by George Christian | Jan 17, 2025
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed an Amarillo Court of Appeals decision holding that an oil and gas lessee’s notation on a check reset the deadline for payment of a shut-in royalty that was made prior to the annual deadline established by the lease. Scout Energy...
by George Christian | Jan 16, 2025
The Texas Supreme Court has held that the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso did not discriminate against an employee who was passed over for a new chief of staff position for a younger candidate. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso...
by George Christian | Jan 15, 2025
In a case that increasingly resembles Jarndyce v. Jarndyce, the Texas Supreme Court has remanded a two-decades-old legal malpractice case for a third go around in the trial court. Henry S. Miller Commercial Company v. Newsom, Terry & Newsom, LLP and Steven K....
by George Christian | Jan 14, 2025
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a decision of the multidistrict litigation panel denying Facebook’s (now Meta Platforms, Inc.) motion to remand a lawsuit against it to an existing MDL involving claims arising from human trafficking. In re Jane Doe Cases (No....
by George Christian | Jan 13, 2025
In an opinion concurring with the Houston [1st] Court of Appeals’ denial of en banc review in a fraud case, newly appointed Justice David Gunn, formerly a pre-eminent appellate lawyer with the firm Beck Redden, has raised the question of whether a showing of common...
by George Christian | Jan 10, 2025
As we reported nearly a year ago, a deeply divided Texas Supreme Court lifted an emergency stay and denied the relator’s petition for a writ of mandamus to block a trial court order compelling her to turn over a video to opposing counsel’s lawyer that she asserts...
by George Christian | Jan 8, 2025
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Corpus Christi Court of Appeals decision holding that the owner of a non-participating royalty interest did not convert his fixed interest into a floating one when he entered into a stipulation and cross-conveyance agreement with...
by George Christian | Jan 7, 2025
As we reported in June, energy companies that lease natural gas compressors won a significant victory for property owners when the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that § 25.25(c), Tax Code, motion to correct the appraisal roll is not precluded by a prior unsuccessful...
by George Christian | Jan 6, 2025
The Austin Court of Appeals has reversed a Hays County Court at Law judgment in favor of plaintiff landowners and rendered judgment for an electric co-op in a breach of easement case. Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Samuel S. White, Janette Barlow, Gregory...
by George Christian | Jan 3, 2025
As promised, legislation aimed at regulating the development and use of artificial intelligence systems has been added to the hopper for the 2025 session. HB 1709 closely tracks draft legislation that was circulated to stakeholders last month. As you may recall, TCJL...
