texas Supreme Court has granted mandamus vacating a trial court order to quash an insurer’s request for discovery in a UIM case. In re Liberty County Mutual Insurance Company and Marianne Michele Cagle (No. 22-0321; granted November 17, 2023) arose from a 2017 car...
by George Christian | Nov 20, 2023
Handing down a second defeat in the same case, the Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has held that the Buzbee Law Firm cannot invoke arbitration after having aggressively pursued litigation on the merits and failed. Anthony G. Buzbee and Anthony G. Buzbee, LP d/b/a The...
by George Christian | Nov 17, 2023
The Texas Supreme Court has granted temporary relief while it considers a petition for writ of mandamus in dispute over a Concho County trial court’s spoliation order in a commercial trucking accident case. In re Tri-National, Inc. (No. 23-081; stay order issued...
by George Christian | Nov 16, 2023
A municipal management district and county that contracted with the City of Arcola to develop an 83-acre tract using tax increment financing under Chapter 311, Tax Code, has successfully obtained emergency relief pending a decision of the Houston [1st] Court of...
by George Christian | Nov 16, 2023
Over strenuous objections of business taxpayer organizations, the Texas Supreme Court has denied review of a pair of Austin Court of Appeals’ decisions upholding the Comptroller’s interpretation a 2007 statute dealing with the treatment of proceeds from the sale of...
