by George Christian | Apr 10, 2026
The Dallas Mavericks have prevailed over the Dallas Stars in a dispute over control of the American Airlines Center. Dallas Sports Group, LLC and Radical Arena, Ltd. v. DSE Hockey Club, L.P., et al. L.P. (2026 Tex. Bus. 15; April 2, 2026) arose from a dispute between...
by George Christian | Apr 9, 2026
The Tyler Court of Appeals has affirmed a Gregg County district court’s denial of a Chinese tire manufacturer’s special appearance in a product liability action arising from a fatality rollover accident. Sailun Group Co., Ltd. v. Jessica Spradley, et al. (No....
by George Christian | Apr 8, 2026
Affirming a Uvalde County trial court, the San Antonio Court of Appeals has held that survivors of the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde could not allege jurisdictional facts to establish a waiver of sovereign immunity under the Texas Tort Claims Act. Barrera, et al....
by George Christian | Apr 7, 2026
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment awarding $665,000 to a plaintiff in a trucking case. SL Nabors Commercial/Residential Roofing, Ltd. v. Rico Delmon Allen (No. 05-24-00854-CV; March 26, 2026) arose from a wreck between a passenger vehicle and a...
by George Christian | Apr 6, 2026
The Corpus Christi/Edinburgh Court of Appeals has held that a taxpayer cannot allege an ultra vires claim to bypass the ARB process. Richard Molina, Chief Appraiser, and Cameron County Appraisal District v. QET Aircraft Services, LLC, and Mario L. Arrieta Lopez (No....
by George Christian | Apr 3, 2026
The Business Court has granted partial summary judgment to an operator in a dispute over the interpretation of a farmout agreement. May, et al. v. Ineos USA Oil & Gas, LLC, et al. (2026 Tex. Bus. 14; March 27, 2026) arose from a farmout agreement of oil and gas...
by George Christian | Apr 2, 2026
The Corpus Christi/Edinburg Court of Appeals has reversed a sizable judgment against an oil and gas producer in a dispute over the interpretation of the royalty clause in two oil and gas leases. Devon Energy Production Company, L.P., Devon Energy Corporation, BPX...
by George Christian | Apr 1, 2026
The Texas Supreme Court reversed an Austin Court of Appeals decision upholding a judgment against an Austin hydraulics company for breach of the implied warranty of good and workmanlike repair of a faulty hydraulic cylinder on a crane. Diamond Hydraulics, Inc. v. GAC...
by George Christian | Mar 31, 2026
The Business Court has ruled that it does not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant in a misappropriation of trade secrets case because the operative facts of the litigation—where the trade secrets were stolen and what they were used for—did not have a...
by George Christian | Mar 30, 2026
The 15th Court of Appeals has upheld a Travis County district court order granting pleas to the jurisdiction filed by the PUC and ERCOT in an electricity wholesalers challenge to ERCOT’s grid reliability protocols. Aspire Power Ventures, LP v. Public Utility...
