by George Christian | Mar 2, 2026
The Business Court has confirmed an arbitration award in favor of a telecommunications company in a dispute with a railroad over rates the company paid the railroad for infringement on the railroad’s right-of-way. BNSF Railway Company v. Level 3 Communications, LLC...
by George Christian | Feb 27, 2026
The Business Court [8th Division] has denied JetBlue’s special appearance in a contract dispute with Texas-based American Airlines. American Airlines, Inc. v. JetBlue Airways Corporation (2026 Tex. Bus. 7; February 19, 2025) arose from a contract dispute between two...
by George Christian | Feb 26, 2026
The 15th Court of Appeals has dismissed for lack of jurisdiction an attempt by a workers’ compensation claimant to use a district court to block an administrative law judge’s order on a discovery matter in a workers’ compensation dispute. In re Fort Bend County (No....
by George Christian | Feb 25, 2026
On remand from the Texas Supreme Court, the Dallas Court of Appeals has reaffirmed its earlier decision affirming a judgment for the bank in a sizable loan default case. Ja-Lynn Kuo, JLKuo, PLLC, Subho Mullick, SM ER, PLC, Salima Amin Thobani, and SRG Consulting, LLC...
by George Christian | Feb 24, 2026
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a judgment awarding a plaintiff $500,000 in a product liability case because the trial court improperly admitted a previously undisclosed expert opinion that prejudiced the defendant. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. v....
by George Christian | Feb 23, 2026
The Corpus Christi/Edinburg Court of Appeals reversed a trial court judgment for a plaintiff in a workers’ compensation retaliation case, holding that the trial court erroneously denied defendant contractor’s motion to transfer venue. Marquis Construction Services,...
by George Christian | Feb 20, 2026
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has denied defendant’s petition for writ of mandamus and affirmed a trial court order denying its motion to compel arbitration in a vehicle rollover case. Service First Automotive LLC D/B/A Caliber Auto Care v. Christopher David Wamsley,...
by George Christian | Feb 19, 2026
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals granted mandamus relief to a defendant in a wrongful death case after trial court ordered overbroad and irrelevant discovery. In re Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and Family Dollar Stores of Texas, LLC (No. 14-25-00668-CV; December 9,...
by George Christian | Feb 18, 2026
The Eastland Court of appeals has for the most part affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to Lyft and its insurer, Liberty Mutual, in a case involving a Lyft driver who had a wreck when his network app was turned on but he had accepted a ride. Robert...
by George Christian | Feb 18, 2026
The 15th Court of Appeals has turned away an attempt by Texas A&M University to get out of paying the balance of a construction contract for a new building on its Tarleton State University campus. The Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System v....
