by George Christian | Dec 24, 2025
Regina Carson v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Inc., et al. (No. 15-24-00108-CV; December 18, 2025) arose from a dispute between a public school teacher and Blue Cross, the administrator of her health insurance provided by her ISD under the TRS ActiveCare Plan....
by George Christian | Dec 23, 2025
Sun Metals Group, LLC v. Shuangcheng Yu, Mengling Sun, Sunmetals Products of America, LLC, and Sunmetals Products de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (No. 25-BC01A-0050; 2025 Tex. Bus. 48; December 5, 2025) involved a plaintiff’s motion to remand and request for sanctions....
by George Christian | Dec 22, 2025
The Business Court denied the motion to remand filed by Plaintiff OWL AssetCo1, who challenged the jurisdiction of this Court after House Bill 40’s implementation. The Court concluded that the removal of this case was proper under Subsection 25A.006(f) of the Texas...
by George Christian | Dec 19, 2025
The Eastland Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment in favor of the producer in a royalty dispute with a family group of property owners in Midland County. Evans Resources, L.P.; Evans I, Ltd.; Evans I Development, Ltd.; Michael Scott Evans and Rose Elaine Evans...
by George Christian | Dec 19, 2025
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has dismissed a plaintiff’s personal injury claims against a maritime transportation company for lack of personal jurisdiction. Odyssea Phoenix, LLC v. Howard Wilcox-Carleton (No. 14-24-00622-CV; November 4, 2025) arose when Howard...
by George Christian | Dec 18, 2025
The Austin Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order requiring the employee in a workers’ compensation case to pay his lawyer’s fees out his recovery of certain supplemental income benefits. Law Offices of Miller & Bicklein, PC and Daniel Miramontes v. Ace...
by George Christian | Dec 17, 2025
A 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision has become a flashpoint in the State of Texas’ litigation against the manufacturer of Tylenol. That decision, which held that a Pennsylvania statute requiring a foreign entity to consent to the general jurisdiction of Pennsylvania...
by George Christian | Dec 17, 2025
The Tyler Court of Appeals has upheld a $450,000 judgment against an East Texas grocery store chain because it did not preserve for appeal the issue of Plaintiff’s capacity to sue for past medical expenses. Brookshire Grocery Company v. Frankie York (No....
by George Christian | Dec 16, 2025
In a case we first reported last April, the Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Houston [14th] Court of Appeals holding that § 97.002, CPRC, which protects a road contractor from liability if the contractor performs the work in substantial compliance with TxDOT’s...
by George Christian | Dec 15, 2025
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has affirmed a summary judgment in favor of an insurer in a homeowner’s policy dispute, including an award of appellate attorney’s fees. Jaime Lopez and Silvia Rodriguez Lopez v. State National Insurance Company and Wellington Risk...
